The Nameless Detective and his crew get mixed up with the dangerous woman of the title in Bill Pronzini's Femme.
Femme is a new entry in the long Nameless Detective private eye series that has been running for decades. Although a devoted reader at one time, I had sporadic interest in the series in recent years until I saw this one on the shelves of the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library. In fact, it seemed so different than its predecessors that I didn't know what I was looking at for a minute.
With its throwback cover and straight-on noir plotting I gained a new interest in what was going on with this long-running character. I found that despite reaching into pulp roots for material, the protagonist continues to grow and change, along with his supporting cast.
I felt this to be an agreeable enough mystery, probably even more so for fans of Pronzini's work.
Femme is a new entry in the long Nameless Detective private eye series that has been running for decades. Although a devoted reader at one time, I had sporadic interest in the series in recent years until I saw this one on the shelves of the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library. In fact, it seemed so different than its predecessors that I didn't know what I was looking at for a minute.
With its throwback cover and straight-on noir plotting I gained a new interest in what was going on with this long-running character. I found that despite reaching into pulp roots for material, the protagonist continues to grow and change, along with his supporting cast.
I felt this to be an agreeable enough mystery, probably even more so for fans of Pronzini's work.
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