Tuesday's Gone: A Frieda Klein Novel (2)

Nicci French

Jul 2012 · Frieda Klein Book 2 · Penguin UK

About this eBook

For Frieda Klein the days get longer, the cases darker . . .

Psychotherapist Frieda Klein thought she was done with the police. But once more DCI Karlsson is knocking at her door.

A man's decomposed body has been found in the flat of Michelle Doyce, a woman trapped in a world of strange mental disorder. The police don't know who it is, how he got there or what happened - and Michelle can't tell them. But Karlsson hopes Frieda can get access to the truths buried beneath her confusion.

Painstakingly, Frieda uncovers a possible identity for the corpse: Robert Poole, a jack of all trades and master conman. But the deeper Frieda and Karlsson dig into Poole's past, the more of his victims they encounter - and the more motives they find for murder. Meanwhile, violent ghosts from Frieda's own past are returning to threaten her.

Unable to discover quite who is telling the truth and who is lying, they know they are getting closer to a killer. But whoever murdered Poole is determined to stay free - and anyone that gets too close will meet the same fate.

A gritty heroine, a gruesome crime and a terrifying hunt for a psychotic killer, Tuesday's Gone is not to be missed by fans of psychological thrillers.

Praise for Nicci French:
'Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition. No one understands human psychological frailty better. 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

'Nicci French knows just how to play on our worst fears' Daily Mail

Ratings and reviews

This book follows on the first in a fluid way with stray ends from book1, dangling to entice the reader. It is gripping, with great imagery & descriptions of London (although sadly not as many as book 1!). Frieda is a not uncommon 'unique' character.. in that she is a bit of a lone wolf, grumpy & undeniably clever. It's the 21st century crime 'cliché' in a way. She does endear herself to the reader but she's simply a bit boring. The other characters are great however & crimes are well thought out.

With all Nicci French novels, I find they are unputdownable - but don't withstand a second read. This one has good momentum, and an interesting victim. Could have done without the girl on the barge. And - Ms Nicci and Mr French don't seem to know how to stop writing once they start. But, entertaining. Give it a go!

I adore starting a series and reading my way through it and this is taking me on a real journey. Each book is self contained but also has a big thread linking all the books.

About the author

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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