Christa Faust wastes no time getting into her story in MONEY SHOT (Hard Case Crime, 2008), another stellar bit of pulp fiction from the folks at Hard Case Crime. When we meet porn star-turned-adult modeling agent Angel Dare, she's tied up in the trunk of a car after being beaten and raped. How she gets that way and what happens afterward make for riveting reading. Angel finds herself on the run, being chased by thugs who think she knows more than she does and hunted by police who think she killed one of her friends. With help from her agency's security man, ex-cop Lalo Malloy, Angel must stay hidden, while investigating how she ended up in her predicament and trying to clear her name.
Faust gives Angel a sharp, no-nonsense, and wise-cracking 'tude, yet manages to reveal her vulnerabilities without making her look weak. Written in the terse but vivid style of the genre, MONEY SHOT is a fast-paced ride through the dark side of the porn industry, and Christa Faust is a wonderful new addition to the growing sorority of female noir writers.
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