Strega vs When the Sacred Ginmill Closes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New york, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
Strega
Andrew Vachss's implacable private eye has a new client, Strega. She wants Burke to find an obscene photograph--and that search will take him into the ocean that flows just beneath the city, an ocean whose currents are…
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When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
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…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Strega has the widest readership — 2887 ratings behind its score.
- Strega runs the darker storyline; When the Sacred Ginmill Closes stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Strega | When the Sacred Ginmill Closes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2887) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | 3.9 (15) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (9) | 4.0 (60) |
Reception
| Strega | When the Sacred Ginmill Closes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2887 | 60 |
| Editions | 14 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 706 | — |
| Reading it now | 30 | — |
| Written reviews | 120 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 179 | 249 |
| Pages | 293 | 261 |