Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #274071 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781933110158
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Golden Crown Literary Society Award Winner!

WOW - Tremendous thriller with all the romance you expect from this author


If possible, this series gets better with each novel (although it's not necessary to read the previous novels you will want to because the characters are so compelling).

This is a fast paced, beautifully written story that once you start you won't want to put down.

Wonderfully atmospheric, you really feel like you are on the streets of Philadelphia.

This is my favorite of Radclyffe's series which is saying alot as I have enjoyed and have kept all her novels.

This is a Keeper !

Don't miss any of the books in this tremendous series -

A Matter of Trust
Shield of Justice
In Pursuit of Justice
Justice in the Shadows
Justice Served


from the publisher's web site - The hunt for an informant in the ranks draws Lieutenant Rebecca Frye, her lover Doctor Catherine Rawlings, and Officer Dellon Mitchell into a deadly game of hide and seek with an underworld kingpin who traffics in human souls.

Newly promoted Detective Lieutenant Rebecca Frye once again assembles her unorthodox team of lovers and friends to bring the hunt for a deadly informant in the police department to justice. Aided by JT Sloan, a cyber sleuth with a personal score to settle, Rebecca soon discovers the conspiracy extends far beyond the police department into the underworld of those who trade in human souls. Pressured by her superiors, driven by the private need to avenge her murdered partner, and determined to succeed, she must put one officer's life at risk and her own heart on the line.

Explosive Action. Best in the Series
Once again Radclyffe delivers a crisply written, fast-paced story with Justice Served. This book serves up twists and turns and keeps us guessing until the final explosive ending.

Justice Served, the fourth in the Justice series, begins where Justice in the Shadows ends. Police officer, Dell Mitchell is recovering from her stab wounds that she received trying to take down an internet porn ring. Detective Rebecca Frye's team is a little closer to finding who is at the bottom of her partner's and another officer's assassination, but at every turn, the suspect seems to be one step ahead. Cyber sleuth JT Sloan discovers that there is a leak in the department, but as the team pursues that suspect, he is killed. Organized crime is somehow involved. The Port Authority turns up some clues, and the sex clubs are definitely mixed up in the crimes. Frye's team has all these pieces that they must tie together, and as they hurry to solve the crimes that are piling up, more people are getting killed.

In Justice Served, Radclyffe is a master at weaving several complicated plots together, keeping her readers in suspense though not confusing them with extraneous details. And she does not forget the romantic subplot either. The romance flows naturally with the storyline as Radclyffe explores all of the characters' love lives. Even the gruff Watts, Frye's partner, develops a love interest.

Radclyffe's characters come alive. They are passionate about their careers and their lovers. They are honorable too. Throughout the plot, members of the police task force struggle with ethical issues, but there is no preaching on these pages. Her characters also originate from all walks of life and through them, we learn about different lifestyle choices whether it be a transvestite or prostitute. Sandy and Michael have a very real and sensitive conversation on why Sandy became a prostitute and through that conversation, Michael understands Sandy better and reserves no judgment. These are characters we want to get to know. We want them in our lives, and we want them as our friends.

While all of the books in the Justice series are page turners, what gives Justice Served potency is that you can read it without reading the others. Radclyffe gives us the character histories and story backgrounds as she moves the plot along. This naturally flows with the current story. We do not get bogged down with a story we may have already read. She refreshes our memories.

Radclyffe claims that this is the last book in the series, but the ending leaves this reader wanting more of Rebecca Frye's team. Even Frye says, "That's what police work is all about. The story never really ends."

Not really a thriller
I had hoped this would be a thriller where the main character just happens to be a lesbian, not being gay 24/7. Well, no such luck. Every woman in this book seems to be gay, which is really believable. Not. I'm all for having more lesbians as heroines but you can over-do it.

I'm under the impression the crime, which happens to be set in the red-light-milieu, is only an excuse for a sex scene every other page. There is no atmosphere at all, the characters are bland and the crime story itself pretty boring, so in the end you really don't care who's the bad guy. A bit more of a backstory would have been nice.

The couples are constantly in bed and over each other. Sorry, but I can't help the feeling I'm reading fanfiction. I really don't get why this series is so highly praised. If you want to read about sex scenes between women, this book is for you but if you're expecting a captivating thriller, avoid at all cost.