Bill Pronzini

15 Series

Bill Pronzini is an American author known for his work in detective, western, and science fiction genres. He is best recognized for his Nameless Detective and John Quincannon series. Pronzini often collaborates with his wife, fellow mystery author Marcia Muller.

Bill Pronzini has co-authored numerous works across various series and pseudonyms. With Collin Wilcox, he wrote "Twospot." The Carpenter and Quincannon series, along with novels such as "Double," "Beyond the Grave," "The Lighthouse," "Crucifixion River," and "1001 Nights," were co-authored with Marcia Muller. Under the pseudonym Jack Foxx, he wrote "The Jack Figurine," "Dead Run," "Freebooty," and "Wildfire." Other collaborations include "Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death" with Earl Derr Biggers under the house name Robert Hart Davis, and "The Eye" with John Lutz.

Nameless Detective

The Snatch

(1971)

The Vanished

(1973)

Undercurrent

(1973)

Blowback

(1977)

Twospot

(1978)

Labyrinth

(1980)

Hoodwink

(1981)

Scattershot

(1982)

Dragonfire

(1982)

Bindlestiff

(1983)

Quicksilver

(1984)

Nightshades

(1984)

Double

(1984)(With: Marcia Muller)

Bones

(1985)

Deadfall

(1986)

Shackles

(1989)

Jackpot

(1990)

Breakdown

(1991)

Quarry

(1991)

Epitaphs

(1992)

Demons

(1993)

Hardcase

(1995)

Sentinels

(1996)

Illusions

(1997)

Boobytrap

(1998)

Crazybone

(2000)

Bleeders

(2001)

Spook

(2002)

Nightcrawlers

(2005)

Mourners

(2006)

Savages

(2007)

Fever

(2008)

Schemers

(2009)

Betrayers

(2010)

Camouflage

(2011)

Hellbox

(2012)

Nemesis

(2013)

Strangers

(2014)

Vixen

(2015)

Zigzag

(2016)

Endgame

(2017)

Nameless Detective Short Stories/Novellas

Booktaker

(2011)

Kinsmen

(2012)

Femme

(2012)

Nameless Detective Collections

Casefile

(1983)

Spadework

(1994)

Scenarios

(2003)

John Quincannon (with Marcia Muller)

Quincannon

(1985)

Beyond the Grave

(1986)

Quincannon's Game

(2005)

Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery (with Marcia Muller)

The Bughouse Affair

(2013)

The Spook Lights Affair

(2013)

The Body Snatchers Affair

(2015)

The Plague of Thieves Affair

(2016)

The Dangerous Ladies Affair

(2017)

The Bags of Tricks Affair

(2018)

The Flimflam Affair

(2019)

The Stolen Gold Affair

(2020)

The Paradise Affair

(2021)

Carpenter and Quincannon Collections

Carpenter & Quincannon, Professional Detective Services

(1998)

Quincannon's Game

(2005)

Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan in The Pawns of Death

(1974)

Academy Mystery (with Martin H. Greenberg)

Police Procedurals

(1985)

Locked Room Puzzles

(1986)

Oxman and Tobin Mysteries (with John Lutz)

The Eye

(1984)

Shadowtown

(1988)(By: John Lutz)

Standalone Novels

The Stalker

(1971)

Panic!

(1972)

The Jade Figurine

(1972)

Snowbound / Games

(1974)

Dead Run

(1975)

Games

(1976)

The Running of Beasts

(1976)

Freebooty

(1976)

Acts of Mercy

(1977)

Wildfire

(1978)

A killing in Xanadu

(1980)

Prose Bowl

(1980)

Duel at Gold Buttes

(1981)

The Cambodia File

(1981)

Masques

(1981)

Border Fever

(1983)

Day of the Moon

(1983)

The Gallows Land

(1983)

Starvation Camp

(1985)

The Lighthouse

(1986)(With: Marcia Muller)

The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran

(1987)

Firewind

(1989)

The Hangings

(1989)

Carmody's Run

(1993)

With an Extreme Burning

(1994)

Blue Lonesome

(1995)

A Wasteland of Strangers

(1997)

Nothing But the Night

(1999)

All the Long Years

(2001)

In an Evil Time

(2001)

Step to the Graveyard Easy

(2002)

The Alias Man

(2004)

The Crimes of Jordan Wise

(2006)

The Other Side of Silence

(2008)

The Hidden

(2010)

The Violated

(2017)

Give-A-Damn Jones

(2018)

The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave

(2019)

Short Stories/Novellas

Cat’s Paw

(1983)

Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern

(1988)

Here Comes Santa Claus

(1989)

Home Is The Place Where

(1995)

The Big Bite

(2000)

Devil's Brew

(2006)

Pumpkin

(2012)

Short Story Collections

The Best Western Stories of Steve Frazee

(1984)

Graveyard Plots

(1985)

Small Felonies

(1988)

Best Western Stories of Frank Bonham

(1989)(With: Frank Bonham)

The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini

(1990)

Stacked Deck

(1991)

The Best Western Stories of Les Savage, Jr.

(1991)(With: Les Savage Jr.)

Sleuths

(1999)

Problems Solved

(2003)

Burgade's Crossing

(2003)

On Account of Darkness and Other Stories

(2004)(With: Barry N. Malzberg)

Coyote and Quarter-Moon

(2006)

Crucifixion River

(2007)(With: Marcia Muller)

Dago Red

(2008)

Small Felonies 2

(2022)

Cream of the Crop

(2024)

New Frontiers Collection (with Martin H. Greenberg)

New Frontiers, Vol. 1

(1990)

New Frontiers, Vol. 2

(1990)(With: Martin H. Greenberg)

Non-Fiction

Gun in Cheek

(1982)

San Francisco

(1985)

1001 Midnights

(1986)

Son of Gun in Cheek

(1987)

Six Gun In Cheek

(1997)

Anthologies

Wondermakers 2

(1974)

Future Corruption

(1975)

Arena: Sports Science Fiction

(1976)

Mystery Writers' Choice 1977

(1976)

Midnight Specials

(1977)

Dark Sins, Dark Dreams

(1979)

Werewolf!

(1979)

The End of Summer

(1979)

Night Screams

(1979)

Shared Tomorrows

(1979)

Chrysalis 5

(1979)

Chrysalis 6

(1980)

Voodoo

(1980)

Mummy!

(1980)

The Edgar Winners

(1980)

Other Worlds Volume 2

(1980)

The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

(1981)

100 Malicious Little Mysteries

(1981)

Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense

(1981)

Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural

(1981)

The Arbor House Necropolis

(1981)

The Giant Book Of Horror Stories

(1981)

The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense

(1982)

Alfred Hitchcock's Borrowers of the Night

(1983)

The Web She Weaves

(1983)

The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps

(1983)

Baker's Dozen

(1984)

The Western Hall of Fame

(1984)

Child's Ploy

(1984)

The Outlaws

(1984)

The Reel West

(1984)

Witches' Brew

(1984)

13 Short Mystery Novels

(1984)

The Eyes Have It

(1984)

The Mystery Hall of Fame

(1984)

Chapter and Hearse

(1985)

The Cowboys

(1985)

The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories

(1985)

Dark Lessons

(1985)

She Won the West

(1985)

The Warriors

(1985)

Deadly Arts

(1985)

The Second Reel West

(1985)

Murder in the First Reel

(1985)

Wickedest Show on Earth

(1985)

Shadows 8

(1985)

Police Procedurals

(1985)

The Ethnic Detectives

(1985)

Halloween Horrors

(1986)

Tales of Mystery

(1986)

Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels

(1986)

Tales of the Dead

(1986)

The Cattlemen

(1986)

The Railroaders

(1986)

Mean Streets

(1986)

The Steamboaters

(1986)

Great Modern Police Stories

(1986)

The Third Reel West

(1986)

Mystery in the Mainstream

(1986)

101 Mystery Stories

(1986)

Wild Westerns

(1986)

Prime Suspects

(1987)

The Horse Soldiers

(1987)

Uncollected Crimes

(1987)

Suspicious Characters

(1987)

Manhattan Mysteries

(1987)

13 Short Detective Novels

(1987)

The Gunfighters

(1987)

Lady on the Case

(1988)

Cloak and Dagger

(1988)

The Texans

(1988)

Best of the West

(1988)

The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories

(1988)

Homicidal Acts

(1988)

Criminal Elements

(1988)

The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction

(1988)

Mammoth Book of World War II Stories

(1989)

Kill or Cure

(1989)

The Californians

(1989)

Felonious Assaults

(1989)

The Arizonans

(1989)

More Wild Westerns

(1989)

Deadly Doings

(1989)

Mistletoe Mysteries

(1989)

The Northwesterners

(1990)

Crime and Crime Again

(1990)

The Northerners

(1990)

Best of the West 2

(1990)

Best of the West III

(1990)

Christmas Out West

(1990)

100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory

(1991)

A Treasury of World War II Stories

(1991)

A Treasury of Civil War Stories

(1991)

The Montanans

(1991)

Combat!

(1992)

The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman

(1992)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992

(1993)

100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories

(1993)

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories

(1993)

Dark Crimes 2

(1993)

Criminal Intent

(1993)

The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion

(1993)

Great Tales of the West

(1994)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993

(1994)

Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural

(1994)

Hardboiled

(1995)

Torture Trek and Eleven Other Action-Packed Stories of the Wild West

(1995)

100 Astounding Little Alien Stories

(1996)

First Cases, Volume 1

(1996)

The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels

(1996)

Gunfight!

(1996)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995

(1996)

A Century of Mystery

(1997)

The Giant Book of War Stories

(1997)

Giant Book of Short Crime Stories

(1997)

Detective Duos

(1997)

The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories

(1997)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997

(1998)

Pure Pulp

(1999)

The Best of the American West II

(1999)

Irreconcilable Differences

(1999)

Crafty Cat Crimes

(2000)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1

(2000)

Oddments

(2000)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2

(2000)

A Century of Great Suspense Stories

(2001)

More Oddments

(2001)

Most Wanted

(2002)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3

(2002)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4

(2003)

San Francisco Noir 2

(2009)

Masters of Horror and the Supernatural

(2010)

Beat to a Pulp: Round 2

(2012)

The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction

(2012)

Shivers VII

(2013)

Coast to Coast: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea

(2015)

Deadly Anniversaries

(2020)

Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider

(2021)

Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers: Ten Tales of Criminals, Crooks, and Culprits

(2024)

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