Murder-suicide, period.
Because I can’t, I won’t, believe the dead can harm the living in any way for any purpose.
Because there is no such thing as a revenant.
“NAMELESS DETECTIVE” MYSTERIES BY BILL PRONZINI
Zigzag (collection)
Vixen
Strangers
Nemesis
Hellbox
Camouflage
Betrayers
Schemers
Fever
Savages
Mourners
Nightcrawlers
Scenarios (collection)
Spook
Bleeders
Crazybone
Boobytrap
Illusions
Sentinels
Spadework (collection)
Hardcase
Demons
Epitaphs
Quarry
Breakdown
Jackpot
Shackles
Deadfall
Bones
Double (with Marcia Muller)
Nightshades
Quicksilver
Case File (collection)
Bindlestiff
Dragonfire
Scattershot
Hoodwink
Labyrinth
Twospot (with Collin Wilcox)
Blowback
Undercurrent
The Vanished
The Snatch
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bill Pronzini has been nominated for, or won, every prize offered to crime-fiction writers, including the 2008 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. It is no wonder, then, that the Detroit Free Press wrote of him: “It’s always nice to see masters at work. Pronzini’s clear style seamlessly weaves [story lines] together, turning them into a quick, compelling read.” He lives and writes in California with his wife, the crime novelist Marcia Muller. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
ZIGZAG
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
GRAPPLIN’
NIGHTSCAPE
REVENANT
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
“Nameless Detective” Mysteries by Bill Pronzini
About the Author
Copyright Acknowledgments
Copyright
COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
“Zigzag” copyright © 2016 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. An original novella.
“Grapplin’” copyright © 2014 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine under the title “Who You Been Grapplin’ With?”
“Nightscape” copyright © 2007 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. First published in slightly different form in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine under the title “The Winning Ticket.”
“Revenant” copyright © 2016 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. An original novella.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
ZIGZAG
Copyright © 2016 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust
All rights reserved.
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First Edition: May 2016