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Plot Summary of Full Pursuit
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Mira, Nov 2004, 6.50, 400 pp.
ISBN: 0778320669

Though she enjoys her assignments working for the top secret Unit One, Melody Beecham has not forgotten that she is a “blackmailed” participant. Her latest project reminds her of the negative side of her work. She is to join the Soldiers of Jordan and, if necessary, seduce the leader Zachary Wharton, in order to spy on their activities; this white supremacist group has plans that will shake the nation if they succeed.

Melody travels to White Falls, Idaho to the campus of the church of the Soldiers of Jordan and gets inside, but her relationship with fellow Unit One operative Nikolai Anwar implodes. Still he remains her hope of staying alive in this dangerous undertaking. She knows that a reporter for the Idaho Chronicle died while investigating this sect and two FBI agents were identified and tossed off campus. Someone inside the Feds is feeding Zachary in his war of hate against Islam and Christian moderates; there is no telling what he would do if he learns Melody's identity.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

"Melody Beecham, an undercover operative for the government-funded agency of Unit One, is sent to infiltrate a religious organization called the Soldiers of Jordan. Her assignment is to use seduction as a means to penetrate the secret operations of the organization and relay that information to Unit One.

After her entrance onto the property, Melody is stripped of all communication tools linking her to the outside world. She finds that her every move is being monitored through hidden cameras. She gains access to the organization's computers and is able to skillfully transmit valuable information to Unit One. She finds an arsenal of weapons hidden on the property.

After realizing the organization's intent is to blow up a mosque, she attempts to contact Nikolai Anwar, her superior, but is interrupted when a Jordan member injects her with a drug.

She is restrained and physically battered but is finally rescued by Nikolai. The two of them are flown to the mosque where Unit One believes the big hit will take place."

Kim Raines, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Full Pursuit
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - KKK/racist group
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - government investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of male nudity
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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