Against his better judgement, private detective Stanley Hastings agreed to act as a go-between, between Marlena and whoever was blackmailing her. But what started out as simple extortion was turning into a case of multiple murders and mysterious motives.
Blackmail (Stanley Hastings Mystery, #9)
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From Publishers Weekly
The eight previous titles in Hall's entertaining series about the low-rent sleuthing shenanigans of New York actor/PI Stanley Hastings have steadily broadened Hall's readership. The latest, while no disappointment, isn't likely to propel Hall into the crime fiction big leagues. Seen last treading the boards gingerly in Actor , and before that as a PI chasing cases for liability lawyer Richard Rosenberg, here Hastings is hired on his own. A pretty woman wants him to retrieve some photos with which she is being blackmailed by someone named Barry. Stanley gets the prints, which are high-quality porno shots that don't feature the woman. Before he gets a chance to ask her why she doesn't want the negatives, he finds her dead body. When he finds another, two cops, one smart and one dumb, get on his case. Both victims were actors working a weird sting that makes little sense to anyone; even Hastings's deductions and the smart cop's explanation will challenge the clever reader. Although the characterization here is sharp, the pace brisk and the dialogue snappy, the ornate complexities of the plot detract from the overall impact.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
When Stanley Hastings, a Manhattan private investigator, agrees to act as deliveryman for a young woman's blackmail payment, he chances upon a dead body. In order to avoid a murder charge, he hastens to locate the real killer.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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May 19 2013
By Hendo 2
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Another detective novel that keeps you engaged and interested. I never guess the ending to Parnell Hall's stories so he certainly has the knack of spinning a yarn.
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This book was educational to me. Stanley gets his lawyer before he starts talking.
April 13 2013
By S. DiBenedetto
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I could not understand why Stanley did not talk to the police instead of asking for his lawyer. He did not do it. But he was guilty of a crime and needed immunity to that crime before he could talk. Let that be a lesson to us all. Don't talk until you see your lawyer. He did not remember this in later books, but he did here and it taught me a lesson. Oh, yeah, there is the story of who did it. Not as much fun as most of the Stanley Hastings stories. But worth the price and time.
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Dec 26 2012
By Karl Hampton
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Entertains and keeps your interest, well worth the $, a good mystery with interesting characters - plenty of plot twists and turns
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