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dantastic's review
3.0
A woman hires Butch Fatale to find her missing girlfriend. When the girl turns up dead of an apparent drug overdose, Butch finds herself ensnared in a web of sex, blackmail, sex, drugs, sex, and murder...
Earlier in the year, I plunked down some of my cash for Christa Faust's Kickstarter campaign. This is one of the things I received in return.
Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick, is Christa Faust's love-letter to the cheesy detective pulps of the fifties and sixties, only with a lot more lesbian sex. She's like a female Mike Hammer, only with better writing and a hotter secretary.
The tale had so many twists and turns I had no idea where it was going, just like the stories Faust was paying homage to. Butch went from the frying pan to the fire so many times she probably had burn marks on her ass by the end of the story. A simple investigation into a missing girl wound up much more complicated than it originally appeared.
Faust's writing is as it always is; punchy and humorous while still conveying the necessary seriousness of the situation. Still, there is a scene depicting a naked lesbian detective trying to outrun her pursuers on a skateboard so it isn't all serious.
While it wasn't as dark as the other Faust books I've read, [b:Hoodtown|12552389|Hoodtown|Christa Faust|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png|651794], [b:Choke Hold|10157940|Choke Hold|Christa Faust|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png|13924581], or [b:Money Shot|16108027|Money Shot (Hard Case Crime, #40)|Christa Faust|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png|21921415], it was still a very entertaining read. I'm anxious to read the next one once it's available.
Earlier in the year, I plunked down some of my cash for Christa Faust's Kickstarter campaign. This is one of the things I received in return.
Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick, is Christa Faust's love-letter to the cheesy detective pulps of the fifties and sixties, only with a lot more lesbian sex. She's like a female Mike Hammer, only with better writing and a hotter secretary.
The tale had so many twists and turns I had no idea where it was going, just like the stories Faust was paying homage to. Butch went from the frying pan to the fire so many times she probably had burn marks on her ass by the end of the story. A simple investigation into a missing girl wound up much more complicated than it originally appeared.
Faust's writing is as it always is; punchy and humorous while still conveying the necessary seriousness of the situation. Still, there is a scene depicting a naked lesbian detective trying to outrun her pursuers on a skateboard so it isn't all serious.
While it wasn't as dark as the other Faust books I've read, [b:Hoodtown|12552389|Hoodtown|Christa Faust|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png|651794], [b:Choke Hold|10157940|Choke Hold|Christa Faust|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png|13924581], or [b:Money Shot|16108027|Money Shot (Hard Case Crime, #40)|Christa Faust|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png|21921415], it was still a very entertaining read. I'm anxious to read the next one once it's available.
throatsprockets's review
5.0
A cool murder mystery from the writer of Money Shot and Choke Hold, Double D Double Cross has everything: a tough, smart P.I., an engaging and convoluted murder mystery, a colourful and entertaining supporting cast exciting and hilarious chase scenes, a hissable villain, and a plethora of hot sex scenes. I hope we get more Butch Fatale adventures soon.
piercedkl's review
5.0
A very fun take-off on the old school private investigator books - somewhat trashy but quite enjoyable. (I mean trashy in the best sense - I'd use the word campy but it isn't campy. It is a good hot summer read sort of trashy)
mfred's review
2.0
Originally published on The Lesbrary
Butch Fatale is a Los Angeles-based private dick just barely scraping by on whatever cases come her way. While having sex with an old friend (like you do), a new case walks in the door– another butch is looking for her missing ex-girlfriend, Angie. Butch suspects Angie is just another fallen ex-junkie, but decides to follow the leads where they may take her. As it turns out, straight into trouble– Armenian gangsters, high-priced escort services, murder, mayhem, etc. And a lot more sex.
Faust has written an odd book that reads as both a tribute and a farcical take on the classic mystery pulps of yore. I can’t say it worked for me, but I think there is definitely a niche out there for interested readers. As a devoted fan of romance novels, I was surprised to find myself thinking the sex gratuitous and overly-explict. The first third of the book read like the filler plot in a porno and I was frustrated by the lack of a concrete story. The sex scenes were not there to develop characters or plot and so I found them more distracting then titillating.
Once the mystery started to unravel, however, the story picked up and I enjoyed it. When Faust lets Butch do her mystery-solving thing, both the writing and the character shine. I also liked Faust’s command of setting– modern day LA became a seedy, rich setting for a classic noir tale.
Except that as the story continued into the final third, Butch got lucky one too many times for me. A common trope in pulp fiction is the literally down-trodden hero– so beat upon as to almost not function, yet also somehow able to save the day with his wits and his luck. Butch got so lucky, so often, that I stopped believing she was good at her job. A couple of promising scenes were utterly wasted when Butch took so long telling me about all of the mental connections she was making and clues she was putting together to beat the bad guy instead of just throwing the right punch at the right moment.
I also wasn’t really sure who this book was written for– a queer reader? Pulp afficionados? Straight men? There were a few inside jokes I adored, like the character named Brink Bannon (Ann Bannon wrote the classic Beebo Brinker lesbian pulp novels). But other times, Butch’s narrative voice veered into a preachy tone that rang false for a book written for queer audiences. And the way Butch sexualizes every single woman she comes across made me rather uncomfortable– I wasn’t participating in it and it never hooked me, as a queer reader.
Butch Fatale is a Los Angeles-based private dick just barely scraping by on whatever cases come her way. While having sex with an old friend (like you do), a new case walks in the door– another butch is looking for her missing ex-girlfriend, Angie. Butch suspects Angie is just another fallen ex-junkie, but decides to follow the leads where they may take her. As it turns out, straight into trouble– Armenian gangsters, high-priced escort services, murder, mayhem, etc. And a lot more sex.
Faust has written an odd book that reads as both a tribute and a farcical take on the classic mystery pulps of yore. I can’t say it worked for me, but I think there is definitely a niche out there for interested readers. As a devoted fan of romance novels, I was surprised to find myself thinking the sex gratuitous and overly-explict. The first third of the book read like the filler plot in a porno and I was frustrated by the lack of a concrete story. The sex scenes were not there to develop characters or plot and so I found them more distracting then titillating.
Once the mystery started to unravel, however, the story picked up and I enjoyed it. When Faust lets Butch do her mystery-solving thing, both the writing and the character shine. I also liked Faust’s command of setting– modern day LA became a seedy, rich setting for a classic noir tale.
Except that as the story continued into the final third, Butch got lucky one too many times for me. A common trope in pulp fiction is the literally down-trodden hero– so beat upon as to almost not function, yet also somehow able to save the day with his wits and his luck. Butch got so lucky, so often, that I stopped believing she was good at her job. A couple of promising scenes were utterly wasted when Butch took so long telling me about all of the mental connections she was making and clues she was putting together to beat the bad guy instead of just throwing the right punch at the right moment.
I also wasn’t really sure who this book was written for– a queer reader? Pulp afficionados? Straight men? There were a few inside jokes I adored, like the character named Brink Bannon (Ann Bannon wrote the classic Beebo Brinker lesbian pulp novels). But other times, Butch’s narrative voice veered into a preachy tone that rang false for a book written for queer audiences. And the way Butch sexualizes every single woman she comes across made me rather uncomfortable– I wasn’t participating in it and it never hooked me, as a queer reader.
whatmeworry's review
3.0
An enjoyable, fast paced detective story with a nice hard boiled feel and colourful and memorable characters. It's the third of Faust's books I've read and I've liked them all. The one thing that held this back from a 4* rating were the sex scenes which went on a tad too long, were too numerous and got in the way of the story.
corrie's review
5.0
OMG! Christa Faust where have you been all my life?!
With a title like Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick - Double D Double Cross, it could either be very bad or very good and you know what? It was more than good, it was fantastic! I think that this modern noir brings forth one of the most memorable and well-written lesbian PI’s I’ve ever encountered.
Butch Fatale was every bit the cover blurb promises (a fast-talking, skirt-chasing, two-fisted lesbian private investigator with an insatiable appetite for two things — women and trouble) and I loved her to bits. And oh boy, trouble does find her in more ways than you can imagine.
It’s hilarious, tragic, sexy, action-packed and if you know (or live in) Los Angeles, this book will be even more fun because the author makes the city a big part of the story (or like one reviewer said, the city is a character on its own). I had scenes of SNL’s skit The Californians pop into my head whenever the author talked about the notorious LA traffic.
Book Club Buddy D. (thank you for pointing me towards this book) and I had buckets of fun and I have another author to add to my favorites. Highly recommended!
f/f explicit
Themes: Los Angeles California, Butch loves the women… all women, you get your money’s worth in the sexy times department, tight plot… I did not see it coming, Faust can switch from slapstick fun to deeply poignant scenes and do both equally well, it seems I am developing a fast love for the noir genre.
5 stars
With a title like Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick - Double D Double Cross, it could either be very bad or very good and you know what? It was more than good, it was fantastic! I think that this modern noir brings forth one of the most memorable and well-written lesbian PI’s I’ve ever encountered.
Butch Fatale was every bit the cover blurb promises (a fast-talking, skirt-chasing, two-fisted lesbian private investigator with an insatiable appetite for two things — women and trouble) and I loved her to bits. And oh boy, trouble does find her in more ways than you can imagine.
It’s hilarious, tragic, sexy, action-packed and if you know (or live in) Los Angeles, this book will be even more fun because the author makes the city a big part of the story (or like one reviewer said, the city is a character on its own). I had scenes of SNL’s skit The Californians pop into my head whenever the author talked about the notorious LA traffic.
Book Club Buddy D. (thank you for pointing me towards this book) and I had buckets of fun and I have another author to add to my favorites. Highly recommended!
f/f explicit
Themes: Los Angeles California, Butch loves the women… all women, you get your money’s worth in the sexy times department, tight plot… I did not see it coming, Faust can switch from slapstick fun to deeply poignant scenes and do both equally well, it seems I am developing a fast love for the noir genre.
5 stars
levi's review
3.0
All the cliches of the hard boiled detective novel, but with a lesbian twist. Butch is as girl-crazy as the most hedonistic private-eye, and that makes for a lot of steamy trysts in between the sleuthing. Recommended.
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