Bleeders

A simple case gets murderously complicated when Nameless, Bill Pronzini's seasoned private-eye, exposes a nasty scam tha... (more)

A simple case gets murderously complicated when Nameless, Bill Pronzini's seasoned private-eye, exposes a nasty scam that involves junior account executive Jay Cohalan, his unhappy wife, and a mistress with a serious drug problem. It's the kind of case Nameless likes, because bleeders, the blackmailers, extortionists, small-time grifters, and other opportunists who prey on the weak and gullible, top his list of worthless human parasites. (less)