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Thursday's Children by Nicci French

Thursday's Children

A Frieda Klein Mystery

by Nicci French

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  • Mar 2016, 368 pages
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The electrifying fourth book in the internationally bestselling Frieda Klein Mystery series.

Drawn to brilliant and solitary London psychotherapist Frieda Klein, a growing readership is discovering Nicci French's acclaimed series with each chilling installment. In Thursday's Children, Frieda faces her most personal case yet when a former classmate appears at Frieda's door, begging for her help. Maddie Capel's teenage daughter, Becky, claims that she was raped in her own bed one night while her mother was downstairs. Her assailant warned, "Don't think of telling anyone, sweetheart. Nobody will believe you."

Becky's story awakens dark memories of an eerily similar incident in Frieda's own past. When Becky is found hanging from a beam in her bedroom, Frieda sets out to find the man she believes is both her rapist and Becky's killer. But confronting the ghosts of the past turns out to be more dangerous than she ever expected.

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"Starred Review. This visceral read tackles a sensitive subject with empathy, anger, and grace. A skillfully woven plot and deftly drawn characters complement the central mystery, which engages and satisfies while developing the series arc." - Publishers Weekly

"Starred Review. Even though the identification of the murderous rapist is something of a letdown, you'll ache for Frieda as she tears open old wounds and cheer when she finally shows signs of healing from her lacerations." - Kirkus

"Starred Review. Complex psychological suspense at its best." - Booklist

"Fierce, fascinating and full of insight, Frieda Klein is irresistible." - Val McDermid, bestselling author of Splinter the Silence

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Nicci French Author Biography

Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple are married and live in Suffolk. There are twenty bestselling novels by Nicci French, published in thirty-one languages. Blue Monday was the first thrilling story in the Frieda Klein series, which concludes with Day of the Dead.

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