{"product_id":"2940158144097","title":"Problems Solved","description":"TWO LEGENDS!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, Bill Pronzini is famed for his private-eye stories about the \"Nameless Detective\" and for his Shamus-award winning short stories, and Barry N. Malzberg is one of America's premier science-fiction writers, but back in their salad days they collaborated on a number of stories, which have now become legendary. Many fans have heard of them, but very few have had the privilege of reading them -- until now. Problems Solved collects all their crime and mystery collaborations, mostly written during the 1970's and early 1980's, and a few recent collaborations (including two new stories written especially for this volume). The stories range from suspense (\"Night Rider\") to irony (\"What Kind of Person Are You?\") to twists-in-the-tale (\"Problems Solved\") to science-fictional detection, including three stories about an unnamed Luna Immigration Inspector. Others emphasize sports (\"What's a Chicago Cub?\" asks an entrepreneur of the future), and one, \"Another Burnt-Out Case,\" is in Bill Pronzini's words, \"a weird comic Hitchcockian crime fantasy with a carnival setting, whose last two lines elicit gleeful chortles from both of us to this day.\"","brand":"Crossroad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104157942000,"sku":"2940158144097","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158144097_p0.jpg?v=1764109890","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158144097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}