The Melancholy Strumpet Master
by Zeb Beck
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Pub Date Feb 19 2023 | Archive Date Oct 31 2023
Description
Gil's anthropological study of Tijuana streetwalkers had his dissertation advisor cheering him on. But that was years ago, before his best sources up and vanished. Now, with no connection to the sex worker community, his research has stalled and the faculty elders are about to kick him out of the grad program. Plus, he's broke.
He takes a job teaching at a juvenile detention center. The steady income gives him the means to keep making his weekly trips across the border. Now he's paying the girls to speak with him. In a sudden moment of insight, he realizes that giving them something besides cold hard cash could help him forge a new inroad to the community. But do they want what he's offering?
Advance Praise
FIVE STARS: "Fans of dark humor will immensely enjoy this story, and those that are looking for action and intriguing plotlines will not be disappointed." -- Literary Titan
FIVE STARS: "... impossible not to remain intrigued making it difficult to put the book down." --Reedsy Discovery
FIVE STARS: "This is a book that I know I will read many times over." -- OnlineBookClub.org
FIVE STARS: "The conversations that Gil has with the sex workers, his colleagues, and his friends are simply hilarious." --Readers' Favorite
FIVE STARS: "An insightful yet hilarious read." --Book Nerdection
FIVE STARS: "Memorable, hilarious, yet poignant and well-written, The Melancholy Strumpet Master is a must-read dark comedy." --Author Anthony Avina's Blog
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798218126698 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 259 |
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