A collection of three stories, "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.
- ISBN10 0807128740
- ISBN13 9780807128749
- Publish Date 1 February 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Louisiana State University Press
- Edition Lsu Press ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English