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Start with Blue Monday and continue through all 8 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Blue Monday
Book 1 by Nicci French • Published 2011
Five‑year‑old Matthew Faraday is abducted on his way home from school, echoing a decades‑old disappearance. When one of psychotherapist Frieda Klein’s patients dreams obsessively of a boy who looks just like Matthew,...
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Frieda Klein reading order
Ends with Day of the Dead
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Book 1:Blue Monday
Nicci French • 2011
Five‑year‑old Matthew Faraday is abducted on his way home from school, echoing a decades‑old disappearance. When one of psychotherapist Frieda Klein’s patients dreams obsessively of a boy who looks just like Matthew,...
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Book 2:Tuesday's Gone
Nicci French • 2012
A London social worker discovers her vulnerable client serenely serving tea to a naked, decomposing corpse. As the dead man is identified as notorious con artist Robert Poole, Frieda Klein joins DCI Karlsson to map hi...
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Book 3:Waiting for Wednesday
Nicci French • 2013
When a mother of three is found murdered in her terraced London home, Frieda Klein is reluctantly drawn in through her niece’s friendship with the victim’s son. At the same time she quietly pursues a pattern of attack...
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Book 4:Thursday's Children / Thursday's Child
Nicci French • 2014
A former schoolfriend asks Frieda Klein for help after her daughter is assaulted, sending Frieda back to the seaside town she fled as a teenager. Digging into old loyalties and buried memories, she finally confronts t...
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Book 5:Friday on My Mind
Nicci French • 2015
A body fished from the Thames is identified as Frieda Klein’s ex‑lover, Sandy, wearing a hospital wristband with her name on it. Branded the prime suspect and sure that Dean Reeve is behind the killing, Frieda goes on...
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Book 6:Dark Saturday / Saturday Requiem
Nicci French • 2016
Thirteen years after eighteen‑year‑old Hannah Docherty was convicted of murdering her family, Frieda Klein visits her in a secure hospital and finds a woman shattered by neglect. Convinced the original case was mishan...
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Book 7:Sunday Silence / Sunday Morning Coming Down
Nicci French • 2017
When builders uncover a corpse beneath Frieda Klein’s living room floor, every sign points back to her long‑time stalker Dean Reeve—officially dead for years. As friends and family are attacked or vanish, Frieda is tr...
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Book 8:Day of the Dead
Nicci French • 2018
Criminology student Lola Hayes chooses Frieda Klein as her dissertation subject and accidentally draws the attention of Dean Reeve. With Reeve killing strangers to flush her out, Frieda disappears and sets up a final...
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Frieda Klein FAQ
What is the best order to read the Frieda Klein series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Blue Monday.
How many books are in the Frieda Klein series?
There are 8 books currently listed in the Frieda Klein series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Frieda Klein series?
New readers should start with Blue Monday, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Frieda Klein series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2011 to 2018.