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. 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. ' Observer'A nerve-jangling and addictive read.The stunning first book in a new series of psychological thrillers introducing an unforgettable London psychotherapist Frieda Klein is a solitary, incisive psychotherapist who spends her sleepless nights walking along the ancient rivers that have been forced underground in modern London. ' Sunday Express'French is undeniably at the top of British psychological suspense writing, expert in the unguessable twist, supremely skilled at ratcheting up the tension. ' Short List'One of French's hardest-to-put-down novels. with brooding atmosphere, sustained suspense, a last-minute plot twist, and memorable cast of characters. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it a superb psychological thriller. The writing is pacy, the jaw-dropping twists are plentiful. attention of reviewers and readers like Blue Monday and its iconic heroine, Frieda Klein. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation, Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever and brutal killer. A previous abduction, from twenty years ago, suggests a new lead - one that only Frieda, an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals, can uncover. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand, Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late?Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. His parents and the police are desperate.
His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted.
The first in a killer new series introducing Frieda Klein.
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