Parnell Hall (writer)

Parnell Hall
Born(1944-10-31)October 31, 1944
Culver City, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 76)
Pen nameJP Hailey
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
NationalityAmerican
Period1980s–2020
GenreCrime fiction, mystery fiction
Website
parnellhall.com

Parnell Hall (October 31, 1944 – December 15, 2020) was an American mystery writer.[1] His works include the Puzzle Lady and the Stanley Hastings series, as well as the screenplay to the 1984 cult classic C.H.U.D.[2] He collaborated with Manny Nosowsky for crossword puzzles and with Will Shortz for sudoku puzzles incorporated in Puzzle Lady stories.[3][4]

He also wrote under the pen name J.P. Hailey, under which he wrote the Steve Winslow series. He co-authored "Smooth Operator" with Stuart Woods.

In 2019, Malice Domestic gave him an award for Lifetime Achievement.[5]

  1. ^ St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers, 4th ed. (Chicago: St James Press, 1996) 472-473
  2. ^ "FILM: 'C.H.U.D.,' A TALE OF STRANGE CREATURES" by Lawrence Van Gelder, The New York Times, Sept 01, 1984
  3. ^ Cross wits with the puzzle lady Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Parnell Hall. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  4. ^ Hall, Parnell (2009). Dead Man's Puzzle. Puzzle Lady mysteries. Minotaur Books. ISBN 978-0-312-37399-3.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam: Parnell Hal". Games World of Puzzles. Vol. 45, no. 5. June 2021. p. 48. ISSN 1074-4355.