| When the Sacred Ginmill Closes Contributor(s): Block, Lawrence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380728257 ISBN-13: 9780380728251 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Now back in print, the acclaimed Matt Scudder novel in which the hard-nosed detective turns his life around. Forced to leave the N.Y.P.D., Matt Scudder survives the only way he knows how--drink by drink, until his barroom cronies lure him into some nasty business that includes blackmail, double cross and murder. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Private Investigators - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Matthew Scudder Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 4.3" W x 6.7" (1.05 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the dark days, in a sad and lonely place, ex-cop Matt Scudder is drinking his life away -- and doing favors for pay for his ginmill cronies. But when three such assignments flow together in dangerous and disturbing ways, he'll need to change his priorities from boozing to surviving. |
Contributor Bio(s): Block, Lawrence: - Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association--only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler. |