Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89310 in Books
• Published on: 1994-08-12
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Synopsis
Erin is a stripper. Her place of work, the tastefully named Eager Beaver, is the scene of an explosive encounter between sex and politics in the shape of Dave Dilbeck, a corrupt congressman who epitomizes crazed, slobbering lechery.

Customer Reviews

Another enjoyable comic caper by Hiaasen
The one thing you can say about Hiaasen's books is that you'll never be disappointed with the endings. His novels are neither thrillers nor mysteries. As one of his characters mentions, it's more about "sweet justice". In this comic caper, it's Erin Gant's turn to set things straight with her ex-husband, who currently has custody over their daughter and likes to steal wheelchairs, and a congressman, who is obsessed with her, simply because she's the best dancer at the Eager Beaver strip club. Blackmail drives this plot as certain unsavory characters try to expose the congressman for assaulting a patron at the Eager Beaver. Hiassen gives his characters an unhealthy dose of ambition, which often leads to amusing hijinks. Many of them are obsessed with get-rich-quick schemes, and they end up falling on their face. Get ready for lots of laughs.

hiaasen = genius
no matter which of his books you read first they all seem to fit in, i personally have never visited florida and thanks to carl i never want to for fear of running into "skink", the man is a total genius when it comes to characters and plot lines, black humour, twists like you would never believe and a completley compelling read, i cant reccommend his books enough, strip tease is, i believe, one of his more tame books........yes, hollywood got hold of it but really, dont let that put you off reading his books, i promise a thrill from the first page you read to the very last, its a cracking read.

Love It
This book is fantastic - one that I will definitely read again.

I couldn't get over it when I found out that this is the book of the movie Striptease. I never bothered to watch the movie, what with being a girl and having been told that it was not much more than a bunch of naked laydees. I will definitely watch it now, even just to give it some critic and the usual 'the books better' patter.

What I love about Haissen is that you never get that familiar feeling that you know where a storyline is heading - there are too many twists and surprises. Striptease is no exception.

Haissen is slightly sick without being sickening, he has a hilariously funny black sense of humour and his books are real page-turners.

I have also read Sick Puppy, which I found to be slightly more shocking and even more enjoyable.

If you like Carl Haissen you will probably enjoy Colin Bateman and Christopher Brookmyre.

JN