Bill Pronzini Boeken

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

Set against a captivating historical backdrop, this latest entry in the detective series features a blend of intrigue and charm as it follows a gripping mystery involving stolen gold. Renowned author Bill Pronzini weaves a tale filled with suspense, engaging characters, and clever twists, inviting readers to unravel the secrets alongside the detective. With a masterful touch, the story promises to keep fans of historical mysteries thoroughly entertained.

Recognized as a top pick by Suspense Magazine in 2020, this book offers a gripping narrative filled with tension and unexpected twists. The story delves into complex characters and their intricate relationships, set against a backdrop that enhances the suspense. With a blend of psychological depth and thrilling plot developments, it captivates readers and keeps them on the edge of their seats, making it a standout in contemporary suspense literature.

The residents of a single block on the Upper West Side of Manhattan turn to Detective E.L. Oxman of the New York Police Department when they are terrorized by an obsessed madman calling himself "The Eye of God"

In this remarkable anthology, a real-life detective duo brings together 25 ofthe best paired puzzle-solvers in short stories of marvelous range and scope.450 pp.

The Good Samaritan--Mom Sings an Aria--The Woman I envied--New York Blues--Small Homicide--The Gentleman from Paris--The lord of Central Park--A craving for originality--The day of the bullet--The crime of the century--The back stairway--The hawk and the dome of hell--The beatings--A place of her own--The medical finger--The corpse in the Statue of Liberty--The cop and the anthem--Jericho and the cardboard box--The man who came back--The quality of mercy--Murder in one scene--The missing man--The garrulous garrity grand scam--God save the mark: A novel.

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

SMALL FELONIES 2 50 short-short stories told in first-person, third-person, present as well as past tense, and in epistolary format; tales of detection (three feature long-running series character, the "Nameless Detective"), psychological suspense, historical noir, light and dark fantasy, satirical humor, horror, the biter-bitten, the O. Henry twist, a shaggy dog story or two, even a shameless futuristic Hemingway pastiche. The earliest entry, "I Know a Way," was published in 1971; the most recent, "Such Things As Nightmares Are Made Of," appears here for the first time. Fourteen were written in collaboration with Barry Malzberg. More than a score were first printed in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine; others in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mystery Scene, Cemetery Dance, The Strand Magazine, Analog Science Fiction, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine; the balance in anthologies. 50 crime stories... each a connoisseur's delight!