Le carcan

«Et me voilà enlevé, séquestré en pays montagneux par un inconnu masqué, qui m'annonce que ça durera treize semaines. Pourquoi ? Et pourquoi treize ? Et quelles chances avais-je de m'évader, enchaîner comme je l'étais ?»

Bill Pronzini's novel, "Snowbound", received the Grand Prix de la Litterature Policiere as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. "A Wasteland of Strangers" was nominated for best crime novel of 1997 by both the Mystery Writers of America and the International Crime Writers Association; in addition to six Edgar Award nominations, Pronzini has received three Shamus Awards, two for best novel, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in northern California with his wife, the crime novelist Marcia Muller.