{"product_id":"mother-finds-a-body-paperback","title":"Mother Finds a Body - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGypsy Rose Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Lee Preminger\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis encore performance by the author of \u003cem\u003eThe G-String Murders\u003c\/em\u003e is simply \"one of the greatest mysteries ever written\" (\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt's supposed to be a quiet honeymoon getaway for celebrated stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and Biff Brannigan, ex-comic and ex-Casanova of the Burly Q circuit, settled as they are in a cozy trailer built for two. If you don't count Gypsy's overbearing mother, a monkey act, and Gee Gee, a.k.a. the Platinum Panic. Not to mention the best man found shot to death in the bathtub. Strippers are used to ballyhoo, but this time it's murder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLeave it to Gypsy and her latest scandal to draw a crowd: Biff's burnt-out ex-flame, a sleazy dive owner with a Ziegfeld complex, a bus-and-truck circus troupe, and a local Texas sheriff randy for celebrities. But when another corpse turns up with a knife in his back, Gypsy fears that some rube is dead set on pulling the curtain on her bump and grind. She's been in the biz long enough to know this ghastly mess is just a tease of things to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGypsy Rose Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (1911-1970) was born Louise Hovick in Seattle, Washington, and became the most famous burlesque actor and striptease artist of her day, renowned as much for her witty repartee on stage as for removing her clothes. First performing with her sister on the vaudeville circuit and later in striptease routines, Rose soon landed star billing in a top New York burlesque theater, and following her wild success there, became a popular fixture in Broadway theaters. In 1937 she moved to Hollywood. She went on to appear in twelve films and have her own television show. Rose's writing career included contributing regularly to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, reporting on the New York social scene, and publishing two novels. She also wrote her memoir \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which later became the inspiration for the hugely popular Broadway musical, \u003ci\u003eGypsy: A Musical Fable\u003c\/i\u003e and the 1962 film version of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771593883936,"sku":"9781558618015","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/71a5c71c20c8b59c8f8c68c9ab73171d.webp?v=1780389078","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mother-finds-a-body-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}