Thursday's Children: 4 (Frieda Klein Mystery) - Softcover

French, Nicci

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143127217 ISBN 13: 9780143127215

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2016

Synopsis

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

The electrifying fourth book in the internationally bestselling Frieda Klein Mystery series

Frieda Klein is uninterested in catching up on old times when her former classmate, Maddie Capel, shows up at her door--until she hears about Maddie's troubled daughter, Becky. The teenager claims she was raped in her own bed one night while her mother was downstairs. Her assailant left her with a warning: "Don't think of telling anyone, sweetheart. Nobody will believe you." And no one does--except Frieda.

Becky's story awakens dark memories of an eerily similar incident in Frieda's own past that she's been avoiding for decades. When Becky is found hanging from a beam in her bedroom, Frieda returns home, seeking out her old high school friends to ask what they remember about the night that prompted Frieda to leave town for good. But confronting the ghosts of the past turns out to be more dangerous than she ever expected.

About this title

Review:

Praise for THURSDAY'S CHILDREN:

"You'll ache for Frieda as she tears open old wounds and cheer when she finally shows signs of healing from her lacerations."--Kirkus Reviews (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)

"Complex psychological suspense at its best." --Booklist (starred review)

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

Praise for books in the Frieda Klein Mystery Series:

"Complex and flawed, Frieda Klein is a refreshingly human protagonist, an intriguing debut for a truly unique character."--Tami Hoag, bestselling author of Down the Darkest Road

"A neat puzzle with a satisfying resolution and a terrific twist at the end."--The New York Times Book Review

"Fast-paced and spooky...it leaves readers with the promise of intriguing tales to come."--People (starred review)

"Skillfully balances on a barely-there thread of a tightrope, straddling police procedural-psychological suspense territory while keeping its protagonist utterly human, flaws and all."--The Boston Globe

From the Back Cover:

Two crimes, generations apart . . .

Twenty years ago teenager Frieda Klein was brutally attacked in her own home. No one believed her - not the police, not her mother, not her friends. She left town, trained as a psychologist and never went back.

Now an old classmate has shown up. She wants help with her daughter, who claims to have been attacked at home. An attack eerily similar to the one on Frieda. No one else believes the girl's story.

Now - with a school reunion in the offing - Frieda returns to the darkness she fled. To the small town which refused to help her and which hides a terrible secret. Because someone at the reunion knows what happened.

And they'll stop at nothing to prevent Frieda discovering the truth . . .

Praise for Nicci French

'Expert in the unguessable twist, supremely at ratcheting up the tension' Easy Living

'Magnificent' Evening Standard

'A nerve-jangling and addictive read' Daily Express

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0143127217
• ISBN 13: 9780143127215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368