Masques, a Novel of Terror

by Bill Pronzini

Book Overview

Mardi Gras is a time of madness, a frenzy of celebration. But for Steve Giroux, the madness has become all too real. A mysterious voice on the phone wants something from him--evidence of a ghastly, unspeakable murder--and will use all the evil forces at its command to get it. Suddenly Steve is cast into a swirling nightmare of voodoo, black magic, and blood, a nightmare that can only get worse until he delivers what the voice wants. But how can Steve...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877953082
• ISBN13: 9780877953081
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Somebody is playing nasty mind games.

All the time I was reading Masques I could not stop from thinking that, if these events were happening to me, I'd just leave town. Nonetheless there are some truly disturbing and blood chilling moments in this suspense thriller that, even several years after reading it, I can still clearly recall. That says someting about Pronzini's skill as a writer. Recommended

nightmare at mardi gras

Steven Giroux suffers from nightmares. But, he stumbles into one during his waking hours that is far more frightening than his nocturnal episodes. A good, solid, scary, thriller/mystery. Not Pronzini'z best, but still very good. Bill Pronzini is one of the major talents in fiction today. His "Nameless Detective" series is classic. It baffles me that he is not better known by the general reading public. Maybe this book will be a good introduction to his talent. But, reader, don't stop here! explore the tresures of this prolific writer.