The G-String Murders

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Summary: Entertaining semi-autobiographical mystery set in Burlesque
Review: This is an entertaining murder mystery, probably the only one ever written set backstage in a Burlesque theater. Gypsy Rose Lee was the most famous Burlesque dancer of her day, and also famous as an intelligent and classy woman. She was the toast of society offstage, and this books shows some of what made her company so enjoyable.

A lot of the material is semi-autographical, and used in greater depth in her wonderful autobiography "Gypsy" (later made into a musical and movie). The rest is pure backstage burlesque, the strippers and their rivalries, the sleazy management, the likeable baggy-pants comic, even the crew.

Not a great book, but an enjoyable one, and about the only glimpse you'll ever get into the real-life world of burlseque.