By Gypsy Rose Lee, Erik Lee Preminger
ISBN-10: 1558618023
ISBN-13: 9781558618022
"Pure ozone to these uninterested in traditional oxygen."—The New Yorker
"One of the best mysteries ever written."—The Philadelphia day-by-day News
"Our most renowned burlesque queen might increase the temperature with a strip tease, yet she chills the blood while she is going into her detective routine."—The Boston Post
In this steamy sequel to The G-String Murders, Gypsy Rose Lee's noir mystery reads as though it's ripped from her personal diary pages. while her mom reveals a useless physique in Gypsy's trailer in the course of her honeymoon, Gypsy realizes that not anyone is who they appear to be, and everybody is useful of suspicion.
Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970) used to be born Louise Hovick in Seattle, Washington, and have become the main well-known burlesque actor and striptease artist of her day, popular as a lot for her witty repartee on degree as for elimination her outfits. First appearing together with her sister at the vaudeville circuit and later in striptease exercises, Rose quickly landed megastar billing in a best ny burlesque theater, and following her wild luck there, grew to become a well-liked fixture in Broadway theaters. In 1937 she moved to Hollywood. She went directly to look in twelve movies and feature her personal tv express. Rose's writing profession incorporated contributing frequently to The New Yorker, reporting at the ny social scene, and publishing novels. She additionally wrote her memoir Gypsy (1957), which later grew to become the muse for the highly well known Broadway musical, Gypsy: A Musical Fable and the 1962 movie model of the play.
Femmes Fatales restores to print the easiest of women’s writing within the vintage pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From secret to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, those rediscovered queens of pulp provide subversive views on a turbulent period. benefit from the sequence: Bedelia; The Blackbirder; Bunny Lake Is lacking; by way of Cecile; The G-String Murders; the ladies in 3-B; In a Lonely position; Laura; mom reveals a physique; Now, Voyager; Skyscraper; Stranger on Lesbos; Women's Barracks.
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Exclaimed the professor, pounding his hand on the desk. Johnny was startled and utterly bewildered. "What... " The professor giggled some more. Then he picked up the figurine and held it so Johnny could see the label. "Here, have a look! This is funny, it really is! See—right there. " Johnny looked. There was printing on the faded brown label, old-fashioned Victorian ornamental printing. It said: SOUVENIR OF CAIRO, ILLINOIS CHAPTER FOUR Johnny felt crushed. He felt cheated and humiliated and angry.
The professor looked startled, and then he waved his hand in an irritated way. "Oh, chains! Yes... hmm, yes, I suppose I should have thought of them! But I have so many things on my mind these days... hmmm... chains... yes. By the way, Henry, don't call me Rod. I hate to be called Rod. " "Sorry," said Grampa, shrugging apologetically. " "Think nothing of it," said the professor brusquely. "Can I come into your house and get something strong to drink? Some booze, I mean. " Johnny gasped. He had always had it drummed into his head when he was little that you never, never invited yourself into other people's houses.
Johnny did not know the professor quite as well. He had seen him a few times on the street, and he was—to tell the truth—a bit scared of him. But when he saw his Grampa smiling in such a friendly way, he figured the professor must be an okay person. " said Grampa, still grinning. "Are you gonna start with the two of us and then work your way down the block? From the way things look," he added, pointing to the shovel, "you've already got started. Who was it? Mrs. Kovacs? " "Oh, shut up," muttered the professor.
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