Like its companion volume, this is "a humorous and affectionate study of alternative crime fiction; " "more of the worst in mystery fiction"--Jac

"Nameless" investigates the disappearance of a young couple in the small, northern California town of Creekside.

Thirty-five years after Harmon Crane's suicide in a locked room, the Nameless Detective attempts to uncover the reasons behind the kingpin of pul

Contains fourteen crime fiction stories by Bill Pronzini, in which a nameless detective investigates murders throughout San Francisco.

A collection of four mystery stories follow the adventures of private detectives Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon in the American West of the

Jack Hollis wants to protect his daughter, Angela, and his grandson any way he has to, even if it means killing Angela's husband, David Rakubian.

A ruthless and amoral man feels fury and a desire for revenge upon "Nameless, " the man he believes is responsible for ruining his life. One nigh

The residents of a resort village in the Sierra Nevadas are trapped by a blizzard and three professional thieves who have committed murder.

"We're told that there are seven deadly sins; not on the list is the deadliest of them all: Betrayal. For each of the detectives at the agency, a

Posh and affluent, a mecca for the horsy set, the California community of Greenwood hides its dirty laundry behind the stuccoed facades of Spanis

When the Coastline Killer, a vigilante who's been targeting random victims because they don't respect the environment, claims another victim, the