Bill Pronzini

Demons Bill Pronzini

Publisher Marketing: For the "Nameless Detective," investigations involving matters of the heart are to be avoided. But when an old poker buddy asks him to help frazzled and distraught Kay Runyon, whose husband, Victor, is having a clandestine affair with a mystery woman named Nedra, Nameless relents. After all, it seems like a simple matter: Find out just who Nedra is so Kay can confront her in a last-ditch effort to save her marriage. But Nameless soon discovers that there is much more at stake than a simple affair. Nedra is a modern-day Circe who attracts men who become obsessed with her, in some cases dangerously so. Victor Runyon is the latest in a long line; others whose paths Nameless crosses include a violent ex-convict, Nedra's jealous ex-husband, and a powerful San Francisco politician. Victor's obsession with Nedra takes a bizarre twist when she suddenly vanishes without a trace. Did she disappear willingly or was she the victim of one of her lovers' private demons? Nameless must find out before it's too late to save Victor and Kay from tragic ends. And he must do so while trying to cope with a very personal and private demon of his own. Demons is a powerful tale of psychological suspense that builds inexorably to a chilling and shocking climax." Review Citations: Library Journal 03/15/2005 pg. 126 (EAN 9780792731719, MP3 CD) - *Starred Review Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 50 (EAN 9780792731702, Compact Disc) Library Journal 03/15/2005 pg. 126 (EAN 9780792731702, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Library Journal 03/15/2005 pg. 126 (EAN 9780792731696, Analog Audio Cassette) - *Starred Review Booklist 09/01/1993 pg. 41 (EAN 9780385305051, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/02/1993 (EAN 9780385305051, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Pronzini, Bill Bill Pronzini's novel, "Snowbound", received the Grand Prix de la Litterature Policiere as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. "A Wasteland of Strangers" was nominated for best crime novel of 1997 by both the Mystery Writers of America and the International Crime Writers Association; in addition to six Edgar Award nominations, Pronzini has received three Shamus Awards, two for best novel, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in northern California with his wife, the crime novelist Marcia Muller.