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![]() | Favor (1988) (The third book in the Stanley Hastings series) A novel by Parnell Hall |
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Stanley Hastings is just a guy who can't say ''no.'' When Sgt. William MacAuliff of the NYPD asks a favor, Stanley's obliging nature catapults him into a web of intrigue that is pure entertainment for the reader. In Hall's third novel (after Murder ) featuring the reluctant amateur sleuth, Stanley's job as drone for an ambulance-chasing attorney becomes secondary to the favor he must perform. So he heads to Atlantic City to investigate the peccadillos of MacAuliff's sleazy son-in-law, Harold Dunleavy. Using a hilarious, albeit unbelievable, modus operandi, Stanley becomes entangled with the mob, a blackmail scheme and two murders. Not surprisingly, he is the prime suspect in both murders and must somehow manage to clear his name while protecting MacAuliff's interests. Stanley's chutzpah, under the circumstances, is admirable. But his antics can grow tiresome for those who are not fans of the wing-and-a-prayer school of detection.
Genre: Mystery
Stanley Hastings is just a guy who can't say ''no.'' When Sgt. William MacAuliff of the NYPD asks a favor, Stanley's obliging nature catapults him into a web of intrigue that is pure entertainment for the reader. In Hall's third novel (after Murder ) featuring the reluctant amateur sleuth, Stanley's job as drone for an ambulance-chasing attorney becomes secondary to the favor he must perform. So he heads to Atlantic City to investigate the peccadillos of MacAuliff's sleazy son-in-law, Harold Dunleavy. Using a hilarious, albeit unbelievable, modus operandi, Stanley becomes entangled with the mob, a blackmail scheme and two murders. Not surprisingly, he is the prime suspect in both murders and must somehow manage to clear his name while protecting MacAuliff's interests. Stanley's chutzpah, under the circumstances, is admirable. But his antics can grow tiresome for those who are not fans of the wing-and-a-prayer school of detection.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
September 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Favor Author(s): Parnell Hall ISBN: 1-55611-096-0 / 9781556110962 (USA edition) Publisher: Dutton Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Favor Author(s): Parnell Hall ISBN: 0-7592-1854-4 / 978-0-7592-1854-3 (USA edition) Publisher: e-reads.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1999 : Paperback
| Title: Favor Author(s): Parnell Hall Publisher: E-Rights/E-Reads Ltd Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Hall Parnell : Favor (Onyx) Author(s): Parnell Hall ISBN: 0-451-40161-1 / 978-0-451-40161-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Favor (Stanley Hastings Mystery, #3) Author(s): Parnell Hall Publisher: Parnell Hall Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Favor Author(s): Parnell Hall Publisher: E-Reads, Ltd. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2004 : Kindle edition
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