Everyone's mourning in the nameless detective's office and he doesn't like it one bit. For his own part, Nameless is spending more and more time at the cemetery; at home he's hit a brick wall in his relationship with his wife. He'd rather be managing his pulp magazine collection and battling his weight, but, unfortunately, life won't cut Nameless a break. Tamara, Nameless's assistant, has something eating at her too, but she won't talk about it with anyone. Even Nameless's co-private eye, Jake, is in a bad place: He needs a case soon so that he'll have something to take his mind off his son. For a while, everyone's mourning in isolation until Nameless starts to put the pieces together.
The newest addition to Bill Pronzini's Nameless Detective series is read by Nick Sullivan, who excels at mysteries and detective stories. Nameless is asked to investigate a wealthy financial planner who attends strangers' funerals and exhibits other unusual behavior. The book is also an intriguing character study, highlighted by Nameless's inability to understand why his wife seems aloof and sullen. Sullivan's performance is terrific. He reads in an almost breathless style that meshes well with the story. Because, as the title suggests, each of the main characters is in some form of mourning, Sullivan provides them with distinct styles and attitudes, thus enriching the underlying story that mysteriously intertwines them. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
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