Bill Pronzini

Nameless is called in by his friend, police lieutenant Eberhardt, when a dead woman's purse contains Nameless's business card....

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....

Deadly Anniversaries celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America with a collection of stories from some of the top names in crime fiction. An anniversary can honor many things: a birth, a wedding and sometimes even a death. In Deadly Anniversaries, editors Marcia Muller and...

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

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

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

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

He's just gotten some bad news, and its impact has made him immobile and fearful....

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

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....

In Echo Park, in the small town of Santa Rita, California, the mutilated body of Martin Torrey is found by two passersby....

The Bags of Tricks Affair is the latest charming historical mystery in MWA Grand Master Bill Pronzini’s detective series. A con man always has a bag of tricks, ready to fool the unsuspecting, and almost everyone is unsuspecting until they get taken. When that happens, they turn to Carpenter...

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....

The Nameless Detective is hired by a young wife to find out whether her husband has been having an affair. He trails the husband to a motel of cabins in a small village....

Former pulp writer and current hack Russell Dancer invites Nameless to the first annual Western Pulp Convention in San Francisco....

His name was Roy Sands, and he had everything to look forward to....

For the Nameless Detective, investigations involving matters of the heart are to be avoided at all costs....

Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini’s next historical mystery The Paradise Affair, perfect for fans of Peaky Blinders and The Alienist. Quincannon’s pursuit of two con men who have absconded to Hawaii with a considerable sum of his employer’s assets dovetails nicely with...

The big, sort-of-sloppy, brew-loving P.I. opens up his files on some of his most fascinating cases....

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....