Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 16k
Author on LJ: resonant8
Author Website: http://www.trickster.org/res/
Why this must be read:

Simply because when life's rough (and even when it's not, really) some well-written smut is just what the doctor ordered. Well, any doctor that's worth his salt, anyway.

Know-How is hot and dirty and *good*. It's written from Jim's point of view--very well, might I add--and it's about Jim teaching Blair a vital skill. And that's all I'm gonna say, because that's all you need to know, other than that you shouldn't be reading what *I'm* saying right now, you should be reading Know-How! What are you still doing here? Go on, git! Shoo!

And don't forget to feed the author!


Know-How at 852 Prospect

Know-How at Resonant's website

Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Length: 17,917 words, according to my count
Author on LJ: morganlogan
Author website: http://www.morganlogan.com/index.html

Why this must be read: Morgan Logan's S&H fics have been recced all over the place, so I was thrilled to find one which hasn't been, at least not here. I'm not always a big fan of AU's but sometimes they're so perfect you almost wish the show was the AU. Here is one such case. "Pigs in Space" is so delightful, so funny, so cute/adorable/sexy/spot-on/etc. that no one interested in S&H slash (or tongue-in-cheek science fiction) should miss it. If you've always wondered how different, or not different, our boys would be if they were chasing bad guys over SoCal in a 22nd century model Torino spaceship, here's your chance to find out. Unfamiliar 20th century slang terms are explained via helpful end notes!

Pigs in Space

Fandom: CSI
Pairing: Nick/Greg (main), and several background pairings. Warrick/Archie, Sara/Grissom (UST), and Lily/Sam Braun are the most prominent
Length: Epic
Author on LJ: catloverx2
Author website: Her Nick and Greg Fic List
Why This Must Be Read: I've been saving this one, because it's a long read. I'll tell you right now to set aside some time. Luckily, the monster epic AU that is "Greg Sanders Private Dick" is split up into several individual stories, each one complete. You could read Case Files 1-5 and be a happy fangirl/boy. (The sex scenes alone are pretty scorching). They are like the cake and everything afterward the icing. Delicious, delicious icing.

Now this is a historical AU so you might be thinking, "A gay couple and a happy ending don't seem compatible in a historical setting" but this isn't your usual historical AU. It features some realistic elements, but mostly it goes for *fun*. "Why?" you might then wonder, well because whenever canon!Greg starts to talk to himself like a Raymond Chandler/noir detective it is a moment of pure awesome. Why not have more of that?

It's post-war, 1940's Las Vegas. Greg (Greg!) is a tough guy, smart alecky private detective. Nick (Nick!) is a shady nightclub owner in the employ of Sam Braun. Warrick is a piano player. Sara's a librarian and a cranky Girl Friday, and Grissom is a bartender (who studies bugs on the side). And Brass is there. (I have to confess to an inappropriate Brass crush in these stories. Brass! He never stops being amazing, canon or otherwise.) The cases are dark and follow the usual noir mystery trends, Greg is a man with a past, and CSI guest stars make appearances as victims and villains.



Greg Sanders Private Dick 1-6

(Her GSPD fic list doesn't include the last two stories though you can find them through the tags. Just the same, here's the links to Part Six and Part Seven)

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