Illustrated with more than fifty photographs and images via 8x10 paperback, 'The Queen of Hearts' is the fascinating autobiography of Sandy McQueen, a marquee headliner in burlesque from the early 1960's until her retirement from show business in 1979. McQueen was a feature performer across the United States and Canada. Her career led her to perform in places such as the Paramount Theater in Times Square, as well as theaters in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and smaller clubs from Alaska to Newfoundland. Throughout her heartfelt story runs a thread of both common sense and morality. Even though she took it all off (literally) for enthusiastic audiences who loved her shows, she never compromised her values along the way. McQueen shows readers what it was really like to be in burlesque during its best times. After her retirement from show business, she became a payroll manager and accountant, eventually working on the construction of the Seabrook Nuclear Station in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. McQueen details her life in a colorful and poignant fashion, from her modest childhood in Virginia, to her successful career on the burlesque stage, culminating with her retirement near Nashville today.