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![]() | Hoodwink (1981) (The seventh book in the Nameless Detective series) A novel by Bill Pronzini |
Shamus Awards
Former pulp writer and current hack Russell Dancer invites Nameless to the first annual Western Pulp Convention in San Francisco. He wants Nameless to help him locate the person who is trying to blackmail Dancer for a purported plagiarism of a story called "Hoodwink." Arriving at the convention, Nameless discovers that a group of former friends (and now uncomfortable colleagues) who wrote for the pulps called the "Pulpeteers" have all received blackmail notes. Nameless is in seventh heaven as he meets many of his favorite pulp writers, buys pulp novels for his collection and meets a stunning younger woman who is the daughter of two famous pulp writers. For once, Nameless has some luck with the ladies. But is Kerry Wade attracted to him, or to his job as a private eye? Is he really attracted to her, or to her connection to the pulps? The convention is unexpectedly disrupted when one of the guests is found dead in a locked room while Russell Dancer is holding a gun that's been recently fired. It looks like an obvious case of murder by Dancer, who has been feuding with the man. Dancer denies his guilt, and only Nameless is willing to believe him. As Nameless tracks down the guilty party, he finds himself faced with a second locked room mystery... and a target for a murderer.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
Used availability for Bill Pronzini's Hoodwink
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Hardback Editions
March 1990 : Hardback
| Title: Hoodwink (Curley Large Print Books) Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: 0792701925 / 9780792701927 (USA edition) Publisher: John Curley & Assoc Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
December 1981 : Hardback
| Title: Hoodwink Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: 0709193424 / 9780709193425 (UK edition) Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
May 1981 : Hardback
| Title: Hoodwink: A "Nameless Detective" Mystery Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: 0312389698 / 9780312389697 (USA edition) Publisher: St Martins Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
September 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Hoodwink: The Nameless Detective Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: 1612320732 / 9781612320731 (USA edition) Publisher: Speaking Volumes, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
June 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Hoodwink (Curley Large Print Books) Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: 0792701933 / 9780792701934 (USA edition) Publisher: Sound Library Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
March 1987 : Paperback
| Title: Hoodwink (Nameless Detective Mystery) Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: 0770105491 / 9780770105495 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Paperjacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Kindle Editions
September 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Hoodwink (The Nameless Detective) Author(s):: Bill Pronzini ISBN: B005LH60U6 Publisher: Speaking Volumes Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
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