It is December 1999 and the world waits with trepidation for the new year and millennium bug. Alex can’t help using the Finding Machine to help save the life of a teen one icy night. But it has serious consequences for her job and relationship…
The Millennium Affair is the sequel to The Finding Machine. There are mentions of events in the previous book and the relationship development between the characters but no major spoilers (read the first book: it’s fab!)
Alex is keen to use the Finding Machine for good but is fearful that the machine will be taken away from her so can only use it in secret. However the Millennium Bug may cause the machine to glitch and some of the ageing parts need replacing. She needs to decide who she can trust as scientists insist she hand over the machine to them. Her father entrusted the machine to her but, now she has fulfilled his mission, she wants to use it for good.
Alex loses her job for breaking protocol over the missing person rescue. However, she gets an opportunity to join DC Henry Longhurst as he investigates cold cases. Her involvement and use of the machine locates a body and the pair are soon searching for a killer who has struck again in the intervening years. Alex needs to reassess her romantic relationship. Antony is acting oddly and she doesn’t feel supported. She is attracted to Henry and he believes in her but she can’t be totally honest with him about the machine.
I was totally invested in this story, transported back to those fearful yet exciting days as we approached the year 2000. The murder mystery element of the book as well as the personal life of Alex were both engaging. There are lots of twists as the plot progresses and I had no idea which way things would lead. Alex has huge dilemmas to contend with and I enjoyed her thought processes as she tries to stay true to herself and her father’s legacy.
The Millennium Affair is a delightful book, and I loved the plot and characters as well as the ‘historical’ setting (!) of 25 years ago. I am privileged to know the author (who is lovely!) and this book is even better than the first, so congratulations Lucy!
Book blurb:
TWO LOVE RIVALS… A GLITCH IN THE FINDING MACHINE… AND A KILLER COLD CASE
December 1999.
Alex Martin has put the Finding Machine into storage. All she wants is a quiet life. But when a panicked teen phones for help on the coldest night of the year, Alex dusts off the machine and breaks every rule in the book to save him. In an instant, her life is thrown into chaos, she’s fired from the job she loves, and her relationship with Antony is stretched to breaking point.
The rescue attracts the attention of Detective Henry Longhurst, who is intrigued by Alex’s method of finding people. He wants her help to catch an elusive murderer who keeps changing his identity. But there’s a problem—the finding machine is glitching and could stop working any moment. With the new Millennium around the corner, Alex must race against the clock to fix her heart and find the faceless villain before he strikes again. Tick Tock.
