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Bill Pronzini

About the author

Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is known as the creator of the San Francisco-based Nameless Detective, who starred in over 40 books from the early 1970s into the 2000s.

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Books by Bill Pronzini

Cover of Shadows

First published 1960

Shadows

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Quarry

First published 1992

Quarry

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Guilty As Charged

First published 1966

Guilty As Charged

Bill Pronzini

Cover of 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

First published 1978

100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

Bill Pronzini

Cover of 100 Malicious Little Mysteries

First published 1981

100 Malicious Little Mysteries

Bill Pronzini

Cover of The gallows land

First published 1983

The gallows land

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Scattershot

First published 1982

Scattershot

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Bindlestiff

First published 1983

Bindlestiff

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Quincannon

First published 1985

Quincannon

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Mystery in the Mainstream

First published 1986

Mystery in the Mainstream

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Gunfighters, The

First published 1987

Gunfighters, The

Bill Pronzini

Cover of Epitaphs

First published 1992

Epitaphs

Bill Pronzini