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Bill Pronzini

American writer of detective fiction, and anthologist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83

Bill Pronzini is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories.

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1989Grand Prix de Littérature PolicièreAward1988Macavity AwardsAward1987Macavity AwardsAward1972Edgar AwardsAward1943Born13 April 1943

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Grand Prix de Littérature Policière1989
Macavity Awards1988
Macavity Awards1987
Edgar Awards1972

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Pronzini is known as the creator of the San Francisco-based Nameless Detective, who starred in over 40 books from the early 1970s into the 2000s.

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Born 1943 · age 83

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