{"product_id":"cream-of-the-crop-best-mystery-suspense-stories-of-bill-pronzini-paperback","title":"Cream of the Crop: Best Mystery \u0026 Suspense Stories of Bill Pronzini - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Pronzini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-six stories personally selected by Bill Pronzini from over a half century's writing career, including a selection of standalone mysteries, plus stories featuring Carpenter \u0026amp; Quincannon and The Nameless Detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selections here span a broad range of topics, themes, settings, and types of crime fiction. Some are grim, some upbeat, some wryly humorous; no two are alike. The one unifying factor in all of the stories is that they're character-driven. People both good and bad-who they are and what makes them act and react the way they do-are the core ingredient of Pronzini's crime fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral of these have been honored in best of the year anthologies and have been nominated for awards. The Nameless Detective story, \"Cat's-Paw,\" won a PWA Best Short Story Shamus Award. And two were filmed: \"Proof of Guilt\" was adapted for an episode of the British TV series \u003cem\u003eTales of the Unexpected, \u003c\/em\u003eand \"Liar's Dice\" was the basis for a 1995 made-for-U.S. TV film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is Bill Pronzini at his best... the best of the best!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557867647283,"sku":"9798886010992","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oRsE3iOJRW9798886010992.webp?v=1761195269","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/cream-of-the-crop-best-mystery-suspense-stories-of-bill-pronzini-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}