Bill Pronzini is best known for his "Nameless Detective" novels. "Scenarios" is a casebook of short stories featuring Nameless. In all there are 14 short stories in this book. Of special interest is the short story "It's a Lousy World" which is Nameless' first case and was written in 1968. There is also a Nameless/Sharon McCone story which Pronzini co-wrote with his wife, Marcia Muller. Bill Pronzini is a giant in mystery fiction and this book shows he is a master of the short story as well. "Scenarios" should be a part of any "Nameless Detective" collection.