Reading order · 8 books · 2011 to 2018 · Set in London
Frieda Klein Books in Order
Frieda Klein is a solitary London psychotherapist who walks the city at night when she cannot sleep, and is drawn into police investigations. There is one book for each day of the week, and a shadowy enemy, Dean Reeve, haunts the series. Nicci French is the pen name of a husband and wife.
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Series facts
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2011 to 2018
- First book
- Blue Monday
- Latest
- Day of the Dead (2018)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Frieda Klein book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
8 books · Set in London
- 1Blue Monday2011With Frieda KleinA small boy is kidnapped in London.Buy on Amazon
- 2Tuesday's Gone2012With Frieda KleinA social worker finds a dead man in the flat of a confused woman, and Frieda is asked to help find out who he was.Buy on Amazon
- 3Waiting for Wednesday2013With Frieda KleinA mother is found murdered in her kitchen, and Frieda, recovering from an attack, is drawn into the case.Buy on Amazon
- 4Thursday's Children2014With Frieda KleinAn old school friend asks Frieda to help her teenage daughter, and the case sends Frieda back to her own past in Suffolk.Buy on Amazon
- 5Friday on My Mind2015With Frieda KleinA body is found in the Thames with a hospital wristband bearing Frieda’s name, and Frieda becomes a suspect.Buy on Amazon
- 6Saturday Requiem2016With Frieda KleinFrieda is asked to assess a young woman who has spent thirteen years in a secure hospital for murdering her family, and comes to doubt her guilt.Buy on Amazon
- 7Sunday Morning Coming Down2017With Frieda KleinA body is found under the floorboards of Frieda’s own house.Buy on Amazon
- 8Day of the Dead2018With Frieda KleinThe final confrontation with Dean Reeve.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Blue Monday. The story of Dean Reeve runs across all eight books.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Frieda Klein | Malcolm Karlsson | Josef Morozov | Sasha Wells | Chloe Klein | Dean Reeve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Blue Monday | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 2 Tuesday's Gone | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 3 Waiting for Wednesday | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 4 Thursday's Children | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 5 Friday on My Mind | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 6 Saturday Requiem | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 7 Sunday Morning Coming Down | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 8 Day of the Dead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Frieda Klein books
6 characters from Nicci French’s chart, with the number of Frieda Klein books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Frieda KleinPsychotherapist | 8 | Blue Monday 2011 |
| Malcolm KarlssonDetective chief inspector | 8 | Blue Monday 2011 |
| Josef MorozovUkrainian builder and friend | 8 | Blue Monday 2011 |
| Sasha WellsFrieda's friend | 8 | Blue Monday 2011 |
| Chloe KleinFrieda's niece | 8 | Blue Monday 2011 |
| Dean ReeveElusive villain | 8 | Blue Monday 2011 |