Reviews"His novels are cerebral, not bloody. There is violence, but of a muted sort, and none of it is gratuitous.... The 'Nameless Detective' novels are a thinking reader's detective series."-- The Chicago Sun-Times "There is no living writer whose work more faithfully embodies the spirit of classic private-eye fiction than Bill Pronzini's. It is class, classy noir storytelling."-- Cleveland Plain-Dealer "The fast-paced latest in the longest running PI series currently published shows Pronzini at the top of his form."- Publishers Weekly on Nightcrawlers "The nightcrawlers have gotten the investigators' attention…and brought their evil right into the offices of the investigators, up close and all too personal."- Mystery News on Nightcrawlers, The fast-paced latest in the longest running PI series currently published shows Pronzini at the top of his form., The nightcrawlers have...brought their evil right into the offices of the investigators, up close and all too personal., "His novels are cerebral, not bloody. There is violence, but of a muted sort, and none of it is gratuitous.... The 'Nameless Detective' novels are a thinking reader's detective series."--"The Chicago Sun-Times" "There is no living writer whose work more faithfully embodies the spirit of classic private-eye fiction than Bill Pronzini's. It is class, classy noir storytelling."--"Cleveland Plain-Dealer" "The fast-paced latest in the longest running PI series currently published shows Pronzini at the top of his form."--"Publishers Weekly" on "Nightcrawlers" "The nightcrawlers have gotten the investigators' attention...and brought their evil right into the offices of the investigators, up close and all too personal."--"Mystery News" on "Nightcrawlers", "His novels are cerebral, not bloody. There is violence, but of a muted sort, and none of it is gratuitous.... The 'Nameless Detective' novels are a thinking reader's detective series."-- The Chicago Sun-Times "There is no living writer whose work more faithfully embodies the spirit of classic private-eye fiction than Bill Pronzini's. It is class, classy noir storytelling."-- Cleveland Plain-Dealer "The fast-paced latest in the longest running PI series currently published shows Pronzini at the top of his form." Publishers Weekly on Nightcrawlers "The nightcrawlers have gotten the investigators' attention...and brought their evil right into the offices of the investigators, up close and all too personal." Mystery News on Nightcrawlers
Series Volume Number33
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisBill Pronzini's "Nameless" detective has become one of the longest-lived, and consistently highly praised, private investigators in the annals of American crime fiction and the award-winning author proves, once again, that his skills are unmatched., Bill Pronzini's "Nameless" detective has become one of the longest-lived, and consistently highly praised, private investigators in the annals of American crime fiction and the award-winning author proves, once again, that his skills are unmatched. Things were quiet in the San Francisco-based agency Nameless founded and his partners, Jake and Vanessa were itching to get back to work. A deadbeat father needed to be found, and Vanessa needed to do some field work, so she took the file and headed out to keep an eye on the last known address. Jake got to work on something much more personal...and dangerous. The Castro had become the stomping ground, literally, of two violent gay-bashers and the most recent victim was Jake's son's lover. Father and son are estranged, but maybe helping now would help them reconcile. That was Jake's thought when he started. For Nameless it was all a matter of letting everyone know that if they needed his help, he was there. Jake was handling his situation but for Vanessa, things got out of hand. Her perp never showed up, but when she saw a man carrying a young girl into the house across the street, she knew something was wrong....and about to get worse, because she was going to investigate what was going on. When she doesn't show up a few days later, Nameless feels a sinking in his gut: a few years ago he'd been kidnapped, shackled, and left to die in a cabin in the woods and something about Vanessa's disappearance echoed too loudly. When he discovers the house she'd investigated on her own and sees the words TAKING US TO A HOUSE IN THE WOODS scrawled on a closet wall, the echo became thunderous. Now it was a race against time, and the clock had begun ticking before "Nameless" and Jake heard the starter's gun.