Before long, Frieda is at the center of the race to track the kidnapper.īut her race isn't physical. A child he can describe in perfect detail, a child the spitting image of Matthew.ĭetective Chief Inspector Karlsson doesn't take Frieda's concerns seriously until a link emerges with an unsolved child abduction twenty years ago and he summons Frieda to interview the victim's sister, hoping she can stir hidden memories. And when a picture of his face is splashed over the newspapers, psychotherapist Frieda Klein is left troubled: one of her patients has been relating 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. A day to snatch a child from the streets. The writing is pacy, the jaw-dropping twists are plentiful' Short List 'One of French's hardest-to-put-down novels' 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' Observer 'A nerve-jangling and addictive read' Daily Express.Monday, the lowest point of the week.

No one writes better about grief, love, fear or emotional damage.Not many books are as insightful as they are addictive Nicci French's are,' Sophie Hannah 'A brilliantly crafted new Crime, Mystery & Thriller series' Daily Mirror 'Terrific. No one understands human psychological frailty better. Praise for Nicci French: 'Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping Crime, Mystery & Thriller novels stand head and shoulders above the competition.

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. Blue Monday is the thrilling first novel in Nicci French's top-ten bestselling killer new series introducing psychotherapist Frieda Klein *** Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted.

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