Graveyard Plots

In this collection of 23 short stories, Bill Pronzini, prolific, award-winning west-coast mystery writer and creator of the well-known "e;Nameless Detective"e; series, the author's style and versatility truly shine. These tales including three that feature his well-known series character, the "e;Nameless Detective"e; run the gamut from psychological suspense ("e;Strangers in the Fog"e;) to satire ("e;A Craving for Originality"e;) to Western gothic ("e;The Hanging Man"e; and "e;His Name was Legion"e;). Of special note, "e;Proof of Guilt"e; is a dandy murder-in-a-locked-room puzzle; "e;Multiples"e; (written with Barry N. Malzberg) is an intriguing literary exercise about a man who can't decide whether to kill his wife or simply write about it; "e;Rebound"e; is a solid character piece about a washed-up reporter stalking a once-great basketball player; and "e;Peekaboo,"e; about the lone tenant in a large, eerie house, has an ending guaranteed to deliver the shivers.