Getting a Grip (series) by JoJo (Teen and Up Audiences)

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Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH

Length: 40,641

Author on LJ: solosundance

Author’s website:   On AO3

Why this must be read: When I discovered this fandom a few years ago JoJo was one of the first writers whose stories I read, and her writing became, for me, a sort of gold standard for S&H fanfiction. Getting a Grip is a series of three stories (Getting a Grip, Coming Undone, and Not Waving But Drowning) which expands upon the events of the episode Bloodbath.  In this series, Starsky’s nightmare with Simon Marcus’ cult doesn’t end with his rescue at the old zoo; instead, things get much worse, and, in contrast to the perky tag of the episode, Starsky can’t easily shake it all off.  JoJo gives us beautiful and believable character studies of Starsky as a man who is falling to pieces, and of Hutch, who is angst-ridden and frustrated because he is unable to help his friend and partner.  It’s an incredibly intense story of two desperate men, perfectly paced and told with great care.


Getting a Grip (part 1, 14,851 wds)

Coming Undone (part 2, 15,229 wds)
Not Waving But Drowning (part 3, 10,561 wds)