‘Arlington Terrace’ by Tracy Martin-Summers is the sequel to ‘Gordon Square’. In my opinion, if you fancy the sound of this instalment read the first book before you dive into this. It will give you the background needed to understand this story, as it follows the characters’ stories.
A sequel that I did wonder if it would be able to top the first book. I shouldn’t have doubted Tracy Martin-Summers writing skill. This one was just as good! We catch up with Mike and Mel in 2025. The Gordon Square case is old news and they are married with a toddler and have moved into a new home. After extended maternity leave, Mel is going back to her DC post again and Mike decided to turn a promotion down and is a DS at Holden CID. So they are going to be working out of the same station but Mel is staying behind a desk for the immediate future.
We see Julie moving into a short let on a sub-let flat close to where Mel and Mike have moved from. Julie is happy to be as under the radar as possible but it seems that the person she is trying to lose out of her life has found her. The consequences of being found, for Julie, means she reports her issues to Mike who is really concerned when he sees her injuries. She makes a friend of a waiter in a local café and Mike, Mel and DS Paul Osman who is Mike’s new partner find themselves investigating the waiter’s disappearance.
As they begin their investigation memories of the dark and twisted case of Gordon Square begin to rise back to the surface. Surely this case couldn’t be another Gordon Square, could it?
Another skillfully woven tale from the pen of Tracy Martin-Summers. I opened the book and immediately I was engrossed again, just as I found with ‘Gordon Square’. I was back with Mike and Mel, feeling like I was with old friends again. An intriguing read which really had me thinking I knew what was what till, ‘BOOM’ the twists start coming. I love this in a book, it just makes the story even better!
A worthy follow up in every way, I do recommend this if you love being kept in the dark.
Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Michael Terence Publishing for my gifted copy of the book.
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