Bill Pronzini

Bill Pronzini Biography

Bill Pronzini was born on April 13th, 1943 and is currently 80 years old. Bill Pronzini was born in Petaluma, California, USA.

Bill Pronzini is the author of the Nameless Detective series which currently consists of 41 novels. The Nameless Detective series started in 1971 with the novel The Snatch. The most recently released novel in the Nameless Detective series was Endgame which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming novels for the Nameless Detective series.

Bill Pronzini has a wife who is also an author, Marcia Muller. Bill Pronzini has co-authored 9 novels with Marcia Muller they are: Double, Beyond the Grave, The Lighthouse, Crucifixion River, The Bughouse Affair, The Spook Lights Affair, The Body Snatchers Affair, The Plague of Thieves Affair and The Dangerous Ladies Affair.

Bill Pronzini Awards & Accolades

Bill Pronzini won the Edgar Award, Grand Master, in 2008.

Pronzini's books have also won multiple awards, Hoodwink won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel, in 1982. Boobytrap won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel, in 1999. Crucifixion River won the Spur Awards, Best Western Short Fiction, in 2008.

The following novels by Bill Pronzini were also nominated for these awards:

• The Stalker: Edgar Award, Best First Novel (1972).
• Mummy!: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1981).
• Cat’s Paw: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1984).
• Bones: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (1986).
• Deadfall: Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (1987).
• Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1989).
• Shackles: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1989).
• Here Comes Santa Claus: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1990).
• Home Is The Place Where: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1996).
• Blue Lonesome: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1996).
• Sentinels: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (1997).
• A Wasteland of Strangers: Hammett Prize, Best Crime Novel (1997). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (1998). Barry Award, Best Novel (1998).
• The Big Bite: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (2001).
• The Crimes of Jordan Wise: Hammett Prize, Best Crime Novel (2006).
• Devil's Brew: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (2007).
• Schemers: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (2010).
• Nemesis: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (2014).

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Phil Ammar

3 months ago

I’ve read close to 60 of Bill Pronzini’s books, so obviously I’m a big fan. He writes in several different genres and he’s great in all of them. My favorite are his “Nameless Detective Series” novels.

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