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Bill Pronzini
[1943-]
 
A private investigator, the Nameless Detective, in San Francisco, California:

The Snatch (1971)

The Vanished (1973)

Undercurrent (1973)

Blowback (1977)

Twospot (1978) [with Collin Wilcox, includes Frank Hastings]

Labyrinth (1980)

Hoodwink (1981)
1982 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Scattershot (1982)

Dragonfire (1982)

Bindlestiff (1983)

Casefile (1983) [SS]

Quicksilver (1984)

Nightshades (1984)

Double (1984) [with Marcia Muller, includes Sharon McCone]

Bones (1985)
Finalist 1986 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Deadfall (1986)
Finalist 1987 Macavity Award for Best Novel

Shackles (1988)
Finalist 1989 Anthony Award for Best Mystery

Jackpot (1990)

Breakdown (1991)

Quarry (1991)

Epitaphs (1992)

Demons (1993)

Kinsmen1 (1993)

Hardcase (1995)

Spadework (1996) [SS]

Sentinels (1996)
Finalist 1997 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Illusions (1997)

Boobytrap (1998)
1999 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Crazybone (2000)

Bleeders (2001)

Spook (2003)

Scenarios (2003) [SS]

Nightcrawlers (2005)

Mourners (2006)

Savages (2007)

Fever (2008)

Schemers (2009)
Finalist 2010 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Betrayers (2010)

Camouflage (2011)

Hellbox (2012)

Femme (2012)

Nemesis (2013)
Finalist 2014 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Strangers (2014)

Vixen (2015)

Zigzag: A Nameless Detective Collection (2016) [2 novellas & 2 SS]

Endgame (2017)

John Quincannon, a former Secret Service agent, private investigator, based in late 1890s San Francisco, California:

Quincannon (1985)

Beyond the Grave (1986) [with Marcia Muller, includes Elena Oliverez]

Carpenter and Quincannon: Professional Detective Services (1998) [SS]

Quincannon’s Game (2005) [SS]

Written by Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller:
Sabina Carpenter, a former Pinkerton operative, and her detective partner, ex-Secret Service agent John Quincannon, in late 1890s San Francisco, California:

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 Affair1 (2018)

The Flimflam Affair1 (2019)

The Stolen Gold Affair1 (2020)

The Paradise Affair1 (2021)

Non-series:

The Stalker (1971)
Finalist 1972 Edgar Award for Best First Novel

Panic! (1972)

The Jade Figurine (1972)
[written as Jack Foxx]

A Run in Diamonds (1973)
[written as Alex Saxon]

Snowbound (1974)

Dead Run (1975)
[written as Jack Foxx]

Freebooty (1975)
[written as Jack Foxx]

Games (1976)

The Running of Beasts (1976)

Acts of Mercy (1977)

Wildfire (1978) [written as Jack Foxx]
APA: Firewind (revised 1989)

Night Screams (1979)

Masques (1981)

Day of the Moon (1983)

Cat's Paw (1983) [SS]

The Eye (1984)

Graveyard Plots (1985) [SS]

The Lighthouse (1987)
[with Marcia Muller]

Small Felonies (1988) [SS]

Stacked Deck (1991) [SS]

Carmody’s Run (1992) [SS]

With an Extreme Burning (1994)

Blue Lonesome (1995)
Finalist 1996 Anthony Award for Best Mystery

A Wasteland of Strangers (1997)
Finalist 1998 Edgar Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 1998 Barry Award for Best Novel

Finalist 1997 Hammett Prize

Duo (1998) [SS]
[with Marcia Muller, includes two Nameless stories]

Sleuths (1999) [SS]

Nothing But the Night (1999)

Night Freight (2000) [SS]

Oddments (2000) [SS]

The Tormentor (2000)

More Oddments (2001)

Problem Solved (2002)

In an Evil Time (2001)

Step to the Graveyard Easy (2002)

Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death (2003) [with Jeffrey M. Wallmann]

The Alias Man (2004)

The Crimes of Jordan Wise (2006)
Finalist 2006 Hammett Prize

Crucifixion River: Western Stories (2007) [SS]
[with Marcia Muller, some criminous]

The Other Side of Silence (2008)

The Hidden (2010)

The Violated (2017)

Give-a-Damn Jones (2018)

The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave (2019)

 
Reference:

1001 Midnights: The Aficionado’s Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction (1986)
[with Marcia Muller]


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