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Shackles, by Bill Pronzini
Aug. 5th, 2011 10:31 pmI'm currently reading the extremely dense Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson, so I needed something lighter to read simultaneously. As a result I picked up Shackles, by Bill Pronzini, from the library.
It's the next Nameless Detective book in the series, and it's pretty unique book. The first third is about Nameless being held in captivity by a faceless villain. Afterward, he escapes and hunts said villain down using some nice detective work.
Much of this book is really a psychological thriller centering on our protagonist, and it's very well presented. As I said, though, the detective work that comes in the middle really works too. It's all around a strong book, and I'm very happy to see Pronzini continue to move away from those closed-door mysteries that he was (briefly?) obsessed with.
There was also some vary nice use of northern California background in this one, away from Nameless' typical stomping grounds, but still an interesting and iconic part of the state.
I'm more enthusiastic to read more Nameless books after this one.
It's the next Nameless Detective book in the series, and it's pretty unique book. The first third is about Nameless being held in captivity by a faceless villain. Afterward, he escapes and hunts said villain down using some nice detective work.
Much of this book is really a psychological thriller centering on our protagonist, and it's very well presented. As I said, though, the detective work that comes in the middle really works too. It's all around a strong book, and I'm very happy to see Pronzini continue to move away from those closed-door mysteries that he was (briefly?) obsessed with.
There was also some vary nice use of northern California background in this one, away from Nameless' typical stomping grounds, but still an interesting and iconic part of the state.
I'm more enthusiastic to read more Nameless books after this one.