

Olivia, Chloe’s mother and Frieda’s former sister-in-law who survives on too much alcohol and the hope of finding the “right” man.Chloe, her moody but adoring niece who needs Frieda’s help in chemistry (and much more).Sasha, her friend with a tendency to pick the wrong type of men.Sandy, her on-again, off-again boyfriend.Reuben, her former mentor, flamboyant but disillusioned.Along the way, Frieda, once a loner, begins to form a group of unlikely friends. It culminates in the final book, Day of the Dead. Their conflict results in murders, rejections, accusations, and threatens everything that Frieda holds dear. She seems to have an uncanny insight into Reeve’s thoughts.


When the case takes a horrible turn (thanks to her meddling), she becomes the target of killer Dean Reeve’s obsession. She becomes involved in a child abduction case and butts heads with the DCI Malcolm Karlsson. Summary:įrieda Klein, a London psychoanalyst, is a loner and an amnesiac who roams the streets in search of elusive sleep and even more elusive peace. Some reviewers wrote that the books could be stand-alones, but I disagree. If you’re interested in the series, the books need to be read in order. I’m thankful that I didn’t start reading until after the final book was published. But I read the series in four weeks, one of the few times I have binge-read a group of books, so it makes sense. The Frieda Klein series includes the titles Blue Monday, Tuesday’s Gone, Waiting for Wednesday, Thursday’s Child (also published as Thursday’s Children), Friday on My Mind, Saturday Requiem(also published as Dark Saturday), Sunday Morning Coming Down (also published as Sunday Silence), and Day of the Dead. (The books’ American titles and covers are sometimes different from the British ones.) Is it strange to review an entire series in one review? The Frieda Klein series, by Nicci French, suspense
