When The Sacred Ginmill Closes

Description for WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES by Lawrence Block:

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.

This is #8 in a Matthew Scudder Novel.