Meanwhile, Frieda Klein (who doesn’t appear until we’re really deep into the plot) is in hiding. This murder case initially baffles police, but then another body surfaces, and another, and another…. The Day of the Dead begins with a horrific incident in London which leaves many people wounded, but as the police begin to investigate what seems like an accident, the incident turns into something much more sinister. I’ll add here that in spite of the fact that this book includes many repeat characters, it can be read as a standalone, but if you want to get a bit more out of the story, I’d recommend that you read at least the first one in the series: Blue Monday. For those playing catch-up, this is the eighth book in the series which follows London psychologist Frieda Klein. She finds herself in the center of the investigation, serving as the reluctant sidekick of the chief inspector.ĭrawing readers into a haunting world in which the terrors of the mind have spilled over into real life, Blue Monday introduces a compelling protagonist and a chilling mystery that will appeal to readers of dark crime fiction and fans of In Treatment and The Killing.The Day of the Dead is an ominous title for the final book in the Frieda Klein series from husband-and-wife writing team “Nicci French” (Nicci Gerrard and Sean French). A red-haired child he can describe in perfect detail, a child the spitting image of Matthew.

And when his face is splashed over the newspapers, Frieda cannot ignore the coincidence: one of her patients has been having dreams in which he has a hunger for a child.

The abduction of five-year-old Matthew Farraday provokes a national outcry and a desperate police hunt. This attitude is reflected in her own life, which is an austere one of refuge, personal integrity, and order. She believes that the world is a messy, uncontrollable place, but what we can control is what is inside our heads. The stunning first book in a new series of psychological thrillers introducing an unforgettable London psychotherapistįrieda Klein is a solitary, incisive psychotherapist who spends her sleepless nights walking along the ancient rivers that have been forced underground in modern London. BLUE MONDAY by Nicci French - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK See all titles by Nicci French.

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