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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Another novel with Frieda Klein as the main character. Again the author uses London almost as a character and introduces the reader to interesting places and sides of this city - nice idea and definately a plus, compared to most crime novels with interchangeable locations. All main characters from the first book reappear again in this novel, some characters which are only briefly mentioned in book are expanded in this second book. The plot of this book is better than the first, more coherent and believable, despite its "surprising twists". The loose ends from book one are picked up as well and the story of the twins and the still missing victim continues. I really liked this novel (in my opinion it is better than the first) - and I would have liked it even more, if I read the books in chronological order. I am looking forward to Wednesday. Dark and intriguing. Protagonist is a conflicted, disturbed psychotherapist. After two books you still aren't told where all her neuroses originated. Story is engaging, as are Freida and Karlsson. Mystery is ambiguous as the reader is often blind-sided by a revelation about a character foretold in a shadow. Only looking back do you see how it could be so. Gets a little bogged down in the personal thoughts of two "crazy" people. I don't need to know what it sounds like to be inside their heads; I can look inside my own mess. This is the second book in the series featuring psychotherapist Dr Frieda Klein. It immediately draws the reader in with a narrative about a social worker visiting one of her clients, Michelle Doyce. Michelle lives in a very ugly part of London and is a mental health patient who has been released into the community. When the social worker discovers a badly decomposing body in her apartment, the twin forces of DCI Karlsson and Dr. Frieda Klein are brought in to try to make some sense of the incoherent Michelle. As the police try to discover the identity of the corpse, and why and how he ended up dead, there are two other stories running on the side, seemingly unconnected. Frieda is not happy with the way Michelle is being treated and tries to solve the identity of the dead man herself. Meanwhile, Frieda starts to suspect that there are unresolved problems with her last case. The well written mystery in this book slowly simmers but then becomes quite compelling. Frieda is a truly fascinating character. She's extremely intelligent, but she also has everyday problems that she is trying to deal with. She can be very annoying too. The supporting characters in this book are some of the best I've ever read. While this could be read as a standalone novel, I highly recommend reading the first book in the series, Blue Monday, to understand some of the threads this book references. no reviews | add a review
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Psychotherapist Frieda Klein takes on a case involving the murder of conman Robert Poole who was found in the flat of a mentally disturbed woman. No library descriptions found. |
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Frightening to learn how often police take 'the path of least resistance' to close a case inadequately investigated. Happens more often if victims and suspects are poor, elderly, ill, defenseless, homeless, drug-addicted or criminal.
We learn more about why Frieda Klein, a dedicated and intuitive psychoanalyst, is compelled to analyze and help people who are troubled and distressed. And how deeply she understands people's motivations, thoughts and desires; and how to draw them out so she can help.
This series is clearly an improvement on Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware series in which a psychologist assists his friend, LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis. I love that French's books are more layered and nuanced than the frenzied, over-wrought, and violence-obssessed Kellerman series.
Excellent read!