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A happy newlywed at last, Nameless returns from his honeymoon with the idea of taking it easy. When adopted Melanie Ann Aldrich walks into his office with a case to find her real parents, Nameless thinks he can do the case in his sleep it's so easy! But is it? Nameless delves into the past, but no one there is talking, at first. When he finds disturbing information about Melanie's father, Stephen Chehalis, information Chehalis would kill to keep secret, suddenly a routine case spirals out of show more control. Nameless finds himself risking his own life to protect a daughter from a vicious father with a deadly secret. show lessTags
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Melanie wants to find her real parents and hires Nameless detective to do it. As Nameless delves into her past he finds disturbing information about her father.
Nameless is straightforward and direct in his dealings with people, which I liked. And he’s willing to bend the rules a little trying to find the truth. I liked the first half of the book during the investigation. Then Nameless discovers what the birth father has been up to and the rest of the book is Nameless tracking him down. Although exciting in parts, there wasn’t any mystery at that point. I still mostly enjoyed the story.
Nameless is straightforward and direct in his dealings with people, which I liked. And he’s willing to bend the rules a little trying to find the truth. I liked the first half of the book during the investigation. Then Nameless discovers what the birth father has been up to and the rest of the book is Nameless tracking him down. Although exciting in parts, there wasn’t any mystery at that point. I still mostly enjoyed the story.
Nameless & Kelly marry, adoption hunt leads to serial rapist who threatens Kelly
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Bill Pronzini was born in Petaluma, California on April 13, 1943. His first novel, The Stalker, was published in 1971. He is best known for his creation of the Nameless Detective Mystery series, as well as several westerns and novels of dark suspense. He has been a full time writer since 1969. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more show more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. He has won numerous awards including three Shamus Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Mystery Writers of America. His book Snowbound received the Grand Prix de la Litterature Policiere, as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. Pronzini has established himself as a master of the Western novel as well as earning a name for himself in the dark fiction genre. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Hardcase
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Nameless; Kerry Wade; Melanie Ann Aldrich; Joe DeFalco; Stephen Chehalis; Tamara Corbin
- Important places
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Dedication
- For Gene Zombolas and Arthur HackathornÂ
Friends and fellow collectors of the good old stuff - First words
- I was sweating.
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 2
