The Nameless Detective series is a detective fiction series by American author Bill Pronzini. Pronzini’s character has no name, is sort of an everyman character – middle-aged, out-of-shape and a couch potato.

Bill Pronzini began his Nameless Detective series with The Snatch in 1971. After nearly 40 novels (plus plenty of short stories), the series is still ongoing. Below is a list of Bill Pronzini’s Nameless Detective books in order of when they were first published (which is also their chronological order):

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Publication Order of Nameless Detective Books

The Snatch(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Vanished(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Undercurrent(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blowback(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Twospot(1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Labyrinth(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hoodwink(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scattershot(1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dragonfire(1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bindlestiff(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quicksilver(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nightshades(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bones(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadfall(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shackles(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jackpot(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Breakdown(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Epitaphs(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Demons(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hardcase(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sentinels(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Illusions(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Boobytrap(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crazybone(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bleeders(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spook(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nightcrawlers(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mourners(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savages(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fever(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Schemers(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Betrayers(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Camouflage(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hellbox(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nemesis(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Strangers(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vixen(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Zigzag(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Endgame(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Nameless Detective Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Nameless Detective Collections

Note: Twospot was co-authored with Collin Wilcox. The novel Double was co-authored with Marcia Muller.

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2 Responses to “Order of Nameless Detective Books”

  1. Mojave Son: 6 years ago

    Bill Pronzini’s “Nameless Detective” series is great. I’ve read and enjoyed all of them. All of Pronzini’s books are great, no matter what the genre.

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  2. Mojave Son: 7 years ago

    Order Of Books is a great website. Without it I wouldn’t be able to keep up on all my favorite author and their works.

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