Just a Little Lie (The Fourth Alison Kaine Mystery) (Alison Kaine Mysteries) [Paperback]

Kate Allen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alison Kaine Mysteries | Publication Date: April 1, 1999

You promised No Dead Bodies! Mistress Anastasia, the lovely leather femme has every right to be irritated with her butch girlfriend, Alison Kaine. A mystery is the last thing she needs at her leather event. On leave from the Denver PD and relegated to driving the airport shuttle, Alison cannot ignore the undercurrent of malice and deception beneath the bantering and blatant sexuality. Can Alison work quickly enough to uncover old feuds and secrets - or will someone go home as cargo?

Editorial Reviews

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Cool characters, kinky sex and a neat little plot twist. --Boston Gay Paper

These books function a bit like Bechdel's comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For - messy love affairs, volatile community issues - the basic stuff of dyke drama. --Sojourner

Good dialogue, believable characters, humor and insight-sounds like a quadruple threat to me. --Bay Area Reporter

About the Author

Kate Allen writes about the complexities and contradictions of lesbian life with a unique and wonderful style. The perfect writer for readers who are hungry for something new for something humorous and erotic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: New Victoria Publishers (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934678944
• ISBN-13: 978-0934678940
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot off the press and its sizzling!, May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Just a Little Lie (The Fourth Alison Kaine Mystery) (Alison Kaine Mysteries) (Paperback)

The fourth mystery about Denver Cop Alison, her lover Stacy and their various friends is also sizzling with dominatrix Stacy's efforts to run a Leather and S/M conference for lesbians. Unlike the previous novels which have all focused around murder, this one appears to be about blackmail. But where Alison is, as Stacy points out, the bodies will follow, even if they're not recognised as murder for most of the novel.

As ever the characterisation is excellent; the women really live off the page and you either love them or loathe them. The changing nature of Alison and Stacy's relationship also plays a large role seeming both tremendously strong and terribly fragile coping with Stacy's tantrums, Alison's fibromyalgia syndrome, flirtatious femmes and interfering friends. The issue of FMS is dealt with particularly well, as we not only see Alison's fears of being rejected by Stacy if she tells her, but also that Stacy is feeling rejected by Alison by keeping the FMS a secret from her.

As ever various lesbian taboos are raised; Leather and S/M are the base line for the community depicted in the novel and abusive relationships are as prevalent in the lesbian community as anywhere else.

While not as side-splittingly funny as "It takes one to know one" it felt great to hang out with Alison and the gals again; my only whine is that Michelle was barely in it! Star Trek:TNG and Kinsey references are spot on as usual, but aren't the girls enjoying Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine by now?

I was sad to read that Kate Allen is abandoning Alison and Co. for a while, but I'll happily read anything she puts in print, from her shopping list onwards!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Careful not to overlook Kate Allen!, May 1, 2004

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NJ Cat (North East) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just a Little Lie (The Fourth Alison Kaine Mystery) (Alison Kaine Mysteries) (Paperback)

This is a great read! Kate Allen's mysteries have it all - suspense, sexual activity that's exciting but not too raw -and I love her characters.
All of her books are good, this one is especially excellent.
As a lover of lesbian mystery, I almost overlooked Kate Allen because her books aren't easy to find in stores etc...which is sad, because she's a good, solid, exciting author. I highly recommend you read this one -and you'll love and relate to Alison Kaine and her compadres! You'll want to read the whole series.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book, December 6, 2010

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NewVicPub - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just a Little Lie (The Fourth Alison Kaine Mystery) (Alison Kaine Mysteries) (Paperback)

I just got done reading this book and it was excellent! It is available on the publishers web site as an ebook also. Cheers!