NMLP P-018909 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
Lawrence Block · Arbor House · 1986
US Arbor House (1986) is the true first. A pivotal Matthew Scudder novel, developed from the earlier story By the Dawn's Early Light, widely regarded as one of the strongest in the series.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-018909 for "When the Sacred Ginmill Closes" by Lawrence Block (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-018909, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).