‘Sunday Silence’ (Frieda Klein # 7) and ‘Day of the Dead’ by Nicci French (Frieda Klein #8)

Yay! I’m done the series!! Boo hoo, I’m done the series!! Feeling a bit conflicted–happy to finish, but also a little bereft.

Frieda Klein is endlessly fascinating and I came to love the other characters too–especially Josef. These books are about crime, but also about friendship, family, found family, mental health, and loyalty.

Because I don’t binge read series often, it takes me awhile to finish. I started Blue Monday back in November 2020. Actually that’s not even too bad for a series of 8 books! I just pick one up once in awhile in between other reads.

Warning: This series starts on Monday but doesn’t end on Sunday. For a complete list of the eight books in order, click here.

Nicci Gerard & Sean French

Nicci French is a husband and wife author team. Both have published books on their own as well. But I think the magic happens when they write books together! In addition to this series they have co-written a number of stand-alone books as well. My favourite of those so far is The Lying Room. I am looking forward to reading the others.

Sunday Silence by Nicci French (Frieda Klein # 7)

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Note: this book is also published under the title Sunday Morning Coming Down.

Frieda Klein is a psychologist who gets sucked into the orbit of Dean Reeve, a psychopath serial killer obsessed with Frieda herself. But this time there is a copycat at work as well. That makes things complicated. In the confusion and apprehension of two criminals at once, Klein and the other (by now) familiar characters are busy reviewing what they know and don’t know that will help them to finally solve the case. “What we don’t know–all the gaps and silences–can be more powerful than what we believe we do know.”

Day of the Dead by Nicci French (Frieda Klein # 8)

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

This was a satisfying and thrilling finale to the series. It kept me guessing right to the end and it finished well. The book starts off in a unique way because at first Frieda is nowhere in sight! Everyone is wondering about where she went and is talking about her, so she is central, but absent. The title refers to a celebration to honour and remember those who have gone on. It’s about the dead as companions and friends, still alive in our memories and hearts. It is a fitting and moving thought to end this series.