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Frieda Klein
The Frieda Klein series by Nicci French has 8 known books (8 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Blue Monday (2011).
- Books
- 8 known books (8 novels)
- Published
- 8
- First published
- 2011
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: Blue Monday (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Blue Monday
Blue Monday (2011) opens Nicci French's eight-book Frieda Klein series at 392 pages, introducing the solitary, insomniac London psychotherapist through a case eerily similar to a patient's dream -- the first title in a run named, in order, for each day of the week.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Blue Monday - Book 2:
Tuesday's Gone
Tuesday's Gone is a novel by Nicci French, in 2012 at 552 pages. It sits at #2 in Frieda Klein's reading order. It sits between Blue Monday and Waiting for Wednesday.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Tuesday's Gone - Book 3:
Waiting for Wednesday
Waiting for Wednesday is a novel by Nicci French, in 2013 at 552 pages. It is entry #3 in Frieda Klein. Tuesday's Gone comes before it, Thursday's Child after.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Waiting for Wednesday - Book 4:
Thursday's Child
Thursday's Child, published in 2014 at 485 pages, is a novel by Nicci French. It sits at #4 in Frieda Klein's reading order. Waiting for Wednesday comes before it, Friday on My Mind after.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Thursday's Child - Book 5:
Friday on My Mind
Friday on My Mind, published in 2015 at 438 pages, is a novel by Nicci French. It is entry #5 in Frieda Klein. It sits between Thursday's Child and Saturday Requiem.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Friday on My Mind - Book 6:
Saturday Requiem
Saturday Requiem, published in 2016 at 400 pages, is a novel by Nicci French. It is entry #6 in Frieda Klein. It sits between Friday on My Mind and Sunday Morning Coming Down.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Saturday Requiem - Book 7:
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Sunday Morning Coming Down is a novel by Nicci French, in 2017 at 416 pages. It is entry #7 in Frieda Klein. Saturday Requiem comes before it, The Day of the Dead after.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sunday Morning Coming Down - Book 8:
The Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead (2018) closes the series seven years and seven books after Blue Monday, running 404 pages to bring the long story arc -- and the escaped killer Dean Reeve's haunting presence across it -- to its conclusion.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Day of the Dead
About the Frieda Klein series
Frieda Klein is a solitary, insomniac London psychotherapist who gets pulled into police investigations almost against her will, first as a reluctant consultant to Detective Chief Inspector Malcolm Karlsson and then, as the series darkens, as a target in her own right. Each of the eight novels is named for a day of the week, moving in order through the calendar across the series rather than resetting with each book -- Blue Monday introduces Frieda through a case eerily similar to a patient's dream, and by the time the cycle completes on The Day of the Dead, events set in motion in the first book have built into one long, continuous story rather than eight independent mysteries.
Running underneath the police cases is a single sustained antagonist, the escaped killer Dean Reeve, whose presence (real, imagined, or both) haunts Frieda across the entire run and gives the series its slow-building dread. Nicci French -- the joint pen name of married writers Nicci Gerrard and Sean French -- builds Frieda's inner life, her strained family relationships, and her circle of friends and patients with the same patience the duo brought to their earlier standalone thrillers, so that the mysteries never overwhelm the character study at the series' center.
Frequently asked questions
How many Frieda Klein books are there?
Eight, published 2011-2018, one for each day of the week: Blue Monday through The Day of the Dead.
Is the Frieda Klein series finished?
Yes, it's a complete, closed eight-book arc; Nicci French has since moved on to the Maud O'Connor series.
Do I need to read Frieda Klein in order?
Yes -- unlike many detective series, this one tells a single continuous story across all eight books, built around one recurring antagonist, so reading out of order will spoil earlier volumes.
What are the US titles for Saturday Requiem and Sunday Morning Coming Down?
They were published in the US as Dark Saturday and Sunday Silence respectively; both are the same books as their UK editions.
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