David Virden hires Nameless to find his ex-wife and deliver some papers to her. But she refuses the papers and sends a message to Virden to never contact her again. His colleague, Tamara, tells Nameless that Virden threatens to sue and claims that the woman they located isn't his wife. Then he disappears and his fiance hires Nameless to find out why.
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David Virden hires Nameless to find his ex-wife and deliver some papers to her. But she refuses the papers and sends a message to Virden to never contact her again. His colleague, Tamara, tells Nameless that Virden threatens to sue and claims that the woman they located isn't his wife. Then he disappears and his fiance hires Nameless to find out why.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards and spine imprinted with title and author in metallic green. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 269 pages. A Nameless Detective Mystery, No. 38. Nameless may not like David Virden, but the case is simple enough: find his ex-wife--and they know where she is. Deliver some papers to her and it's all done. But she refuses the papers, sends a message to Virden to never contact her again, and slams the door. His colleague, Tamara, tells Nameless that Virden threatens to sue, stops payment on his checks, and claims that the woman they located isn't his wife. Then he disappears and his fianc? e hires Nameless to find out why. Clearly, someone is trying to make Nameless the monkey in the middle. The investigation that Nameless's partner, Jake Runyon, has to undertake is personal...and urgent. His girlfriend Bryn's son, a pawn in a bitter divorce settlement, is being beaten and every indication is that his father is responsible. Is he bitter enough to take out his frustrations on a young boy, to fracture his arm? Then events turn on Jake: a dead woman, a bloodied Bryn, and a scared and silent child force him to look in other, darker, more deadly directions.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. First edition first printing of the thirty sixth novel in the Nameless series. SIGNED by the author on the title page. In fine / fine unread condition. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 269 p. Nameless Detective Novels. Audience: General/trade.
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This is my first book by Bill Pronzini and I really wasn't impressed. The characters just were not compelling; some were boring. At least Alex Chavez bled; the other detectives just seemed to be going through the moves.
Fortunately, there are two mysteries operating at the same time, requiring the skills of different members of the detective agency. Detective Jake Runion is emotionally involved with a stroke-victim who is divorced and who believes that her son is being abused by her former husband. Bryn didn't do well during the determination of the custodial arrangements for their child, Bobby. This nine year-old lives with his lawyer-father instead of with his mother as he would prefer. The relationship between the parents is antagonistic.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch: David Virden comes into Nameless's office with a simple problem: Find his first wife and give her some papers. But Virden's former wife isn't interested in his problem, refuses to help and tells the detective and Virden never to contact her again. When Nameless tells Virden the result of his visit with the former Mrs. Virden, David decides to go see her, to explain the seriousness of his need. After his confrontation, David calls the detective agency in a royal snit. He says that the person he met was NOT his former wife. Then David disappears.
With these two problems, it would seem that there's plenty to do. The characters go through the motions, but I wasn't convinced that anyone cared,. Fortunately, the author kept the action coming so the plot moved at a fast clip.
