The Last Bullet

Cleo North #3

by Merline Lovelace

Former special agent Cleo North thought she had sworn off bureaucracy forever -- but the Air Force Office of Special Investigation has other ideas. They need her expertise and are willing to pay her extravagant fee. The case? An off-duty U.S. fighter pilot recently took a bullet under suspicious circumstances and wound up dead.

It doesn't take long before Cleo and Major Jack Donovan from the OSI -- along with some help from British Intelligence -- discover the pilot was involved in some questionable activities. But why was he so interested in a U.S. Army Corps C-46 that went down in the English Channel in 1943?

When another murder links a far-fetched story of wartime international intrigue to millions of dollars in gold, only one question remains: who is behind the ultimate cover-up? And could Cleo be the next bullet's victim?

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Romance, Military Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

About the author

After a 23-year AF career, Colonel Merline Lovelace launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.

The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.

Reviews

[Diane Saul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apparently this is the 3 rd book in a series. I haven’t read the others but I had no problem following the story. It is full of adventure with a twist at the end. I enjoyed this enough that I wish I had read the previous 2 books in the series.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe 3.5* B/B+

The last chapter of the Cleo North Trilogy gave a satisfactory closure to the story, but wasn't as strong or as compelling as the first two installments. The story felt more disjointed and the two genres--romance and suspense--didn't mesh well. Instead, the transition between suspense plot scenes and relationship scenes often felt abrupt.

I give the author kudos for not tying up all the loose ends in neat bows. While we feel assured that Jack and Cleo are committed to each other, there are still obstacles in their professional and personal lives that will prove challenging. I like that. I hate too-pat endings.

Overall I recommend the entire trilogy. Likeable, if flawed, characters, enjoyable plots (especially the first two) and good writing.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Liked it a lot better the first time around. Wish I'd read it the second time before I bought it.

I guess third times not the charm. I thought it was mostly boring until the end. There was no chemistry between Cleo and Donovan unless it was all in the first two books of the series.

I'm not going to keep it this time.

[Thelma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This allso was a great read

[Debbie Jones]

Not finished

[Kay Braziel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

I love this writer and the Cleo North mysteries. I've read all three and have not been disappointed. Looking forward to more.



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