When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6) (Matt Scudder Mystery, #6)

by Lawrence Block

Scudder is a witness to a heist in an illegal drinking den, and the owners would like him to find the culprits, while another witness wants him to investigate the muder of his wife.

• ISBN10: 0060521023
• ISBN13: 9780060521028
• Publish Date: 14 May 2002 (first published 1 January 1986)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Out of Print: 11 April 2013
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

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I decided to start this series from the beginning because I read All the Flowers are Dying, the 16th book, and enjoyed it.

If I had read this book without reading #16 first, I probably wouldn’t read any others. I found the Scudder character to be very rough around the edges, though by the end of the book I could see a little of the Scudder from later in the series. The mysteries were interesting, but I had one of them figured out early. None of the characters were particularly likable. I’ll continue the series based solely on #16 and hope for quick improvement!