The G-String Murders (Femmes Fatales)

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Synopsis
&“Burlesque is the background . . . [and] the background is perfect. Recommended for the readers who feel better when their eyebrows are raised.&” —The New Yorker A mystery set in the underworld of burlesque theater, The G-String Murders was penned in 1941 by the legendary queen of the stripteasers—the witty and wisecracking Gypsy Rose Lee. Narrating a twisted tale of a backstage double murder, Lee provides a fascinating look behind the scenes of burlesque, richly populated by the likes of strippers Lolita LaVerne and Gee Gee Graham, comic Biff Brannigan and Siggy the g-string salesman. This is a world where women struggle to earn a living performing bumps and grinds, have gangster boyfriends, sip beer between acts and pay their own way at dinner.Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women&’s writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: Bedelia; Bunny Lake Is Missing; By Cecile; The G-String Murders; The Girls in 3-B; Laura; The Man Who Loved His Wife; Mother Finds a Body; Now, Voyager; Return to Lesbos; Skyscraper; Stranger on Lesbos; Stella Dallas; Women&’s Barracks.&“[Lee&’s] novel is a rich and lusty job, brimming over with infectious vitality and a hilarious jargon of her own.&” —Life&“A lurid, witty and highly competent detective story . . . Rich show business vocabulary and stage door gags make her book almost a social document . . . The G-String Murders builds up to a hair-raising climax.&” —Time
Copyright:
1941

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
240 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781558617612
Related ISBNs:
9781558615038
Publisher:
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Gypsy Rose Lee, Rachel Shteir
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Humor
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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