The second book in the Mélisende Thriller series. I was lucky enough to get on the first books blog tour as well and couldn’t wait for this book’s appearance. Well, what can I say? Mel is back! I sat down and began reading it just felt like I just slotted back into the team again! Let’s have a look at the synopsis.
She’s hunting arms smugglers. But who is hunting her?
One dead body, two badly injured operatives and five crates of hijacked rifles.
In Rome, former French special forces intelligence analyst Mélisende des Pittones is frustrated by obnoxious local cops and ruthless thugs. Despite the backing of the powerful European Investigation and Regulation Service, her case is going nowhere. Then an unknown woman tries to blow her head off.
As Mel and fellow investigator Jeff McCracken attempt to get a grip on the criminal network as well as on their own unpredictable relationship, all roads point to the place she dreads – the arid and remote African Sahel – where she was once betrayed and nearly died. Can Mel conquer her fear as she races to smash the network and save her colleague’s life?
Another action-packed instalment for Mel and the team as they are continuing to dig into the arms smuggling gang they tried to break in Double Identity. Rome finds her team in danger, Brussels it is Mel that finds herself in danger. She is followed to Strasbourg and the South of France. She arrives in London where herself and Jeff only just miss being attacked. Mel begins to feel that the enemy is one step in front of her.
Both books in this series are brilliantly plotted, fast moving stories. The characters are so well written, as I said I felt like I just slotted back into Mel’s team. Alison Morton’s background makes this a rich, intricately detailed series. This book is a worthy follow up to the first. I did love the race around Europe and again the author had me feeling I was there, even though I have never visited these countries! As Mel slowly comes to the realisation that everything comes back to the Sahel in Africa, we are given a strong sense of place there as well. The author is excellent at placing the reader where she wishes them to be.
The fact that I felt as bad as Mel does when she discovers everything led back to the Sahel is testament to the author’s skill in creating characters that you can relate to. I was on the edge of my seat as Mel began to uncover the truth and it was impossible to put this book down.
Alison Morton has, in my opinion, topped her first book in this series. This is one heck of a gripping read with enough twists to make you dizzy and characters that are all unique and complex.
A massive thank you to Alison Morton for asking me to join her tour for this book and for so generously gifting a copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Buying links
Amazon
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Apple
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Books2Read
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Paperback
https://www.alison-morton.com/books-2/double-pursuit/where-to-buy-double-pursuit/
Social media links
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Other works
The Carina strand
INCEPTIO where New Yorker Karen Brown is thrown into a new life in mysterious Roma Nova and fights to stay alive with a killer hunting her
CARINA, a novella, Carina’s first mission abroad. What could go wrong
PERFIDITAS, six years on, where betrayal and rebellion are in the air, threatening to topple Roma Nova and ruin Carina’s life.
SUCCESSIO, where a mistake from the past threatens to destroy the next generation.
The Aurelia strand
AURELIA, in late 1960s Roma Nova, Aurelia Mitela battles her life-long nemesis, silver smuggling and is forced to choose between her love, her child and her country
NEXUS Mid 1970s, London, where a simple favour for a friend becomes a chilling pursuit across Europe
INSURRECTIO, where Aurelia Mitela struggles against a manipulative tyrant grabbing power. But it may already be too late to save Roma Nova…
RETALIO, a classic tale of resistance and retribution – the endgame between Aurelia and Caius
Extras
ROMA NOVA EXTRA, a collection of short stories from AD 370 to the present
Contributions
‘A Roman Intervenes‘ in 1066 Turned Upside Down
How Galla Mitela, Roma Novan imperial councillor, attempts to stop the Norman invasion of England. One of a series of possible alternative outcomes of 1066.
‘The Mystery of Victory’ in Rubicon (HWA/Sharpe Books)
What did happen to the Altar of Victory in the dusk of the Roman Empire?
‘The Idealist’ in Betrayal (Historical Fictioneers, 2020)
Non Fiction
Military or civilians? The curious anomaly of the German Women’s Auxiliary Services during the Second World War.
The 500 Word Writing Buddy: 35 Inner Secrets for the New Writer
Memberships: International Thriller Writers, Historical Novel Society, Alliance of Independent Authors, Society of Authors, Romantic Novelists’ Association, Mystery People, Crime Writers’ Associationiters’ Association
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Thank you so much CF for this review and for closing the tour today x
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Thank you so much, Sharon, for hosting Mel, Double Pursuit and me on our blog tour.
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