Bill Pronzini — Scenarios: A "Nameless Detective" Casebook

Waterville, Maine, Five Star, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Bill Pronzini's Scenarios. Bound in paper covered pictorial boards with an unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. Bill Pronzini (born 1943) is a highly-regarded and very prolific 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. He published his first novel, The Stalker, in 1971. However, his best known works are the Nameless Detective series, which he began in 1971. As of April, 2009, there are more than 35 books in the series, as well as a number of short stories. Over the life of the series, Nameless has gracefully grown and matured as an "everyman" character, ageing along with his creator and audience. While the stories involve the usual range of crimes typical to mysteries, they depict relatively little violence. In a cloth binding in the original dustwrapper. Externally in excellent condition. The binding is tight and firm. There is no wear to the extremities and dust wrapper. Internally the pages are clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.