The G-String Murders
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 Cover of 1943 hardcover edition. |
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| Author | Gypsy Rose Lee |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, Detective Novel |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Released | 1941 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
The G-String Murders is a 1941 detective novel commercially attributed to American burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, although it was actually ghostwritten by mystery author Craig Rice based on a plot Lee suggested. The novel has also been published under the titles Lady of Burlesque and The Strip-Tease Murders. Set in a burlesque theater, Lee casts herself as the detective who solves a set of homicides in which strippers in her troupe are found strangled with their own G-strings.
[edit] Plot summary
Gypsy Rose Lee narrates her way through a tale of a double murder, backstage at a burlesque theatre.
In a world populated by strippers, comics and costume salesman. A world where crime is part of the norm and where women struggle to earn a living and have gangster boyfriends.
The narrative is a "wise-cracking" and humorous tale of murder in a burlesque house, and with the unusual weapon of the title.
[edit] Characters in "The G-String Murders"
- Gypsy Rose Lee – herself, narrator
- Lolita LaVerne – stripper
- Gee Gee Graham – stripper
- Biff Brannigan – comedian
- Siggy – costume salesman
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel was filmed in 1943 as Lady of Burlesque directed by William Wellman starring Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea and Pinky Lee.
