Don’t worry...it’s not a novel about a bunch of killer worms. The idea is that after dark, the slimiest people crawl out from under the rocks where they hide from the daylight to indulge in dark dreams and visions that involve savaging the others...like nightcrawlers. Get it??? This book is basically a compilation of stories from the Nameless Detective Agency that have been blended together. Russ Dancer, a dying hack author, has commissioned Nameless... (I'm still not quite sure where the whole 'Nameless' thing came from. He does have an actual name...it’s Bill), to carry out his last wish ...to give a mysterious package to an old flame. Investigator Jake Runyon tries to help his estranged son, after his son's partner is a victim of a brutal gay-bashing....and Nameless's workaholic junior partner, Tamara Corbin, stumbles onto a kidnapping while on a stakeout. The three main characters are well-done although not particularly distinctive, or unfortunately...even memorable...except of course for Nameless. The book pretty much stumbles along until Tamara disappears. I've read other books by this author but I'm not sure if I want to devote more reading time to this series. ( )

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