A Fool for a Client, Parnell Hall
A Fool for a Client, Parnell Hall
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A Fool for a Client

Author: Parnell Hall

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2015


Synopsis

A young woman found naked and stabbed to death in her apartment—it’s the type of case that should be perfect for Stanley Hastings. Instead, it’s his nightmare.It’s a sensational murder trial. The woman was the girlfriend of Hasting’s boss, Richard Rosenberg, and the hotshot lawyer is charged with killing her. Now Richard’s in court fighting for his life, and Stanley’s out on the firing line trying to dig up some evidence in his favor. It won’t be easy. The murdered woman was a law clerk for a prominent judge, and everyone Stanley needs to question is currently tied up in a high-profile global banking trial.As Stanley races back and forth between two courtrooms, searching for the key to the mystery through investigative techniques that could easily get him charged as an accessory, every fact tends to point to Richard’s guilt: DNA evidence proves he is the man who had sex with the victim just before she died, eyewitnesses put him at the scene of the crime, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.In desperation, Richard resorts to a series of courtroom tactics so outrageous they would make Perry Mason blush. Before the case is over, everyone in the courtroom will be convinced that not only does Richard Rosenberg have a fool for a client but the client has a fool for a lawyer.

About Parnell Hall

Parnell Hall is the author of the Stanley Hastings private eye novels, the Puzzle Lady crossword mystery series, and the Steve Winslow courtroom dramas. His works have been finalists for the Edgar, Shamus, and Lefty awards. He is also an actor, screenwriter, and former private investigator.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on October 26, 2015

(Note: I was a newspaper book reviewer and reviewed a copy of the book supplied by the publisher. I had favorably reviewed several of Hall's books before.) There is injustice, incompetence, and insults in Parnell Hall’s latest comic novel featuring his put-upon P.I. Stanley Hastings, but at least non......more

Goodreads review by Susan on October 06, 2016

Stanley Hastings isn't much of an investigator, but he's been working for negligence attorney Richard Rosenberg for many years, and when Richard seems likely to be arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Stanley leaps into action. Or rather, he leaps into inaction, observing the complex financial......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 07, 2015

Witty, terse dialogue between investigator Stanley Hastings and his employer (the titular fool, who is defending himself in a murder trial), Stanley and his wife Alice, Stanley and his sources, Stanley and witnesses, and Stanley and a judge. Along the way, fun with the legal system. If you know Parnel......more

Goodreads review by Robert on December 20, 2021

I gave up reading mysteries for the puzzle decades ago, which is a good thing, because trying to figure out who did what, to whom, when, why, and how in a Stanley Hastings mystery would drive me into an insane asylum. There is nothing normal about Stanley's world. He is normal - stereotypically so.......more

Goodreads review by Al on October 14, 2018

Fun dialogue and banter.......more


Quotes

“The Hastings novels possess a unique rhythm that’s driven by Stanley’s internal dialogue and the Greek chorus–like lectures he endures from his wife, Alice. Another entertaining entry in a consistently fun, character-focused series.” Booklist