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Thursday's Child
- A Frieda Klein Novel, Book 4
- Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
- Series: A Frieda Klein Mystery, Book 4
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Summary
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Thursday's Children by Nicci French, the fourth novel in the best-selling Frieda Klein series, following Blue Monday, Tuesday's Gone, and Waiting for Wednesday, read by the actress Beth Chalmers.
When psychotherapist Frieda Klein left the sleepy Suffolk coastal town in which she grew up she never intended to return. Left behind were friends, family, lives, and loves but alongside them, painful memories; a past she wouldn't allow to destroy her. Then, years later, an old classmate appears in London asking Frieda to help her teenage daughter and long-buried memories resurface. Death soon follows, leaving Frieda no choice but to return home to confront her past. And the monsters no one else believed were real....
Through a fog of conflicting accounts, hidden agendas, and questionable alibis, Frieda can trust no one as she tries to piece together the shocking truth, past and present. Before another innocent dies.
When it comes to psychological suspense, there's none better than Nicci French. And Thursday's Children is Nicci French at her very best. There are three previous novels in the Frieda Klein series; look out for Blue Monday, Tuesday's Gone and Waiting for Wednesday.
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 14 other best-selling novels by Nicci French, all published by Penguin. Blue Monday was the first thrilling instalment in the Frieda Klein series, followed by Tuesday's Gone and Waiting for Wednesday.
Critic reviews
Praise for the Frieda Klein series:
"Brilliantly crafted... masterly control of suspense" (Daily Mirror)
"Tense, frightening, gripping" (Easy Living)
"Nerve-tingling and addictive" (Daily Express)
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- Pip
- 16-05-15
Good series
I listened to this after enjoying the first book in the series (out of order I know!) which I got on a daily deal.
I actually enjoyed this too and have now gone on to buy the other 2 books and have started listening to the 2nd book already and must say am also enjoying this.
More of an easy listen without the gore which makes a nice change. Hopefully I can fill in some of the missing gaps from Freida's background from the first case as that seems to run through the series - & Joseph is great!
All in all an enjoyable listen and a good series.
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- clarademima
- 01-12-19
My favourite so far in the series
loved it! if I was forced to criticise, I would have liked a few of the light-hearted moments with Joseph etc that have been in some of the others in the series. I feel I know all the characters now and look forward to reading more about them.
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- natasha ward
- 18-11-19
another great story
Suffolk accents were questionable but yet another great story, can't wait to continue the series
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- Mrs
- 25-06-16
Freda fan!
Have enjoyed this latest chapter of the life of Freda Kline. Thrilling and tense throughout
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- Kazgriki
- 11-04-22
Another Freida Klein cracker
I love this series from Nicci French. In this volume we learn something more about the main protagonist, Freida Klein's back story when she returns to the town where she grew up.
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- June Pardoe
- 18-03-22
excellent reading
loved it, as usual very gripping , couldn't put it down.. recommend it to everyone..
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- darckling
- 01-10-21
So, what's the book called then?.
Besides this, not their best. Fairly obvious who' d committed the crimes but enjoyed it.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-06-20
Stuck it out
I stuck with this though the story was pretty implausible. This psycho following her about is stretching it. Narration wasn’t the best either
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- Salemagal
- 30-03-20
Suffolk transported to the West Country....
Enjoyed the story, but the Suffolk accents were very West Country, which I found quite distracting.
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- Olivia McDermott
- 30-06-19
excellent
couldn't wait to get to next part, great characters, great story good twist at the end