![]() ![]() ![]() Paulie is a very poor man and struggles within his lifeto survive financially. While trying to keep the peace within theclub, Paulie is also torn apart internally from his ex-girlfriend, Lena, the bartender at the club, who is currently dating the club's owner,Hernan. Paulie's life is complex andfull of conflict at his job as a bouncer at a local strip club,Insanidad's House of Girls. "Stop & Frisk" focuses on the drama-packed and complicated life ofPaulie Beckwith, in Modesto, California. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Sheryl Sorrentino’s fifth novel exposes strip club life through the eyes of a street-smart “everyman” struggling for closure and kinship. Unearthing the guarded secret between his unhinged neighbor and soon-to-be boss leads Paulie down a calamitous path of jealousy, recklessness, and unexpected redemption. By night, Paulie fends off the cagey Colombian drug lawyer about to marry his beloved ex (the bartender) and take over her father’s club. ![]() By day, Paulie inhabits a camper where he talks to Lloyd’s ashes, lusts after his ex-girlfriend, and indulges an unbalanced neighbor who believes her father’s spirit is haunting her. But Paulie won’t rest until he finds out who killed his brother, Lloyd, a young pharmacist gunned down in his prime. As bouncer, it’s Paulie’s job to protect pole dancers, break up brawls, and pat down the illegal farm workers and drug dealers who patronize Insanidád, a roadside “gentlemen’s club” on the outskirts of Modesto, California. ![]()
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