Bill Pronzini is a recipient of two Shamus awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private-Eye Writers of America.
Awards: Shamus (1999) see all
Genres: Mystery, Western, Historical Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Historical
New and upcoming books
Series
Nameless Detective
1. The Snatch (1971)
2. The Vanished (1973)
3. Undercurrent (1973)
4. Blowback (1977)
5. Twospot (1978) (with Collin Wilcox)
6. Labyrinth (1980)
7. Hoodwink (1981)
8. Scattershot (1982)
9. Dragonfire (1982)
10. Bindlestiff (1983)
Casefile (1983)
11. Quicksilver (1984)
12. Nightshades (1984)
13. Double (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
14. Bones (1985)
15. Deadfall (1986)
16. Shackles (1988)
17. Jackpot (1990)
18. Breakdown (1991)
19. Quarry (1991)
20. Epitaphs (1992)
21. Demons (1993)
Spadework (1994)
22. Hardcase (1995)
23. Sentinels (1996)
24. Illusions (1997)
25. Boobytrap (1998)
26. Crazybone (2000)
27. Bleeders (2001)
28. Spook (2002)
29. Scenarios (2003)
30. Nightcrawlers (2005)
31. Mourners (2006)
32. Savages (2007)
33. Fever (2008)
Cat's Paw (2009)
34. Schemers (2009)
35. Betrayers (2010)
The Booktaker (2011)
36. Camouflage (2011)
37. Hellbox (2012)
Femme (2012)
Kinsmen (2012)
38. Nemesis (2013)
39. Strangers (2014)
40. Vixen (2015)
Zigzag (2016)
41. Endgame (2017)
1. The Snatch (1971)
2. The Vanished (1973)
3. Undercurrent (1973)
4. Blowback (1977)
5. Twospot (1978) (with Collin Wilcox)
6. Labyrinth (1980)
7. Hoodwink (1981)
8. Scattershot (1982)
9. Dragonfire (1982)
10. Bindlestiff (1983)
Casefile (1983)
11. Quicksilver (1984)
12. Nightshades (1984)
13. Double (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
14. Bones (1985)
15. Deadfall (1986)
16. Shackles (1988)
17. Jackpot (1990)
18. Breakdown (1991)
19. Quarry (1991)
20. Epitaphs (1992)
21. Demons (1993)
Spadework (1994)
22. Hardcase (1995)
23. Sentinels (1996)
24. Illusions (1997)
25. Boobytrap (1998)
26. Crazybone (2000)
27. Bleeders (2001)
28. Spook (2002)
29. Scenarios (2003)
30. Nightcrawlers (2005)
31. Mourners (2006)
32. Savages (2007)
33. Fever (2008)
Cat's Paw (2009)
34. Schemers (2009)
35. Betrayers (2010)
The Booktaker (2011)
36. Camouflage (2011)
37. Hellbox (2012)
Femme (2012)
Kinsmen (2012)
38. Nemesis (2013)
39. Strangers (2014)
40. Vixen (2015)
Zigzag (2016)
41. Endgame (2017)
Quincannon
1. Quincannon (1985)
2. Beyond the Grave (1986) (with Marcia Muller)
Burgade's Crossing (2003)
3. Quincannon's Game (2005)
1. Quincannon (1985)
2. Beyond the Grave (1986) (with Marcia Muller)
Burgade's Crossing (2003)
3. Quincannon's Game (2005)
Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery
Carpenter and Quincannon: Professional Detective Services (1998)
1. The Bughouse Affair (2013) (with Marcia Muller)
2. The Spook Lights Affair (2013) (with Marcia Muller)
3. The Body Snatchers Affair (2015) (with Marcia Muller)
4. The Plague of Thieves Affair (2016) (with Marcia Muller)
5. The Dangerous Ladies Affair (2017) (with Marcia Muller)
6. The Bags of Tricks Affair (2018)
7. The Flimflam Affair (2019)
8. The Stolen Gold Affair (2020)
9. The Paradise Affair (2021)
Carpenter and Quincannon: Professional Detective Services (1998)
1. The Bughouse Affair (2013) (with Marcia Muller)
2. The Spook Lights Affair (2013) (with Marcia Muller)
3. The Body Snatchers Affair (2015) (with Marcia Muller)
4. The Plague of Thieves Affair (2016) (with Marcia Muller)
5. The Dangerous Ladies Affair (2017) (with Marcia Muller)
6. The Bags of Tricks Affair (2018)
7. The Flimflam Affair (2019)
8. The Stolen Gold Affair (2020)
9. The Paradise Affair (2021)
Novels
The Stalker (1971)
The Jade Figure (1972) (as by Jack Foxx)
Panic (1972)
Snowbound (1974)
Dead Run (1975) (as by Jack Foxx)
Games (1976)
Freebooty (1976) (as by Jack Foxx)
The Running of Beasts (1976) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Acts of Mercy (1977) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Wildfire (1978) (as by Jack Foxx)
Night Screams (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Prose Bowl (1980) (with Barry N Malzberg)
A Killing in Xanadu (1980)
Masques (1981)
The Cambodia File (1981) (with Jack Anderson)
Duel at Gold Buttes (1982) (as by William Jeffrey)
The Gallows Land (1983)
Day of the Moon (1983) (as by William Jeffrey)
Border Fever (1984) (as by William Jeffrey) (with Jeffrey Wallmann)
Starvation Camp (1984)
The Last Days of Horse-shy Halloran (1987)
The Lighthouse (1987) (with Marcia Muller)
The Hangings (1989)
Firewind (1989)
Stalked Deck (1991)
Stacked Deck (1991)
The Jade Figurine (1991)
Carmody's Run (1993)
With an Extreme Burning (1994)
aka The Tormentor
Blue Lonesome (1995)
A Wasteland of Strangers (1997)
The Dying Time (1999) (as by Alex Saxon)
Nothing But the Night (1999)
In an Evil Time (2001)
A Wasteland of Stangers (2002)
Step to the Graveyard Easy (2002)
The Alias Man (2004)
The Crimes of Jordan Wise (2006)
The Other Side of Silence (2008)
The Hidden (2010)
The Violated (2017)
Give-A-Damn Jones (2018)
The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave (2019)
The Jade Figure (1972) (as by Jack Foxx)
Panic (1972)
Snowbound (1974)
Dead Run (1975) (as by Jack Foxx)
Games (1976)
Freebooty (1976) (as by Jack Foxx)
The Running of Beasts (1976) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Acts of Mercy (1977) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Wildfire (1978) (as by Jack Foxx)
Night Screams (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Prose Bowl (1980) (with Barry N Malzberg)
A Killing in Xanadu (1980)
Masques (1981)
The Cambodia File (1981) (with Jack Anderson)
Duel at Gold Buttes (1982) (as by William Jeffrey)
The Gallows Land (1983)
Day of the Moon (1983) (as by William Jeffrey)
Border Fever (1984) (as by William Jeffrey) (with Jeffrey Wallmann)
Starvation Camp (1984)
The Last Days of Horse-shy Halloran (1987)
The Lighthouse (1987) (with Marcia Muller)
The Hangings (1989)
Firewind (1989)
Stalked Deck (1991)
Stacked Deck (1991)
The Jade Figurine (1991)
Carmody's Run (1993)
With an Extreme Burning (1994)
aka The Tormentor
Blue Lonesome (1995)
A Wasteland of Strangers (1997)
The Dying Time (1999) (as by Alex Saxon)
Nothing But the Night (1999)
In an Evil Time (2001)
A Wasteland of Stangers (2002)
Step to the Graveyard Easy (2002)
The Alias Man (2004)
The Crimes of Jordan Wise (2006)
The Other Side of Silence (2008)
The Hidden (2010)
The Violated (2017)
Give-A-Damn Jones (2018)
The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave (2019)
Collections
Graveyard Plots (1985)
Small Felonies (1988)
The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini (1991)
Criminal Intent: 1 (1993) (with Ed Gorman and Marcia Muller)
Sleuths (1999)
All the Long Years (2001)
Problems Solved (2003) (with Barry N Malzberg)
On Account of Darkness (2004) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Coyote and Quarter-Moon (2006)
Crucifixion River (2007) (with Marcia Muller)
Dago Red (2008)
Strangers in the Fog / Cain's Mark (2014)
The Cemetery Man (2014)
Small Felonies 2 (2022)
High Concepts (2023)
Cream of the Crop (2024)
The Hanging Man (2024)
Small Felonies (1988)
The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini (1991)
Criminal Intent: 1 (1993) (with Ed Gorman and Marcia Muller)
Sleuths (1999)
All the Long Years (2001)
Problems Solved (2003) (with Barry N Malzberg)
On Account of Darkness (2004) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Coyote and Quarter-Moon (2006)
Crucifixion River (2007) (with Marcia Muller)
Dago Red (2008)
Strangers in the Fog / Cain's Mark (2014)
The Cemetery Man (2014)
Small Felonies 2 (2022)
High Concepts (2023)
Cream of the Crop (2024)
The Hanging Man (2024)
Novellas and Short Stories
Strangers in the Fog (1978)
The Ghosts of Ragged-Ass Gulch (2011)
Pumpkin (2012)
Wishful Thinking (2015)
The Ghosts of Ragged-Ass Gulch (2011)
Pumpkin (2012)
Wishful Thinking (2015)
Anthologies edited
Mystery Writers' Choice: 1977 (1977) (with Joe Gores)
Midnight Specials (1977)
Dark Sins, Dark Dreams (1978) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Werewolf! (1979)
The End of Summer (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Shared Tomorrows (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Voodoo! (1980)
Mummy! (1980)
Bug-Eyed Monsters (1980) (with Barry N Malzberg)
The Edgar Winners (1980)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
aka Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
Creature! (1981)
The Arbor House Necropolis (1981)
The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense (1982) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Specter! (1982)
The Web She Weaves (1983) (with Marcia Muller)
Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps (1983)
The Mystery Hall of Fame (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
The Western Hall of Fame (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Child's Ploy (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
The Outlaws (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Witches' Brew (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
13 Short Mystery Novels (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Chapter and Hearse (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
The Cowboys (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Ethnic Detectives (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Dark Lessons (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
She Won the West (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
The Warriors (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Deadly Arts (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
Wickedest Show on Earth (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
Murder in the First Reel (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Railroaders (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Steamboaters (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Modern Police Stories (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Mystery in the Mainstream (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
101 Mystery Stories (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Cattlemen (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Tales of Mystery (1986)
Tales of the Dead (1986)
Prime Suspects (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Manhattan Mysteries (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg and Carol-Lynn Waugh)
Horse Soldiers (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Uncollected Crimes (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Suspicious Characters (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Gunfighters (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
13 Short Detective Novels (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Criminal Elements (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Cloak and Dagger (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Texans (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Best of the West (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Homicidal Acts (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Lady on the Case (1988) (with Marcia Muller)
Kill or Cure (1989) (with Marcia Muller)
The Californians (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Felonious Assaults (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Arizonans (1989)
Deadly Doings (1989)
The Northerners (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Best of the West II (1990)
The Northwesterners (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Best of the West 3 (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Christmas Out West (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Crime and Crime Again (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
A Treasury of World War II Stories (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Montanans (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
A Treasury of Civil War Stories (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Night Freight (1992)
Combat! (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Tales of the West (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Torture Trek (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Hard-boiled (1995) (with Jack Adrian)
Giant Book of Short Crime Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Giant Book of War Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Detective Duos (1997) (with Marcia Muller)
A Century of Mystery (1997) (with Marcia Muller)
The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Duo (1998) (with Marcia Muller)
Pure Pulp (1999) (with Ed Gorman)
Masters of Horror and the Supernatural (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Midnight Specials (1977)
Dark Sins, Dark Dreams (1978) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Werewolf! (1979)
The End of Summer (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Shared Tomorrows (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
Voodoo! (1980)
Mummy! (1980)
Bug-Eyed Monsters (1980) (with Barry N Malzberg)
The Edgar Winners (1980)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
aka Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
Creature! (1981)
The Arbor House Necropolis (1981)
The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense (1982) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Specter! (1982)
The Web She Weaves (1983) (with Marcia Muller)
Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps (1983)
The Mystery Hall of Fame (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
The Western Hall of Fame (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Child's Ploy (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
The Outlaws (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Witches' Brew (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
13 Short Mystery Novels (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Chapter and Hearse (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
The Cowboys (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Ethnic Detectives (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Dark Lessons (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
She Won the West (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
The Warriors (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Deadly Arts (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
Wickedest Show on Earth (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
Murder in the First Reel (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Railroaders (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Steamboaters (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Modern Police Stories (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Mystery in the Mainstream (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
101 Mystery Stories (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Cattlemen (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Tales of Mystery (1986)
Tales of the Dead (1986)
Prime Suspects (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Manhattan Mysteries (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg and Carol-Lynn Waugh)
Horse Soldiers (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Uncollected Crimes (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Suspicious Characters (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Gunfighters (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
13 Short Detective Novels (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Criminal Elements (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Cloak and Dagger (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Texans (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Best of the West (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Homicidal Acts (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Lady on the Case (1988) (with Marcia Muller)
Kill or Cure (1989) (with Marcia Muller)
The Californians (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Felonious Assaults (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Arizonans (1989)
Deadly Doings (1989)
The Northerners (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Best of the West II (1990)
The Northwesterners (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Best of the West 3 (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Christmas Out West (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Crime and Crime Again (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
A Treasury of World War II Stories (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Montanans (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
A Treasury of Civil War Stories (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Night Freight (1992)
Combat! (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Tales of the West (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Torture Trek (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Hard-boiled (1995) (with Jack Adrian)
Giant Book of Short Crime Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Giant Book of War Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Detective Duos (1997) (with Marcia Muller)
A Century of Mystery (1997) (with Marcia Muller)
The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Duo (1998) (with Marcia Muller)
Pure Pulp (1999) (with Ed Gorman)
Masters of Horror and the Supernatural (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg and Barry N Malzberg)
Anthology series
Reel West (with Martin H Greenberg)
1. The Reel West (1984)
2. The Second Reel West (1985)
3. The Third Reel West (1986)
1. The Reel West (1984)
2. The Second Reel West (1985)
3. The Third Reel West (1986)
Academy Mystery Novellas (with Martin H Greenberg)
1. Women Sleuths (1985)
2. Police Procedurals (2005)
3. Locked Room Puzzles (1986)
1. Women Sleuths (1985)
2. Police Procedurals (2005)
3. Locked Room Puzzles (1986)
New Frontiers (with Martin H Greenberg)
1. New Frontiers Vol. 1 (1990)
2. New Frontiers Vol. 2 (1990)
1. New Frontiers Vol. 1 (1990)
2. New Frontiers Vol. 2 (1990)
Series contributed to
The Mammoth Book of ...
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of World War II Stories (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
The Mammoth Book of World War II Stories (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death (2003) (as by Robert Hart Davis)
Charlie Chan in The Temple of the Golden Horde (2004) (as by Robert Hart Davis)
Charlie Chan in the Pawns of Death (2003) (as by Robert Hart Davis)
Charlie Chan in The Temple of the Golden Horde (2004) (as by Robert Hart Davis)
Mystery Writers of America Presents
Tricks and Treats (2019) (with Joe Gores)
Deadly Anniversaries (2020) (with Marcia Muller)
Tricks and Treats (2019) (with Joe Gores)
Deadly Anniversaries (2020) (with Marcia Muller)
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Wolf Moon (1993)
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