I found a couple of older books in this series that I hadn't read at my local library that were for sale; It was like Christmas!!

Loved the beginning of this book. A child thought they had seen a whale in the Thames river but much to her father's horror it was a body. And not just any body, it was Frieda's ex-boyfriend Sandy. And so begins an investigation which will eventually lead the police to assume that the murderer was Frieda.

I devour these novels. They are somewhat dark in nature but that's what I like. ( )

While I was thoroughly engaged by Friday On My Mind, the fifth book in author Nicci French’s mystery series, the plot was one of the weaker ones and required the reader to accept a lot that didn’t really make a lot of sense. I think this book would most likely only appeal to those of us who are already enthralled by Frieda Klein and are willing to follow her no matter how messy the story becomes.

When Frieda’s ex-lover is pulled from the Thames River with his throat cut, she immediately believes it is the work of her stalker, Dean Reeve. But as she is the only one who believes Reeve is still alive suspicion actually falls on Frieda. When it gets to the point of placing Frieda under arrest, she goes on the run and slowly uncovers some clues that lead her in another direction. Unfortunately, the actual murderer is keeping an eye on her and has plans to silence her forever.

The book moves at a fast pace and as Frieda becomes hunted by both the police and the murderer it builds to an exciting finish. This is a series that really needs to be read in order so as to understand Frieda’s motives, her friends staunch loyalty, and the ever present danger that lurks on the horizon. Well written with some dark humor inserted to lighten the atmosphere, Friday On My Mind, while not the best in the series, was, for me, both thrilling and addictive. ( )

Um, well I'm afraid I didn't enjoy this all that much. Frieda Klein is not an engaging or likeable character and that has left me a bit bored by this whole series.

I hope this writing team will leave the series now (or are there Saturday and Sunday books to come?) and go back to their original style of story telling which was gripping, exciting and thrilling. And we had the pleasure of meeting new characters with every new book's release. ( )

After Frieda's former friend was found dead, the suspicion fell on Frieda. She had to go down because the police were looking for her. Frieda would not be Frieda if she did not conduct her own investigations, which led to the death of her former lover. She was more or less on her own, only Joseph helped her.
Only with time did she get help from her nearest ally.
It was a very adventurous exciting reading. ( )

This is the fifth book in the Frieda Klein series. It starts with a bloated corpse floating down the Thames River. Once the police have pulled the body out of the water they check for identification but discover there is no wallet or cell phone. The fully clothed body of the man has a hospital band which reads Dr. F. Klein.

Frieda is now a suspect in a murder.

“It’s complicated being Frieda’s friend.” Reuben made that statement as a group of her friends and supporters were gathering, trying to figure out where she was. Frieda is accused of murder in this book and we are introduced to a new cast of detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department. My favorite detective, Malcolm Karlsson, is still making appearances in this series. Also a shadowy sort of character named Levin sits in and observes on an investigation. Not sure where he will fit in, reminds you of a CIA characters i movies.

Frieda puts me in mind of a more polished, cooler version of Jessica Fletcher of the Murder She Wrote stories. There is always a murder connecting and threading itself into her life. It’s not a cozy mystery for sure. I was sad to read this one as I liked the character who departed.

Foodie stuff….…

“She went to the shops and bought herself enough for the next few days; milk, bread and butter, some bags of salad and Sicilian tomatoes, salty blue cheese, smoked salmon, raspberries and a little carton of cream.

Once home, she had a long bath, then roamed through each room, making doubly sure everything was in its proper place. She ate smoked salmon on rye bread and drank a single glass of white wine." ( )