A collection of three novellas, The Magic Striptease, ranges in moods from comic to grim. The title story is of Jacob Quirk a talented mimic, who is able to transform himself into anyone and anything, including a postman, cop, laundryman, and crook. The second story, The Noise of Strangers, tells the story of Sheriff Jack Riddle, and his struggle to determine justice and regulate the law. The final story, The Satyr Shall Cry is told with multiple viewpoints, and illustrates a grisly double murder in Paradise Springs, Florida.

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George Garrett is Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing, Emeritus, at the University of Virginia.

George Garrett lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife, Susan. His numerous books include novels, such as The King of Babylon Shall Not Come Against You, Death of the Fox, and Do, Lord, Remember Me; poetry collections, most recently Days of Our Lives Lie in Fragments; and works of criticism, short fiction, and biography. Among his many honors are the Rome Prize and the T. S. Eliot Award. He is Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing, Emeritus, at the University of Virginia.

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