Author: Bill Pronzini Year: 1986 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780770107734 0770107737 |
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In Deadfall Bill Pronzini's popular "Nameless Detective" returns in his most baffling-and harrowing-case to date. While staked out on a routine car repossession, Nameless all but witnesses the shooting of a San Francisco lawyer, Leonard Purcell. He arrives on the scene in time to hear Purcell's dying words, one of which is "deadfall." But Purcell dies in Nameless's arms before the cryptic word can be explained. The mystery deepens when Nameless discovers that Leonard's brother, Kenneth, fell to his death six months earlier. Is Purcell's death linked to the apparent accidental "deadfall" of his brother? Leonard's housemate thinks so, and he hires Nameless to prove it. The detective's search takes him into a labyrinth of bizarre relationships involving Kenneth's promiscuous widow, his unattractive daughter, her drug-addicted boyfriend, a shrewd society matron with a passion for antique snuff bottles, a bisexual Filipino, and a missing Mexican deliveryman. Before Nameless can learn the truth behind the demise of the Purcell brothers, the case takes a number of turns that leave his own life hanging in the balance.
This book is part of the "Nameless Detective" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Boobytrap" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Illusions" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Hardcase" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Demons" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Epitaphs" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Quarry" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Shackles" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Quicksilver" First published in 1984 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Scattershot" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Dragonfire" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Blowback" First published in 1981 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Labyrinth" First published in 1980 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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