Final Justice

Melody Beecham #3

by Jasmine Cresswell

SOMEBODY REALLY WANTS MELODY BEECHAM DEAD

As an operative with the covert government group Unit One, Melody Beecham has made her share of enemies. Her would-be assassin could be any number of criminals she's put behind bars. But when the evidence points to someone who has no knowledge of her connection to Unit One, the pool of suspects suddenly expands to include almost every person she's ever met.

Melody's partner, Nick Anwar, isn't about to let the woman he loves become the victim of a stone-cold killer. As a web of intrigue and danger follows Melody from Mexico to Washington and New York, Nick comes up with a daring plan to trap their elusive quarry. It will take chilling deception, ruthless determination and complete trust. Because although a killer is out for revenge, Nick and Melody are looking for final justice.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 2005

About the author

Born in England, Jasmine Cresswell now divides her time between her winter home in Sarasota, Florida and her summer home in Evergreen, Colorado. Jasmine has been writing since 1975 and has published over 50 novels, with 9 million copies of her books in print.
Jasmine served for two years as the editor of the Romance Writer's Report. She also served as president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is a founder and former president of Novelists, Inc. She received the Colorado Authors' League Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year and the Romance Writers of America Golden Rose Award. Her books also have received numerous Romantic Times certificates of excellence.

Experienced as a public speaker, Jasmine has conducted college seminars and addressed many writers' conferences. Interviews and profiles have appeared in newspapers throughout the country, and Jasmine considers herself a veteran of talk shows and news broadcasts.

Married to Malcolm Candlish, whom she met while she was working for the British Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Jasmine and her husband have lived all over the world. She has a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a second degree in history from Macquarie University, as well as a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

Reviews

[David McFarlane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately for me, I had guessed who the culprit was from the time Melody went on the boat with her father.

It is a good read of its type, ideally suited for somewhere where you don't want to be tasked with too much to do in terms of thinking.

Easily put down and taken up again.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know why I'm only giving this 3 stars and not 4, wish there was a 3.5. It wasn't clear to me if this was part of a Unit One series

This story had me guessing until the end.

[ElaineY · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cresswell's stand-alone romantic suspense has been OK reads for me. Nothing that got me that excited but far better than some duds I've come across so her Unit One trilogy featuring Nick Anwar and Melody Beecham was an unexpectedly enjoyable read.

Melody is capable and strong without being brassy and harsh as I've found some kick-ass heroines to be; Nick is downright sexy and their romance develops at a pace that's realistic yet without losing any steam. That's the advantage of trilogies, I find. Lots of room to balance the romance and the action/suspense. Cresswell's trilogy beat Merline Lovelace's Cleo North-Jack Donovan trilogy hands down!

[T.M. Carper · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really great book! I read her Ravens trilogy and loved it, so I start looking for her old work. I feel like I missed a book or two with this one, but it was still a good read--there's enough past details sprinkled in that you get the jist of it.



There's a nice interlude where you get to see Melody in action with another Unit One operative involved in rescuing a little boy who was abducted by his father. The characters and plot are well thought out. It cantake some getting into and knowing who's who, but it has a good payoff in the end.



If you liked her other work, pick this one up.

[Mary Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Melody Beecham is a rookie dark ops agent who suddenly has had three attempts made on her life. She falls in love with her boss, Nick Anwar. She has recently learned that her birth father is a former vice-president of the United States. It is assumed the attempts are from from being in Unit One, when in actuality; it is her new step mother who is out to kill her.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. Never read her but it was sitting on my shelf. Jumped into the middle of this series so was confused by events in earlier books. Would not go and purchase any other in this Unit One series but if a freebie presented itself on my Kindle I would read another.

[Mondae Roberson · Rating 4 out of 5]

romantic, thriller, fun, stong woman

[Thelma · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent sequel (and finale to the series) to Full Pursuit. Both heroine and hero are strong and a perfect fit for each other. Recommended. 5/5 stars.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Melody Beecham & Nick Anwar #3

[Kari Gulbrandsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Again, with the passionately embracing male and female agents.

[Kim]

2010

[Lise · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was long for no reason,,the characters were empty,,too long of an explanation for everything,,it was almost painful to read,,

[Kelly]

Some authors write long series in such a way that the individual books actually remain independent, perhaps with one overarching plot to draw them together. If you pick up any of the Chris Carter books you can read a good standalone novel, yet with characters that have been in 8 or 9 books. 'Final Justice' was not at all independent, and though I initially tried to push through the backstory, I just really struggled to wade through the long list of events and names.

I was actually rather disappointed, because the first chapter had me hook, line and sinker. I was drawn into Melody and Nick's story straight away. Yet it quickly devolved into a regurgitation of past plots. At first I kept up with main characters and their relationships, but once Melody went out for a boat trip with Johnston, it all just got too much to follow and I started to skim read and knew that my attention was waning.

I also struggled with the writing style, which is odd because I've not had that problem with a Jasmine Cresswell novel before. The dialogue especially was so stilted and formal that I struggled not to roll my eyes. It just wasn't natural at all and read like the written word rather than as a natural conversation, so it made it difficult to fall into the book.

I came on Goodreads to see what number in the series this book was, just to see how much I had missed, and some arsehole reviewer had not hidden their spoilers which I saw by complete accident, so it ruined the ending anyway, so at that point I just gave up.