The G-String Murders

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The G-String Murders is a 1941 mystery novel, often credited to burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, that offers a noir-tinged, backstage whodunit set in the world of striptease.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime novel
noir fiction work
novel
adaptedAs Lady of Burlesque
attributedAuthor Gypsy Rose Lee
author Gypsy Rose Lee
countryOfOrigin United States
creditedTo Gypsy Rose Lee
era 1940s American crime fiction
featuresProfession burlesque performers
police detectives
stagehands
strippers
fictionalUniverse burlesque show world
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1943
filmAdaptationStar Barbara Stanwyck
genre crime fiction
mystery fiction
noir
hasAdaptation film adaptation
hasSequel Mother Finds a Body
hasTheme crime investigation
female agency
performance
sexuality
show business
language English
literaryStyle hard-boiled
noir-tinged
mainCharacter Gypsy Rose Lee
medium print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor depiction of backstage burlesque life
mix of hard-boiled mystery and show-business milieu
plotFocus series of murders in a burlesque house
publicationYear 1941
setting backstage of a striptease show
burlesque theater
subjectMatter burlesque
murder investigation
striptease
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century

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Gypsy Rose Lee notableWork The G-String Murders
Gypsy Rose Lee notableWork The G-String Murders
subject linked to: Gypsy Lee
Mother Finds a Body followsWork The G-String Murders