Backwoods Teaser

by Gil Brewer, Robert McGinnis (Illustrator)

127 pages

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Florida writer Gil Brewer was the author of dozens of wonderfully sleazy sex/crime adventure novels of the 1950's and 60's, including Backwoods Teaser and Nude on Thin Ice; some of them starring private eye Lee Baron (Wild) or the brothers Sam and Tate Morgan (The Bitch) . Gil Brewer, who had not previously published any novels, began to write for Gold Medal Paperbacks in 1950-51. Brewer wrote some 30 novels between 1951 and the late 60s – very often involving an ordinary man who becomes involved with, and is often corrupted and destroyed by, an evil or designing woman. His style is simple and direct, with sharp dialogue, often achieving considerable intensity.

Brewer was one of the many writers who ghost wrote under the Ellery Queen byline as well. Brewer also was known as Eric Fitzgerald, Bailey Morgan, and Elaine Evans.

http://www.gilbrewer.com/

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Backwoods Teaser answers the question: What do you get when you cross Lolita with Tobacco Road?

Harker Brauns troubles begin when his wife moves her 16-year-old niece Tildy into the house after being orphaned when the girl's mother goes to jail for shooting her father. Tildy is a very voluptuous and over-sexed nymphet who immediately sets her sights on her uncle. Harker at first seems to be in Heaven, but soon finds out there is a very thin line between Heaven and Hell.

It seems as though every writer of the 1950s and 60s had to write at least one Tobacco Road novel, this was Brewer's. Other Gold Medal Tobacco Road novels were Cabin Road by John Faulkner and The Diamond Bikini by Charles Williams.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Erskine Caldwell meets James M. Cain for swamp titillation. As much comedy as it is noir. Quick, professional, for completists only.