Nameless Detective

Nameless Detective is a series universe written by Bill Pronzini. The complete collection runs to 46 books across 3 series, published between 1971 and 2017.

The main series is Publication Order of Nameless Detective Books with 40 books. It opens with The Snatch (1971) and currently runs to Endgame (2017).

Series included on this page:

• Publication Order of Nameless Detective Books — 40 books, 1971–2017
• Publication Order of Nameless Detective Short Stories/Novellas — 3 books, 2011–2012
• Publication Order of Nameless Detective Collections — 3 books, 1983–2003

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Snatch (1971), book 1 of Publication Order of Nameless Detective Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.