num_pages: 261
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.
language: English
title: When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
titlecomplete: When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder #6)
characters: Matthew Scudder
genres: New York, Mystery, Fiction, Noir, Thriller, Crime, Novels, Hard Boiled, Mystery Thriller, Detective
ratings_count: 5517
series: Matthew Scudder
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best PI Hardcover, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Falcon Award
publisher: Penguin Putnam~mass