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Bill Pronzini was born in 1943 in Petaluma, California. His writing career began in 1971 with the publication of his first novel, The Stalker, as well as the first of many stories to come following his most famous character, the Nameless Detective.

Pronzini is an extremely prolific author, having published over 300 short stories and nearly 100 novels. He has written under multiple pen names including William Hart Davis, Jack Foxx, William Jeffrey, and Alex Saxon. Pronzini writes primarily mystery/detective novels and short stories in those and other genres. His work tends to be strongly character-based. He has been nominated for far too many mystery writing awards to count, and was awarded The Eye the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by The Private Eye Writers of America and designated as a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

In 1992, after collaborating on several novels in the preceeding years, Pronzini and fellow mystery writer Marcia Muller were married. Since then they have continued their collaborations on paper and in life. They live in Northern California.

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Author's website: us.macmillan.com/author/billpronzini
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The Stolen Gold Affair

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The Stolen Gold Affair by Bill Pronzini

The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave

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The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave by Bill Pronzini

The Flimflam Affair

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Give-a-Damn Jones

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Give-a-Damn Jones by Bill Pronzini

The Bag of Tricks Affair

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Endgame

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Bill Pronzini Bibliography


Nameless Detective Novels

  1. The Snatch - 1971
  2. The Vanished - 1973
  3. Undercurrent - 1973
  4. Blowback - 1977
  5. Twospot - 1978 (with Collin Wilcox)
  6. Labyrinth - 1980
  7. Hoodwink - 1981
  8. Scattershot - 1982
  9. Dragonfire - 1982
  10. Bindlestiff - 1983
  11. Case File - 1983 (short stories)
  12. Quicksilver - 1984
  13. Nightshades - 1984
  14. Double - 1984 (with Marcia Muller)
  15. Bones - 1985
  16. Deadfall - 1986
  17. Shackles - 1988
  18. Jackpot - 1990
  19. Breakdown - 1991
  20. Quarry - 1992
  21. Epitaphs - 1992
  22. Demons - 1993
  23. Hardcase - 1995
  24. Spadework - 1996 (short stories)
  25. Sentinels - 1996
  26. Illusions - 1997
  27. Boobytrap - 1998
  28. Crazybone - 2000
  29. Bleeders - 2002
  30. Spook - 2003
  31. Scenarios - 2005 (short stories)
  32. Nightcrawlers - 2005
  33. Mourners - 2006
  34. Savages - 2007
  35. Fever - 2008
  36. Schemers - 2009
  37. Betrayers - 2010
  38. Camouflage - 2011
  39. Hellbox - 2012
  40. Kinsmen - 2012 (novella)
  41. Femme - 2012 (novella)
  42. Nemesis - 2013
  43. Strangers - 2014
  44. Vixen - 2015
  45. Revenant - 2016
  46. Endgame - 2017
  47. The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave - 2019

Novels

  • The Stalker - 1971
  • Panic - 1972
  • The Jade Figurine - 1972
  • Snowbound - 1974
  • Dead Run - 1975
  • Freebooty - 1976
  • Games - 1976
  • The Running of Beasts - 1976 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Acts of Mercy - 1977 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Wildfire - 1978
  • Night Screams - 1979 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • A Killing in Xanadu - 1980
  • Prose Bowl - 1980
  • The Cambodia File - 1981
  • Masques - 1981
  • Duel at Gold Buttes - 1981 (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
  • Border Fever - 1983 (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
  • Day of the Moon - 1983 (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
  • The Gallows Land - 1983
  • The Eye - 1984 (with John Lutz)
  • Starvation Camp - 1984
  • The Lighthouse - 1986 (with Marcia Muller)
  • The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran - 1987
  • Firewind - 1989
  • The Hangings - 1989
  • With an Extreme Burning - aka The Tormentor - 1994
  • Blue Lonesome - 1995
  • A Wasteland of Strangers - 1997
  • Nothing But the Night - 1999
  • 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 - May 2018

Carpenter and Quincannon Novels

  1. Quincannon - 1985
  2. Beyond the Grave - 1986 (with Marcia Muller)
  3. Quincannon's Game - 2005
  4. The Bughouse Affair - 2013 (with Marcia Muller)
  5. The Spook Lights Affair - 2013 (with Marcia Muller)
  6. The Body Snatchers Affair - 2015 (with Marcia Muller)
  7. The Plague of Thieves Affair - 2016 (with Marcia Muller)
  8. The Dangerous Ladies Affair - 2017 (with Marcia Muller)
  9. The Bag of Tricks Affair - March 2018
  10. The Flimflam Affair - January 2019
  11. The Stolen Gold Affair - April 2020

Short Story Collections

  • Graveyard Plots - 1985
  • Small Felonies - 1988
  • The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini - 1991
  • Stacked Deck - 1991
  • Criminal Intent 1 - 1993
  • Carmody's Run - A Short Novel Plus Three - 1993
  • Duo - 1998 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Carpenter and Quincannon: Professional Detective Services - 1998
  • Sleuths - 1999
  • Oddments - 2000
  • More Oddments - 2001
  • All the Long Years - Western Stories - 2001
  • Problems Solved - 2003 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Burgade's Crossing - 2003
  • On Account of Darkness and Other SF Stories - 2004 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Coyote and Quarter-Moon - 2006
  • Crucifixion River - Western Stories - 2007 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Dago Red - 2010
  • The Cemetery Man - 2014
  • Zigzag - 2016
  • A Little Red Book of Murder Stories - 2016

As William Hart Davis

  • Charlie Chan in The Pawns of Death - 2002 (with Jeffrey Wallmann)

As Jack Foxx

  • The Jade Figurine - 1972
  • Incident in Three Crossings - 1974 (short story)
  • Dead Run - 1975
  • Freebooty - 1976
  • Wildfire - 1978

As William Jeffrey

  • Duel at Gold Buttes - 1981 (with Jeffrey Wallmann)
  • Border Fever - 1983 (with Jeffrey Wallmann)
  • Day of the Moon - 1983 (with Jeffrey Wallmann)

As Alex Saxon

  • A Run in Diamonds - 1973
  • The Dying Time - 1999

Non-Fiction

  • Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to the Worst in Mystery Fiction - 1982
  • 1001 Midnights - 1986 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Son of Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to More of the "Worst" in Mystery Fiction - 1987
  • Six Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to the "Worst" in Western Fiction - 1997

Anthologies

  • Tricks and Treats - 1976 (with Joe Gores)
  • Midnight Specials - 1977
  • Mystery Writers' Choice - 1977 (with Joe Gores)
  • Dark Sins, Dark Dreams: Crime in Science Fiction - 1978 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties - 1979 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Shared Tomorrows - 1979 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Night Screams - 1979 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Werewolf! - 1979
  • Bug-Eyed Monsters - 1980 (with Barry N. Malzberg)
  • The Edgar Winners - 1980
  • Voodoo! - 1980
  • Mummy! A Chrestomathy of Cryptology - 1980
  • The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural - 1981 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg
  • Creature!: A Chrestomathy of Monstery - 1981
  • Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense - 1981 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg)
  • The Arbor House Necropolis - 1981
  • The Giant Book of Horror Stories - 1981 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg)
  • The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense - 1982 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Specter! - 1982
  • Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps - 1983
  • The Web She Weaves - 1983 (with Marcia Muller)
  • The Mystery Hall of Fame: An Anthology of Classic Mystery and Suspense Stories Selected by Mystery Writers of America - 1984
  • The Western Hall of Fame: An Anthology of Classic Western Stories Selected by the Western Writers of America - 1984 (with Martin H Greenberg)
  • Child's Ploy - 1984 (with Marcia Muller)
  • The Outlaws - 1984
  • The Reel West - 1984 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Witches' Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories by Women (1984 - with Marcia Muller)
  • 13 Short Mystery Novels - 1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Chapter and Hearse - 1985 (with Marcia Muller)
  • The Cowboys - 1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Ethnic Detectives: Masterpieces of Mystery Fiction - 1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories - 1985
  • Dark Lessons: Crime And Detection On Campus - 1985 (with Marcia Muller)
  • She Won the West - 1985 (with Marcia Muller)
  • The Warriors - 1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Deadly Arts - 1985 (with Marcia Muller)
  • The Second Reel West - 1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Murder in the First Reel - 1985 (Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh)
  • Wickedest Show on Earth - 1985 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Women Sleuths - 1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Mystery in the Mainstream: An Anthology of Literary Crimes - 1986 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Tales of the Dead - 1986
  • Great Modern Police Stories - 1986
  • Railroaders - 1986 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Steamboaters - 1986 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Third Reel West - 1986 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Cattlemen - 1986 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Tales of Mystery - 1986
  • 101 Mystery Stories - 1986
  • Wild Westerns - 1986
  • Prime Suspects - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Manhattan Mysteries - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh)
  • Horse Soldiers - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Uncollected Crimes - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Suspicious Characters - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Gunfighters - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • 13 Short Detective Novels - 1987 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Criminal Elements - 1988 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Cloak and Dagger: A Treasury of 35 Great Espionage Stories - 1988 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Texans - 1988 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Best of the West: Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films - 1988 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Homicidal Acts - 1988 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Felonious Assaults - 1989 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Kill or Cure: Suspense Stories About the World of Medicine - 1989 (with Marcia Muller)
  • More Wild Westerns - 1989
  • Californians - 1989(with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Arizonans - 1989
  • Deadly Doings - 1989
  • Best of the West 3: More Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films - 1990
  • The Northerners - 1990 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • The Best of the West II: The Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films - 1990
  • The Northwesterners - 1990 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Christmas Out West - 1990 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Crime and Crime Again: Unexpected Mystery Stories by the World's Great Writers - 1990 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural - 1991
  • A Treasury of Civil War Stories - 1991 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • A Treasury of World War II Stories - 1991
  • Combat!: Great Tales of World War II - 1992 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Night Freight - 1992
  • Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural - 1994 (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Great Tales of the West - 1994 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Hard-boiled - 1994 (with Jack Adrian)
  • A Century of Mystery: 1980-1989 - 1997 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Giant Book of Private Eye Stories - 1997 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Giant Book of Short Crime Stories - 1997 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Giant Book of War Stories - 1997 (with Martin H. Greenberg)
  • Detective Duos - 1997 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Duo - 1998 (with Marcia Muller)
  • Heading West - 1999
  • Pure Pulp - 1999 (with Ed Gorman)

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