At the heart of the novel is not just one lost child, but two, the first one having been taken over 20 years ago. Jun 27, 2011 blue monday is the thrilling first novel in nicci french s topten bestselling new series introducing psychotherapist frieda klein, and is perfect for all fans of the crime novels of peter james. Blue monday, tuesdays gone, waiting for wednesday and thursdays child precede friday on my mind which can be listened to as a standalone although the characters are fleshier if youre already hooked on the previous four. It was published by the michael joseph publishing house in the year 2011. Jun 30, 2016 psychologist frieda klein is the creation of husbandandwife writing duo nicci gerrard and sean french also known as nicci french. Frieda klein is a solitary, incisive psychotherapist who spends her sleepless nights walking along the ancient rivers that have been. Sean french made his solo debut in as an author in 1992 with the nonfiction book fatherhood. Nicci gerrard and her husband sean french have together been writing thrillers and psychodramas under the name nicci french since 1997, but this, their th book, marks a. Due to this, author nicci gerrard launched a campaign in the name of her father for the extension of the visiting rights for caretakers of patients suffering from dementia. Nicci french, the name behind blue monday, is the pseudonym of english husbandandwife team.
Nicci french is the pseudonym of english husbandandwife team nicci gerrard born 10 june. Reading blue monday first isnt a prerequisite to enjoying this book, but it is strongly recommended. Whatever you do, dont do what i did and read the second book of the nicci french frieda klein series before you read the first as the plot of blue monday is 100% spoilt by tuesdays gone. I quite enjoyed the second book whilst being irritated by how much it referred back to the first one and felt id better fill in the gaps by going back. Find out more and read an the first few chapters from blue monday. Jul 02, 2011 nicci french, the pen name for the husbandandwife writing team of sean french and nicci gerrard, have chosen to make their name with 12 standalone thrillers, from the chilling horror of their. Blue monday was the first thrilling story in the frieda klein series, followed by tuesdays gone, waiting for wednesday, thursdays child, friday on my mind, saturday requiem and sunday morning coming down. Blue monday is the thrilling first novel in nicci french s topten bestselling killer new series introducing psychotherapist frieda klein monday. Joseph finder says theyre in the rich vein of kate atkinson. Thats the premise behind blue monday, the first of what promises to be an excellent, eightpart series by the husbandandwife writing team of nicci gerrard and sean french, known collectively as. Nicci french is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists nicci gerrard and sean french. Buy a cheap copy of blue monday book by nicci french.
I can still remember exactly where i was when i bought nicci french s killing me softly. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late. Blue monday, by nicci french suspense books, psychological. Nicci french novels are predictably good, exciting reads. The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of blue monday, the first in a fantastic new series from the masters of psychological thrillers, nicci french. After graduating with a first class honours degree in english literature from oxford university, she began her first job, working with emotionally disturbed children in sheffield. The stunning first book in a new series of psychological thrillers introducing an unforgettable london psychotherapist.
Blue monday was her first outing, and despite all the customary french expertise, klein herself seemed cut from familiar cloth. A body has been discovered in the most unlikely and horrifying of places. Blue monday a frieda klein novel 2011 tuesdays gone a frieda klein novel 20. I enjoy british mysteries, but rarely get the pleasure of indulging in one these days, but, i have been trying, for a while, to get started on this series after reading several other books by this author. The appealing, strongwilled protagonist is freida klein, a single woman in her 40s whose most intimate relationship is with the shadowy city. Suspenseful and haunting, nicci frenchsblue monday introduces a compelling heroine in a riveting new series that fans of psychological thrillers will not want to miss. His father, phili french, was a film critic and radio producer. Immensely intelligent and poignantly human, frieda klein has captivated book critics and crime readers everywhere with her debut outing as blue mondays. Blue monday was the first thrilling story in the frieda klein series, which concludes with day of the dead. Nicci gerrard and sean french were married in 1990. Blue monday by nicci french kansas city public library.
Blue monday the first book in the frieda klein mystery series complex psychological suspense at its best. Blue monday nicci french haftad 9781405911429 bokus. Blue monday by nicci french is a story so compelling and wellwritten that it made me break out of my mold. Review of blue monday by nicci french mysterytribune. March 09, 2012 it always seems to be dark out or raining in nicci frenchs thriller, appropriately named blue monday, the first in a new series featuring frieda klein, a loner psychotherapist who, were quick to find out, needs her space. Watch the book trailer for bestselling nicci french blue monday, now available in paperback.
Review of blue monday by nicci french mystery tribune. I actually even put one or two of the early books aside rather than continuing with them. Blue monday is the first book in the new series called frieda klein by nicci french. The appealing, strongwilled protagonist is freida klein, a single woman in her 40s whose most intimate relationship is with the shadowy citynotwithstanding a romantic fling that. Nicci french is the pseudonym of english husbandandwife team nicci gerrard born 10 june 1958 and sean french born 28 may 1959, who write psychological thrillers together. Lover of london, gifted psychologist, frequent police consultantfrieda klein is many things. Nicci french is the pseudonym of english husbandandwife team nicci gerrard born 10 june 1958. I was on a day trip to brighton when i was fourteen with a boy called laurence who took me to snoopers paradise, the north laines indoor flea market with bricabac galore. The first book in the freida klein series was titled as blue monday. A brilliant london psychotherapist and a crass chief inspector reluctantly team up to solve the enigmatic and disturbing disappearance of a young boy. Nicci gerrard and sean french began their collaboration a decade ago.
His fiction debut was the imaginary monkey, which was published in 1993. Drawing listeners 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 listeners of dark crime fiction and fans of in treatment and the killing. I was worried about the theme of child abduction and thought it might be too upsetting but it is handled quite sensitively, so i found this manageable. Then one morning, on her way to work, she exchanges a lingering look with a devastatingly attractive man. After the disappearance of matthew faraday, psychotherapist, frieda klein started to worry about one of her patients alan dekker. A frieda klein mystery nach hause oder ihre filiale vor ort bestellen. I have long felt an outcast in the world of literature. This is the fifth in the frieda klein psychological thriller series from husband and wife team nicci french. Louise penny says nicci frenchs books are fabulous. And now shes a person of interest in a murder case. Thus far, seven titles have been published in the series the most recent being the brilliant new novel sunday morning coming down. Nicci gerrard was born in june 1958 in worcestershire.
Blue monday is set in presentday london, a boisterous and modern city. It is a strong start indeed although by the fourth book you can see growth in character development and plot. The husbandandwife writing team introduce a new star psychotherapist frieda klein in a dark tale. While i have always frequented the likes of jane austen and daphne du maurier and revelled in the depths of knowledge that i have discovered within the pages of their books my true indulgence comes in the form of less prestigious and. Blue monday by nicci french official us trailer youtube. A freida klein mystery is book 1 in a very compelling, very suspenseful series by nicci french. Book trailer for blue monday by nicci french published by penguin books. Nicci gerrard was born in june 1958 in worcestershire, england. Find out more and read an the first few chapters f. There are fourteen other bestselling novels by nicci french, all published by penguin.
Nicci gerrard and sean french also write separately. Their acclaimed novels of psychological suspense have sold more than 8 million copies around the world. Meet frieda klein from nicci frenchs blue monday youtube. Read blue monday psychological thriller book by nicci french. Ffb blue monday, nicci french i decided to go back and see how the frieda klein series started. In the plot of this book, authors sean and nicci have described monday to be the lowest point in the week and full of dark impulses. Blue monday frieda klein series book 1 nicci french author 2012 blue monday. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Blue monday is the thrilling first novel in nicci frenchs topten bestselling new series introducing psychotherapist frieda klein, and is perfect for all fans of the crime novels of peter james blue monday a day for murder. Blue monday by nicci french is a 2011 publication and is the first book in the frieda klein series. Nicci french is the pseudonym of english husbandandwife team nicci gerrard born 10 june 1958 and sean french born 28 may 1959, who write psychological thrillers together personal lives.
Nicci gerrard made her solo debut in 2003 with the novel. Nicci french is the pseudonym of english husband and wife team, nicci gerrard and sean french, who write psychological thrillers together. Nicci french, the name behind blue monday, is the pseudonym of english husbandandwife team nicci gerrard and sean french, who write psychological thrillers together. Nicci french is the pseudonym for the internationally bestselling partnership of suspense writers nicci gerrard and sean french. French and gerrard debuted as nicci french with the novel the memory game, published in 1997. Jan 19, 2012 nicci french is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists nicci gerrard and sean french. Writing under the nicci french pseudonym, married couple nicci gerrard and sean french specialize in examining the things that tear families apart. There are twenty bestselling novels by nicci french, published in thirtyone languages.
The couple have two daughters, hadley and molly, and gerrard has two. Julian sean french was born on 28 may 1959 in bristol, the son of philip french, a radio producer and film critic, and his. The stunning first book in a new series of psychological thrillers introducing an unforgettable london psychotherapistf since becoming a mom, i find it difficult to read novels where crimes are committed against children. Fiveyearold joanna vine goes missing outside a sweetshop, leaving her sister, rose, devastated and her parents, deborah and richard, unable to comprehend the tragedy or the despair.
Blue monday is, naturally, a pageturner, very hard to stop reading it once started. Since 1999 they have lived in suffolk in east anglia, england. Mar 05, 2012 the husbandwife writing duo nicci french have written several novels together, but blue monday is the first in a series in which each book will be named after a day of the week following frieda klein. Blue monday by nicci french penguin books australia. From internationally acclaimed author nicci french comes a shattering psychological thriller in the spirit of gone girl. Nicci gerrard and sean french began their collaboration a decade ago, after an article on recovered memory fired shared interests which they. Author sean french was born on may 28, 1959, in bristol. Their new novel blue monday has got the praise of many well known authors and.
Nicci frenchs frieda klein books in order dead good. Here, after many years of standalones, the authors nicci gerrard and sean french break their own mould and start a series. The corpse is only months old, but the chief suspect appears to have died more than. The husbandwife writing duo nicci french have written several novels together, but blue monday is the first in a series in which each book will be named after a day of the week following frieda klein. This is the first installment in a series of psychological thrillers by french, pen name for the bestselling husband and wife duo of nicci gerrard and sean french land of the living, 2003, etc. Blue monday by nicci french london evening standard. Nicci french is the pseudonym of english wifeandhusband team nicci gerrard and sean french. Blue monday is the thrilling first novel in nicci frenchs topten bestselling killer new series introducing psychotherapist frieda klein monday.