Here is a list of all the books (in order) Happy Reading.1971tThe Snatcht Random Houset1973tThe Vanishedt Random Houset1973tUndercurrentst Random Houset1977tBlowbackt Ramdom Houset1978tTwospott Putmant1980tLaybrintht St. Martin's Presst1980tA Killing In XanadutWaves Presst1981tHoodwinkedt St. Martin's Presst1982tScattershott St. Martin's Presst1982tDragonfiret St. Martin's Presst1983tBindlestifft St. Martin's Presst1983tCasefilet St. Martin's Presst1984tQuicksilvert St. Martin's Presst1984tNightshadest St. Martin's Presst1984tDoublet St. Martin's Presst1985tBonest St. Martin's Presst1985tGrave Yard PlotstSt. Martin's Presst1886tDreadfallt St. Martin's Presst1988tShacklest St. Martin's Presst1988tSmall Felloniest St. Martin's Presst1990tJackpott Delacortet1991tBreakdownt Delacortet1992tQuarryt Delacortet1992tEpitathst Delacortet1993tDemonst Delacortet1995tHardcaset Delacortet1996tSpadeworkt Crippen & Landrut1996tSentinelst Carroll & Graft1997tIllusionst Carroll & Graft1998tBoobytrapt Carroll & Graft1999tSluthst Five Start1999tDuot Five Start2000tCrazybonest Carroll & Graft2002tBleederst Carroll & Graft2003tSpookt Carroll & Graft2003tScenariost Five Start2005tNightcrawlerst Forget2006tMournerst Forget2007tSavagest Forget2008tFeavert Forget2009tSchemerst Forget2010tBetrayerst Forget2011tCamouflaget Forget2012tHellboxt Forget2012tKinsment Cemetery Dancet2012tFemmet Cemetery Dancet2013tNemesist Forget
Nameless was hired by a wife who wanted to learn why her husband was spending so much time away from home, at night. The surveillance takes him to funeral after funeral and cemetery after cemetery. Nameless looked into the husband’s background and what he found explained the man’s behavior. Meanwhile, Tamara, Nameless’s assistant is having boyfriend problems and Jake, Nameless’s co-private eye, needs a new case to take his mind off his dead wife. Nameless’s wife Carrie is going through something that she is not sharing with him and being the good guy he is, he patiently waits for her to share her problems with him. Emily, Nameless’s daughter is worried about her mom and that concerns Nameless. The Nameless Detective Series is one of my favorite series and Mourners was a great addition to the series. Nick Sullivan did a great job in storytelling.
It's been a while since I've read Pronzini and I think I had read this one before, but I was particularly interested in his development of the story. The "Nameless" chapters were in first person, but other chapters were headed by other characters and told in their POV, but in third person.There were a couple chapters that just extended the book and could have been omitted without affecting the story at all.There was a character named Bill that appeared part way through and I couldn't place him for a couple chapters. Well, Bill is the name of Nameless!
—Lynn Pribus
My first nameless detective book. I have a large amount of authors I read, but keep catching up with all their boooks, so I'm always on the lookout, especially for new mystery writers. Jury is out after this one. Sometimes an author hooks me right away, sometimes I know it won't work right away. I struggle with the ones that are in between, because sometimes I need two or three books to decide! Sometimes it writing style, sometimes it's setting, sometimes dialog or plot. Let you know when I read more.
—Steve
The agency is hired by a wife to follow her husband James Troxell who is acting suspiciously. She fervently believes he is not having an affair, but wants to find out what is going on. Jake Runyon discovers Troxell is attending funerals of women who were violently murdered and has also rented a secret crash pad. Is Troxell the killer? One of the sisters of a murdered woman zeros in on Troxell’s odd behavior at her sisters funeral and thinks he might be the killer. Good mystery; good suspense. The story gets dragged down by personal drama in the detectives’ lives, particularly Bill’s wife Kerry’s medical issues and Tamara’s love life – yawn. Kerry argues endlessly over every.. little.. thing. This is my second Nameless book and she did it in the last book, too. I wanted to divorce her myself. There were also some odd, possibly inappropriate conversations about sex between Bill and his young daughter that made me a bit uncomfortable. I know I am a geezer, but still….
—Marca
