Manuel:
<<I finally read When The Sacred Gin Mill Closes. Most
of you already know that Block's novel is many things in
addition to a great crime story. It has to be one of the all
time drinking books. Coincidentally, I also recently reread
The Thin Man, another novel where drinking has an important
role, written by a person who apparently knew what he was
talking
about. I recall that a good chunk of Crumley's The Last Good
Kiss takes place in bars. Any other alcohol-soaked tales you
would recommend? I must be interested because a bout with a
virus has put me on the wagon for a couple of
weeks.>>
All three of these authors know alcohol intimately. I think
Block quit, just like Scudder. Crumley declared that he comes
from a family of heavy drinkers and that he continues the
tradition.
An old writer who routinely featured alcohol in his novels
and stories is Fredric Brown. I particularly recall _Murder
Can Be Fun_, which could be retitled _Boozing Can Be Fun_.
The book, a midboiled mystery, consists of a series of scenes
whose purpose seems to be punctuate the drinking.
Regards,
MrT
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