The Recurring Cast
Character · San Francisco · 26 books

"Nameless"

Private investigator with no name · Bill Pronzini

“Nameless” is a San Francisco private investigator with no name.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Snatch (1971)
Latest appearance
Bleeders (2002)
Books
26 (26 as lead)
Series
Nameless Detective
Author
Bill Pronzini
Circle
San Francisco

Where to meet "Nameless"

"Nameless" first appears in The Snatch (1971), as the lead, book 1 of the Nameless Detective series.

Buy The Snatch

Every book with "Nameless"

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1971LThe Snatchlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  2. 1973LThe Vanishedlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  3. 1973LUndercurrentlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  4. 1977LBlowbacklead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  5. 1980LLabyrinthlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  6. 1981LHoodwinklead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  7. 1982LScattershotlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  8. 1982LDragonfirelead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  9. 1983LBindlestifflead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  10. 1984LQuicksilverlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  11. 1984LNightshadeslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  12. 1984LDoublelead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  13. 1985LBoneslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  14. 1986LDeadfalllead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  15. 1988LShackleslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  16. 1990LJackpotlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  17. 1991LBreakdownlead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  18. 1992LQuarrylead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  19. 1992LEpitaphslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  20. 1993LDemonslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  21. 1995LHardcaselead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  22. 1996LSentinelslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  23. 1997LIllusionslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  24. 1998LBoobytraplead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  25. 2000LCrazybonelead · Nameless DetectiveBuy
  26. 2002LBleederslead · Nameless DetectiveBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
EberhardtPolice lieutenant, later Nameless's partner26
Kerry WadeCopywriter, later Nameless's wife21