Bill Pronzini Libri

Miss Solitudine, così l'aveva soprannominata. Anche se non le aveva mai parlato, nell'Harmony Café, dove la vedeva ogni giorno, sapeva che c'era qualcosa che li avrebbe legati per sempre. E così, quando lei si era tolta la vita, si era accorto che doveva scoprire il perché a tutti i costi

A collection of twenty-six stories curated by Bill Pronzini showcases his extensive writing career spanning over fifty years. This anthology includes standalone mysteries as well as tales featuring beloved characters like Carpenter & Quincannon and The Nameless Detective, highlighting Pronzini's skill in crafting engaging narratives and complex characters.

With its roots in the American private-detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private-eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are thirty of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye. The characters in this collection range from the tough, cynical, hard-drinking Philip Marlowe type to hard-hitting female sleuths and the one-armed intellectual Dan Fortune. This collection features old favorites and new contributions from masters of the genre, past and present, including Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, Michael Collins, Ed McBain, William Campbell Gault, and many more.

From his first recorded case to his latest escapade, here are ten stories and two novelettes representing the best of the Nameless Detective's short adventures. "Bill Pronzini's 'Nameless Detective' is the classic private-eye pared down to the bone".--Chicago Sun-Times.

Novels by Doyle, Maugham, Charteris, MacDonald, Gardner, Woolrick, and Fleming deal with spies and secret agents in World Wars I and II and the cold war

This anthology collects together short stories from the crime and detective genres.