Small Felonies: Fifty Mystery Short Stories (A Thomas Dunne Book)

This is a collection of fifty short stories by veteran mystery and crime writer Bill Pronzini, best known as fhe creator of 'The Nameless Detective' series. This collection crosses over a broad range of styles and characters, settings and plots, showing the breadth and depth of Pronzini's prodigious talent. Included are murders, swindles, double-crosses, crazed children, and much, much more. Contents include: A Cold Foggy Day / A Dip in the Poole / Something Wrong (A ''Nameless Detective'' Story) / The Imperfect Crime / Shell Game with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) / Sweet Fever / Perfect Timing / Dear Poisoner / Thirst / Skeletons / The Same Old Grind / His Name Was Legion / The Dispatching of George Ferris / Little Lamb / Once a Thief (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) / Under the Skin / Changes / The Storm Tunnel / Defect / The Clincher / The Facsimile Shop (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) / Waiting, Waiting... / Peekaboo / Words Do Not A Book Make / Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern (A ''Nameless Detective'' Story) / The Terrarium / On Guard! (with Michael Kurland) / Memento Mori / A Little Larceny / Mrs. Rakubian / Toy / House Call (with Jeffrey M. / Wallmann) / Deathwatch / Outrageous / Muggers' Moon / Hero (A Tale of the Old West) / The Man Who Collected ''The Shadow'' / For Love / Unchained / Tiger, Tiger (with John Lutz) / Here Lies Another Blackmailer / Buttermilk / Retirement / One of Those Days / Don't Spend It All in One Place / Cache and Carry (A ''Nameless Detective''/Sharon McCone Story, with Marcia Muller) / The Killing / Black Wind / A Case for Quiet (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) / Whodunit A cold foggy day -- A dip in the Poole -- Something wrong (A "Nameless Detective" story) -- The imperfect crime -- Shell game / with Jeffrey M. Wallmann -- Sweet fever -- Perfect timing -- Dear poisoner -- Thirst -- Skeletons -- The same old grind -- His name was legion -- The dispatching of George Ferris -- Little lamb -- Once a thief / with Jeffrey M. Wallmann -- Under the skin -- Changes -- The storm tunnel -- Defect -- The clincher -- The facsimile shop / with Jeffrey M. Wallmann -- Waiting, waiting ... -- Peekaboo -- Words do not a book make -- Incident in a neighborhood tavern (A "Nameless Detective" story) -- The terrarium principle -- On guard! / with Michael Kurland -- Memento mori -- A little larceny -- Mrs. Rakubian -- Toy -- House call / with Jeffrey M. Wallmann -- Deathwatch -- Outrageous -- Muggers' moon -- Hero (a tale of the old west) -- The man who collected "The Shadow" -- For love -- Unchained -- Tiger, tiger / with John Lutz -- Here lies another blackmailer -- Buttermilk -- Retirement -- One of those days -- Don't spend it all in one place -- Cache and carry (A "Nameless Detective"/Sharon McCone story) / with Marcia Muller -- The killing -- Black wind -- A case for quiet / with Jeffrey M. Wallmann -- Whodunit Fifty short crime stories cover the spectrum from psychological thriller to satire, fantasy, morality plays, and more, in settings across the country