Miker,
Re your comment below:
> just finished _when the sacred gin mill
closes_.
> moody,
> dark, and intense.
If you liked this book, you should check out the short story
from which it derived, "By the Dawn's Early Light."
It was written, at the behest of Robert J. Randisi, for the
first PWA anthology, THE EYES HAVE IT. Block, who thought
he'd more or less brought the Scudder series to a conclusion
with EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO DIE, was reluctant to do the
story, but finally decided to set it before the events
chronicled in EIGHT MILLION.
The story went on to win both the Edgar and the Shamus in the
short story category, and Block decided to expand it into a
novel, which, in turn, inspired him to go ahead and continue
the series.
While I enjoyed WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES, I personally
preferred the short story version. I'd be interested in your
response, since you read the novel first.
JIM DOHERTY
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