Bonnie spelled danger. Possessed of an almost breathtaking beauty, and with a body to match, Bonnie seemed to derive a demoniac delight from her unfailing power to win any man she desired. And men, scenting depths of deception in her, aware of how one-sided their love must be, were impelled towards her as though they were under a hypnotic spell, as though she were a Lorelei whom they must possess even if it meant their destruction.
Bonnie knew what she had . . . and she knew what she was! The only thing she wanted was money, careless of whom she sacrificed or used in her drive to get it.
Teaser is more than the story of a relentless woman. It is a wildly exciting emotional melodrama of life in the lower depths of a large Southern city. It is about the people who made up the city’s mileau . . . the pimps and prostitutes of a small-time underworld; the crooked politicians who protected them and corrupted the city; and the decent people who remained unscathed despite the dirt which surrounded them.
Orrie Hitt, the author of Teaser, is well known for his first novel I’ll Call Every Monday. His new book, written with the staccato power and punch that have made readers compare him to Fred Malloy and James M. Cain, is even more absorbing. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser
