Description: "Published in 2018 by arrangement with Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC/Tor/Forge"--Title page verso.
Brief description: Bill Pronzini's novel, Snowbound, received the Grand Prix de la Littérature Policière 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.
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Praise for the Carpenter and Quincannon Series:
"This fast-moving novel offers plenty of fun."--Publishers Weekly on The Bags of Tricks Affair "Four stars. The plotting is great fun."--Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine on The Plague of Thieves Affair "Those who enjoy historical mysteries are in for a particular treat with this delightful new series featuring two intrepid detectives who solve their cases using different but equally effective methods." --Booklist on The Bughouse Affair"Readers will enjoy the historical details as they ponder the cases and wonder about the Carpenter-Quincannon relationship."--Booklist on The Body Snatchers Affair
"Historical mystery readers will enjoy this well-researched story from a pair of always reliable genre veterans."--Booklist on The Spook Lights Affair "A doubly impossible crime only adds to the enjoyable plot"--Publishers Weekly on The Bughouse Affair "An intriguing mystery."--Publishers Weekly on The Spook Lights Affair