From Publishers Weekly
An appearance by Pronzini's Nameless Detective is always a promising event; in his latest case, with its echoes of Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male, Nameless delivers on that promise with more punch and sensibility than ever. Kidnapped one winter night near his home in San Francisco, he is driven to a remote mountain cabin and left, chained in a leg iron, with only enough supplies to last three or four months: his masked captor has planned a slow and vengeful death. Enduring solitude and physical hardship, summoning great effort of will, Nameless survives, escapes and, as a profoundly altered man, sets off to find his would-be murderer. A complicated and unexpected resolution of near-perfect length balances the intense drama of Nameless's captivity. With his steady and reliable output as both author and editor, Pronzini has quietly established a reputation as a master of the modern mystery. Shackles, with its many satisfactions, should move right to the top.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
YA The ``nameless'' detective is kidnapped and shackled to a wall of an isolated mountain cabin during the winter months. Who and why the kidnapper did this to the detective are the compelling questions that go through his mind as he lives out this ordeal. The characters and plot will readily draw readers into the quest for survival, and the twists in plot will keep them reading as the detective deals with his hate and his desire to kill the kidnapper. Pronzini has once again added another good read to his series for mystery readers. Susan Penny, Houston Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
