{"product_id":"9781250812827","title":"Strangers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eStrangers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bill Pronzini\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest in Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini's acclaimed Nameless Detective Series -- \u003ci\u003eStrangers. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCody Hatcher is the kind of teenager you don't want your kids hanging with.  That's the book on him and it's why the citizens of Mineral Springs have no problem at all believing that he's guilty of three rapes.  His mother, Cheryl, an old lover of Nameless's, is  also being harassed by vindictive townspeople. It's against such odds that he must work to prove Cody innocent.  There are few to help him and plenty to get in his way.  It's a classic situation for an iconic private investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pronzini is a pro at PI Fiction: he never cheats on the reader, respecting the conventions of the hard-boiled detective stories and puzzle mysteries he employs so well.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on Schemers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pronzini is a greatly gifted storyteller who never fails to deliver topflight entertainment.” —\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union-Tribune on Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are several reasons why Bill Pronzini's series centered on the Nameless Detective has been so successful for so long.  Primary among them is that Pronzini is a genuine storyteller, and he hasn't disappointed us yet… \u003ci\u003eNightcrawlers\u003c\/i\u003e, is beautifully plotted, realistic, up-to-the-minute and sometimes scary.  There's real suspense and real danger.” —\u003ci\u003eStatesman Journal on Nightcrawlers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pronzini constructs his sturdy plot with top-quality materials, including spit-polished dialogue and loathsome villains who actually giggle as they crack their victims' bones.  And Bill is still a terrific hero.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review on Nightcrawlers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250812827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40835848798414,"sku":"9781250812827","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250812827","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}