| Author: | Parnell Hall | ISBN: | 9781936441112 |
| Publisher: | Parnell Hall | Publication: | February 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Parnell Hall |
| ISBN: | 9781936441112 |
| Publisher: | Parnell Hall |
| Publication: | February 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Stanley Hastings, bodyguard? Come on, he doesn't even carry a gun. But a best-selling suspense writer's wife who is getting threatening phone calls hires Stanley to make them stop. Bad move. The fact the calls continue is the least of her worries.
"Halls deadpan style of satire makes mincemeat out of the pretentious author and his entourage of cynical agents, editors, and publicists, each of whom keeps telling Stanley (in hilariously abusive dialogue) what a lousy novel his case would make. Rising above their contempt, the sad-sack detective plods along after his clients, dodging razors and bombs, and picking up enough hot dish on the publishing trade to write a very funny book of his own."
—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"First-class fun from start to finish."
—Booklist
"When it comes to humor, Parnell Hall continues to help set the standard."
—San Jose Mercury News
Stanley Hastings, bodyguard? Come on, he doesn't even carry a gun. But a best-selling suspense writer's wife who is getting threatening phone calls hires Stanley to make them stop. Bad move. The fact the calls continue is the least of her worries.
"Halls deadpan style of satire makes mincemeat out of the pretentious author and his entourage of cynical agents, editors, and publicists, each of whom keeps telling Stanley (in hilariously abusive dialogue) what a lousy novel his case would make. Rising above their contempt, the sad-sack detective plods along after his clients, dodging razors and bombs, and picking up enough hot dish on the publishing trade to write a very funny book of his own."
—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"First-class fun from start to finish."
—Booklist
"When it comes to humor, Parnell Hall continues to help set the standard."
—San Jose Mercury News
