Bill Pronzini

When a meteorite lands on his property, Jordy Verrill envisions an easy payday. Unfortunately for Jordy, this is no ordinary rock....

"Checkmate." That was the last word uttered to Charlie Chan and Prefect of Police Claude DeBevre by a dying reporter....

Mystery Writers of America is proud to present Deadly Anniversaries, a collection of crime and mystery stories from some of the best contemporary authors, all of whom have been invited to put their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event every year....

Spadework was published on the 25th anniversary of The Snatch, the first Nameless Detective novel....

In response to a string of gold thefts in a Mother Lode mine, Quincannon goes undercover as a newly hired miner to identify and capture the men responsible....

In his first chronicled adventure, the Nameless Detective hires on to handle the ransom payoff in a kidnapping case. Financier Louis Martinetti doesn't trust the police....

The most renowned American authors in Western fiction are brought together in one bang 'em-up, shoot-it-out collection...

When a pleasant afternoon's bicycling through Golden Gate Park with a friend ends with the revelation of threatening letters, followed by a gunshot in a mansion garden....

The Nameless Detective decides to do an old man a favor and find his missing granddaughter, Gianna. But no one said it would be easy....

Drug lords, missing millionaires, corrupt cops… just another day for Carpenter and Quincannon Detective Services....

Intrigue, crime, and murder create suspense in this edge-of-your-seat collection of cat mystery stories whose plots are all centered on a beloved feline, written by some of the finest, best-selling mystery writers of all time....

Can the true identity of the Sherlock Holmes imposter be revealed at last? Listen to find out....

Twenty-three of Shamus Award-winning author Bill Pronzini's stories, all of which display his versatility, his clean, crisp narrative style, and his keen awareness of detail....

Old Man Hass is concerned by the near-catatonic behavior of his daughter, Grady....

The Nameless Detective is called upon to find out how rare books and maps are being stolen from an antiquarian bookshop with a faultless alarm system....

Today, Bill Pronzini is famed for his private-eye stories, and Barry N. Malzberg is one of America's premier science fiction writers, but back in their salad days they collaborated on a number of stories. Problems Solved collects all their crime and mystery collaborations....

More Oddments features 14 more detective stories featuring characters such as Fergus O'Hara and the "Nameless" Detective....

Mitchell Krochek's wife, Janice, had run away before - propelled by a gambling fever - and Mitch had always taken her back. This time, when finally found, she demanded a divorce. A few days later, she begs to go home. Soon after her homecoming, she disappears again....

A con man always has a bag of tricks, ready to fool the unsuspecting, and almost everyone is unsuspecting until they get taken....

Few characters have the loyal readership of Bill Pronzini's "Nameless Detective." The 14 stories in this collection span his entire 35-year life on the printed page....