Today is the 65th birthday of prolific crime novelist Bill Pronzini, author of the long-running “Nameless Detective” series and recent winner of the Grand Master Award, given out annually by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA). Pronzini’s second book (after a standalone called The Stalker, 1971) and first Nameless novel, The Snatch, was published in 1971. In May of this year, the 32nd installment of that notable series, Fever, is due out in bookstores.
By way of celebration, the short-story review blog Nasty. Brutish. Short. considers one of Pronzini’s Nameless tales, “Souls Burning.” It’s only the third of Pronzini’s abbreviated yarns to be featured in NBS. (The previous two are here and here.)
To find a pretty thorough (if perhaps not exhaustive) rundown of Pronzini’s amazing output over the decades, visit The Thrilling Detective Web Site.
Happy birthday, Bill!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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Pronzini is a master of the realistic private eye, which I think means he tends to get overlooked in the era of over-the-top supermen (and women).
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