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fast-paced and enjoyable
I've reached the end of the epic 35-books-in-a-row run, and it's bittersweet. I must now go to a book here and there, as the end is looming. But this book, like all the others, was near perfect.
One of the best ones!
This is the first book by Bill Pronzini that I have read and look forward to reading more of his books. Camouflage was overall a great detective story.
This is a good mystery and was an enjoyable read. What I don't understand is why some authors insist on including smears of politicians and parties thy don't like gratuitously into everything they write. When it's germane to the story, sure, but gratuitous posturing for a sense of moral superiority in an otherwise unrelated venue isn't welcome to me or many others.
First Pronzini book I've tried. Page turner - with 1 or 2 interesting plot twists ; and which I'd have liked to recommend to my wife to read but for the fact that it would be a bit too dark for her taste (and was slightly so for mine); but I gather from other reviews posted here that this is uncharacteristic of most of his 'nameless detective' series - so I'll try another. Certainly not 'literature', but a page turner has it's place.
Fast read focusing on two stories...both pretty nasty.
I like this one. I think the narrative voice made it more enjoyable. Still broken into parts with Nameless, Tamara and Runyon. But the voice (I can't remember it from past books) was the difference. Nameless is hired to found a clients first ex-wife for an annulment, but when the client goes the the ex, he claims Nameless and crew messed up. Then he disappears. Along with that one, Jake lady friend is struggling with her son and the obvious abuse he's suffering. Until the perpetrator is murdered...
Read 2013
Another good story
I'm a fan of Pronzine and Nameless Detective. Always find them fun and fast paced with interesting characters. I found Camouflage to have an interesting plot.
Another multi-case entry which Pronzini handles so well, along with the personal involvements of the detectives and suspense. Had I not been following other series, I'd be devouring this one constantly.
I'm a fan of this series, and this one took a decidedly darker turn. It took me a while to get used to the shifting points of view — the "Nameless" narrator (whose name is Bill) in first person, and the third-person narrative of the other characters.There was one glaringly dumb thing in this book, however — the description of how Alex Chavez keeps himself amused on stakeouts by listening to "right wing hate radio." There follows a litany of complaints about Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck that is s...
Good mystery starring the Nameless Detective.
Have to agree with Patrick on January 2012, there is no place for the authors reaction to his latest exposure to talk radio. May not read anymore in the series if the narrative continues as such.
I remain an avid fan of Bill Pronzini's Nameless Detective series, and Camouflage, for my money, is one of the better of the newer titles. Jake Runyon, Nameless's partner, deals with one case while Nameless works a different one. Both mysteries are genuine puzzle-type whodunits, but the storyline returns to a grittier, darker tone which is the series' hardboiled roots. This time out, the tough-minded Tamara, now a full partner in the PI firm, is relegated to a support role. The prose is stylish,...
Good stories but what was the point of the talk radio diatribe?
An almost perfect mystery with a film noir feel to it, set in San Francisco.
I would give this a 3.5/5. I always enjoy Bill Pronzini, and Camouflage is a very nicely written mystery. The same characters from the Nameless Detective series populate this book, and two stories are told concurrently. As usual, Nameless narrates his story in the first person, and Jake Runyon's part is narrated in the third person. It's a very enjoyable read.
