No Easy Answers (Starsky & Hutch zine)

No Easy Answers is a slash 177-page Starsky and Hutch novel by Terri Beckett and Chris Powers. 
It was edited by Paula Smith.
Frontispiece by Dargelos, other art by Suzan Lovett.
It was planned to debut at ZebraCon but did not.
==Series==
The trilogy was titled The Red Light, with the zine titles: 
* One More Mountain
* One More River 
* No Easy Answers 
In 2016 a fan commented on the series: 
==The Slash Element==
The first story in the trilogy was gen, but the second two were slash, something that was stated up front. A fan comments on this in 1993: 
==As Much About Starsky & Hutch As It Was About Change and the End of a Writing Partnership==
From the zine: 
A fan in 2001 commented on the last part of the trilogy: 
==From the Writer: Terri Beckett -- A Long, Long Journey==
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==Fan Casted==
The author fan casts this novel in Tell Me Something I Don't Know! #14 and in Frienz #4: 
==A Lighthearted Spoof==
A fan transformed a Matt Groening cartoon, "Life in Hell" to be a condensed version of "No Easy Answers -- the creator is MRK, and she included it in the con zine Wanna Share? #2
File:wanna2art2.jpg|cartoon adapted in Wanna Share? #2 
==Sample Interior==
File:noeasyfrontispiece.jpg|frontispiece by Dargelos
File:noeasyinside1.jpg|The image by Suzan Lovett frames the beginning of Chapter 2. The positioning of Hutch in the window with a naked Starsky on the bed deliberately echoes a scene from the episode "Death in a Different Place" where Starsky & Hutch investigate the murder of a closeted gay cop who had been Starsky' friend and mentor. In that scene, Hutch hits the window frame in anger and frustration as they are called to the murder scene. Here, Hutch appears to be more reflective.
File:noeasyinside2.jpg|inside art by Suzan Lovett
File:noeasyinside3.jpg|inside art by Suzan Lovett. Title: Haven — winner of a 1990 Huggy Award — One fan cited this as the perfect example of sensual, non-explicit art: "It's beautiful, it's soft and gentle and I swear I stared at the piece a dozen times before I realized that Hutch's head was resting in Starsky's lap for a *reason*."Charlotte Hill's post Virgule-L mailing list in May 1994, quoted with permission. "Warning: *Don't* get the zine looking for a great copy of "Haven," as the copy quality, even in the original zine, is abysmal." comment at Virgule-L mailing list in 1999, quoted with anonymously.
File:noeasyinside4.jpg|This drawing by Suzan Lovett where Starsky places a gun in Hutch's wounded hand draws inspiration from two well known visual sources: the ending of the movie "Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid" were the two men are trapped in a house surrounded by Mexican soldiers and the TV episode, 'Trapped', where Starsky & Hutch are trapped in a barn surrounded by criminals. The drawing, along with its inspirational sources have led many readers to envision a grim ending to the trilogy. This illo won a Huggy Award.
Image:noeasytext.jpg|the last page
==Reactions/Reviews==
Reader reactions to the end of the series have varied from denial to shell-shock to surprising satisfaction with what some have called "a realistic conclusion."
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==References==
Category:Starsky & Hutch Slash Zines
Category:1988 Zines