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Bill Pronzini

American author Bill Pronzini is best known for his long-running Nameless Detective series. A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, his books have sold millions of copies. This page provides the Bill Pronzini books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1971The StalkerPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1971The SnatchPOoNDB · 1Buy ↗

1972Panic!POoSN · 2Buy ↗

1972The Jade FigurinePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1973The VanishedPOoNDB · 2Buy ↗

1973UndercurrentPOoNDB · 3Buy ↗

1974Charlie Chan in The Pawns of DeathPOoCCB · 1Buy ↗

1974SnowboundPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1975Dead RunPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1976GamesPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1976The Running of BeastsPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1976FreebootyPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1977BlowbackPOoNDB · 4Buy ↗

1977Acts of MercyPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1978TwospotPOoNDB · 5Buy ↗

1978WildfirePOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1980LabyrinthPOoNDB · 6Buy ↗

1980A killing in XanaduPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1980Prose BowlPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1981HoodwinkPOoNDB · 7Buy ↗

1981Duel at Gold ButtesPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1981The Cambodia FilePOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1981MasquesPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1982Gun in CheekPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1982ScattershotPOoNDB · 8Buy ↗

1982DragonfirePOoNDB · 9Buy ↗

1983Cat�s PawPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1983CasefilePOoNDC · 1Buy ↗

1983BindlestiffPOoNDB · 10Buy ↗

1983Border FeverPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1983Day of the MoonPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1983The Gallows LandPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

1984The EyePOoOaTMB · 1Buy ↗

1984The Best Western Stories of Steve FrazeePOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1984QuicksilverPOoNDB · 11Buy ↗

1984NightshadesPOoNDB · 12Buy ↗

1984Double(With: Marcia Muller)POoNDB · 13Buy ↗

1985Police ProceduralsPOoAMB · 1Buy ↗

1985QuincannonPOoJQB · 1Buy ↗

1985Graveyard PlotsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1985San FranciscoPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1985BonesPOoNDB · 14Buy ↗

1985Starvation CampPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

1986Locked Room PuzzlesPOoAMB · 2Buy ↗

1986Beyond the GravePOoJQB · 2Buy ↗

19861001 MidnightsPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1986DeadfallPOoNDB · 15Buy ↗

1986The Lighthouse(With: Marcia Muller)POoSN · 20Buy ↗

1987Son of Gun in CheekPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1987The Last Days of Horse-Shy HalloranPOoSN · 21Buy ↗

1988Shadowtown(By: John Lutz)POoOaTMB · 2Buy ↗

1988Incident in a Neighborhood TavernPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1988Small FeloniesPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1989Here Comes Santa ClausPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1989Best Western Stories of Frank Bonham(With: Frank Bonham)POoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1989ShacklesPOoNDB · 16Buy ↗

1989FirewindPOoSN · 22Buy ↗

1989The HangingsPOoSN · 23Buy ↗

1990New Frontiers, Vol. 1POoNFCB · 1Buy ↗

1990New Frontiers, Vol. 2(With: Martin H. Greenberg)POoNFCB · 2Buy ↗

1990The Best Western Stories of Bill PronziniPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1990JackpotPOoNDB · 17Buy ↗

1991Stacked DeckPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1991The Best Western Stories of Les Savage, Jr.(With: Les Savage Jr.)POoSSC · 7Buy ↗

1991BreakdownPOoNDB · 18Buy ↗

1991QuarryPOoNDB · 19Buy ↗

1992EpitaphsPOoNDB · 20Buy ↗

1993DemonsPOoNDB · 21Buy ↗

1993Carmody's RunPOoSN · 24Buy ↗

1994SpadeworkPOoNDC · 2Buy ↗

1994With an Extreme BurningPOoSN · 25Buy ↗

1995Home Is The Place WherePOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1995HardcasePOoNDB · 22Buy ↗

1995Blue LonesomePOoSN · 26Buy ↗

1996SentinelsPOoNDB · 23Buy ↗

1997Six Gun In CheekPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

1997IllusionsPOoNDB · 24Buy ↗

1997A Wasteland of StrangersPOoSN · 27Buy ↗

1998Carpenter & Quincannon, Professional Detective ServicesPOoCaQC · 1Buy ↗

1998BoobytrapPOoNDB · 25Buy ↗

1999SleuthsPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

1999Nothing But the NightPOoSN · 28Buy ↗

2000The Big BitePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2000CrazybonePOoNDB · 26Buy ↗

2001BleedersPOoNDB · 27Buy ↗

2001All the Long YearsPOoSN · 29Buy ↗

2001In an Evil TimePOoSN · 30Buy ↗

2002SpookPOoNDB · 28Buy ↗

2002Step to the Graveyard EasyPOoSN · 31Buy ↗

2003ScenariosPOoNDC · 3Buy ↗

2003Problems SolvedPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2003Burgade's CrossingPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2004On Account of Darkness and Other Stories(With: Barry N. Malzberg)POoSSC · 11Buy ↗

2004The Alias ManPOoSN · 32Buy ↗

2005Quincannon's GamePOoJQB · 3Buy ↗

2005NightcrawlersPOoNDB · 29Buy ↗

2006Devil's BrewPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2006Coyote and Quarter-MoonPOoSSC · 12Buy ↗

2006MournersPOoNDB · 30Buy ↗

2006The Crimes of Jordan WisePOoSN · 33Buy ↗

2007Crucifixion River(With: Marcia Muller)POoSSC · 13Buy ↗

2007SavagesPOoNDB · 31Buy ↗

2008Dago RedPOoSSC · 14Buy ↗

2008FeverPOoNDB · 32Buy ↗

2008The Other Side of SilencePOoSN · 34Buy ↗

2009SchemersPOoNDB · 33Buy ↗

2010BetrayersPOoNDB · 34Buy ↗

2010The HiddenPOoSN · 35Buy ↗

2011BooktakerPOoNDSS · 1Buy ↗

2011CamouflagePOoNDB · 35Buy ↗

2011The Lighthouse of Terror(With: Marcia Muller)POoSN · 36Buy ↗

2012KinsmenPOoNDSS · 2Buy ↗

2012FemmePOoNDSS · 3Buy ↗

2012PumpkinPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2012Duo(With: Marcia Muller)POoSSC · 15Buy ↗

2012HellboxPOoNDB · 36Buy ↗

2012Night FreightPOoSN · 37Buy ↗

2013The Bughouse AffairPOoCaQMB · 1Buy ↗

2013The Spook Lights AffairPOoCaQMB · 2Buy ↗

2013NemesisPOoNDB · 37Buy ↗

2014StrangersPOoNDB · 38Buy ↗

2015The Body Snatchers AffairPOoCaQMB · 3Buy ↗

2015Wishful ThinkingPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2015VixenPOoNDB · 39Buy ↗

2016The Plague of Thieves AffairPOoCaQMB · 4Buy ↗

2016ZigzagPOoNDB · 40Buy ↗

2017The Dangerous Ladies AffairPOoCaQMB · 5Buy ↗

2017The ViolatedPOoSN · 38Buy ↗

2017EndgamePOoNDB · 41Buy ↗

2018The Bags of Tricks AffairPOoCaQMB · 6Buy ↗

2018Give-A-Damn JonesPOoSN · 39Buy ↗

2019The Flimflam AffairPOoCaQMB · 7Buy ↗

2019The Peaceful Valley Crime WavePOoSN · 40Buy ↗

2020The Stolen Gold AffairPOoCaQMB · 8Buy ↗

2021The Paradise AffairPOoCaQMB · 9Buy ↗

2022Small Felonies 2POoSSC · 16Buy ↗

2024Cream of the CropPOoSSC · 17Buy ↗

2024The Hanging Man & Other Western StoriesPOoSSC · 18Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Oxman and Tobin Mysteries Books2 books · 1984–1988

01The Eye1984Buy ↗

02Shadowtown(By: John Lutz)1988Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels40 books · 1971–2019

01The Stalker1971Buy ↗

02Panic!1972Buy ↗

03The Jade Figurine1972Buy ↗

04Snowbound1974Buy ↗

05Dead Run1975Buy ↗

06Games1976Buy ↗

07The Running of Beasts1976Buy ↗

08Freebooty1976Buy ↗

09Acts of Mercy1977Buy ↗

10Wildfire1978Buy ↗

11A killing in Xanadu1980Buy ↗

12Prose Bowl1980Buy ↗

13Duel at Gold Buttes1981Buy ↗

14The Cambodia File1981Buy ↗

15Masques1981Buy ↗

16Border Fever1983Buy ↗

17Day of the Moon1983Buy ↗

18The Gallows Land1983Buy ↗

19Starvation Camp1985Buy ↗

20The Lighthouse(With: Marcia Muller)1986Buy ↗

21The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran1987Buy ↗

22Firewind1989Buy ↗

23The Hangings1989Buy ↗

24Carmody's Run1993Buy ↗

25With an Extreme Burning1994Buy ↗

26Blue Lonesome1995Buy ↗

27A Wasteland of Strangers1997Buy ↗

28Nothing But the Night1999Buy ↗

29All the Long Years2001Buy ↗

30In an Evil Time2001Buy ↗

31Step to the Graveyard Easy2002Buy ↗

32The Alias Man2004Buy ↗

33The Crimes of Jordan Wise2006Buy ↗

34The Other Side of Silence2008Buy ↗

35The Hidden2010Buy ↗

36The Lighthouse of Terror(With: Marcia Muller)2011Buy ↗

37Night Freight2012Buy ↗

38The Violated2017Buy ↗

39Give-A-Damn Jones2018Buy ↗

40The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of John Quincannon Books3 books · 1985–2005

01Quincannon1985Buy ↗

02Beyond the Grave1986Buy ↗

03Quincannon's Game2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Charlie Chan Books1 book · 1974

01Charlie Chan in The Pawns of Death1974Buy ↗

Publication Order of New Frontiers Collection Books2 books · 1990–1990

01New Frontiers, Vol. 11990Buy ↗

02New Frontiers, Vol. 2(With: Martin H. Greenberg)1990Buy ↗

Publication Order of Academy Mystery Books2 books · 1985–1986

01Police Procedurals1985Buy ↗

02Locked Room Puzzles1986Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas8 books · 1983–2015

01Cat�s Paw1983Buy ↗

02Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern1988Buy ↗

03Here Comes Santa Claus1989Buy ↗

04Home Is The Place Where1995Buy ↗

05The Big Bite2000Buy ↗

06Devil's Brew2006Buy ↗

07Pumpkin2012Buy ↗

08Wishful Thinking2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Books9 books · 2013–2021

01The Bughouse Affair2013Buy ↗

02The Spook Lights Affair2013Buy ↗

03The Body Snatchers Affair2015Buy ↗

04The Plague of Thieves Affair2016Buy ↗

05The Dangerous Ladies Affair2017Buy ↗

06The Bags of Tricks Affair2018Buy ↗

07The Flimflam Affair2019Buy ↗

08The Stolen Gold Affair2020Buy ↗

09The Paradise Affair2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Collections1 book · 1998

01Carpenter & Quincannon, Professional Detective Services1998Buy ↗

Publication Order of Nameless Detective Collections3 books · 1983–2003

01Casefile1983Buy ↗

02Spadework1994Buy ↗

03Scenarios2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Nameless Detective Books41 books · 1971–2017

01The Snatch1971Buy ↗

02The Vanished1973Buy ↗

03Undercurrent1973Buy ↗

04Blowback1977Buy ↗

05Twospot1978Buy ↗

06Labyrinth1980Buy ↗

07Hoodwink1981Buy ↗

08Scattershot1982Buy ↗

09Dragonfire1982Buy ↗

10Bindlestiff1983Buy ↗

11Quicksilver1984Buy ↗

12Nightshades1984Buy ↗

13Double(With: Marcia Muller)1984Buy ↗

14Bones1985Buy ↗

15Deadfall1986Buy ↗

16Shackles1989Buy ↗

17Jackpot1990Buy ↗

18Breakdown1991Buy ↗

19Quarry1991Buy ↗

20Epitaphs1992Buy ↗

21Demons1993Buy ↗

22Hardcase1995Buy ↗

23Sentinels1996Buy ↗

24Illusions1997Buy ↗

25Boobytrap1998Buy ↗

26Crazybone2000Buy ↗

27Bleeders2001Buy ↗

28Spook2002Buy ↗

29Nightcrawlers2005Buy ↗

30Mourners2006Buy ↗

31Savages2007Buy ↗

32Fever2008Buy ↗

33Schemers2009Buy ↗

34Betrayers2010Buy ↗

35Camouflage2011Buy ↗

36Hellbox2012Buy ↗

37Nemesis2013Buy ↗

38Strangers2014Buy ↗

39Vixen2015Buy ↗

40Zigzag2016Buy ↗

41Endgame2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books5 books · 1982–1997

01Gun in Cheek1982Buy ↗

02San Francisco1985Buy ↗

031001 Midnights1986Buy ↗

04Son of Gun in Cheek1987Buy ↗

05Six Gun In Cheek1997Buy ↗

Publication Order of Nameless Detective Short Stories/Novellas3 books · 2011–2012

01Booktaker2011Buy ↗

02Kinsmen2012Buy ↗

03Femme2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections18 books · 1984–2024

01The Best Western Stories of Steve Frazee1984Buy ↗

02Graveyard Plots1985Buy ↗

03Small Felonies1988Buy ↗

04Best Western Stories of Frank Bonham(With: Frank Bonham)1989Buy ↗

05The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini1990Buy ↗

06Stacked Deck1991Buy ↗

07The Best Western Stories of Les Savage, Jr.(With: Les Savage Jr.)1991Buy ↗

08Sleuths1999Buy ↗

09Problems Solved2003Buy ↗

10Burgade's Crossing2003Buy ↗

11On Account of Darkness and Other Stories(With: Barry N. Malzberg)2004Buy ↗

12Coyote and Quarter-Moon2006Buy ↗

13Crucifixion River(With: Marcia Muller)2007Buy ↗

14Dago Red2008Buy ↗

15Duo(With: Marcia Muller)2012Buy ↗

16Small Felonies 22022Buy ↗

17Cream of the Crop2024Buy ↗

18The Hanging Man & Other Western Stories2024Buy ↗

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