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Day of the Dead: A Novel
Day of the Dead: A Novel
Day of the Dead: A Novel
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Day of the Dead: A Novel

Written by Nicci French

Narrated by Beth Chalmers

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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LOUISE PENNY says the Frieda Klein novels are "fabulous."

JOSEPH FINDER says they're "in the rich vein of Kate Atkinson."

And TAMI HOAG calls them "truly unique."

Now the final book in this extraordinary series is here. And it's an ending you'll never forget.

A decade ago, psychologist Frieda Klein was sucked into the orbit of Dean Reeve -- a killer able to impersonate almost anyone, a man who can disappear without a trace, a psychopath obsessed with Frieda herself.

In the years since, Frieda has worked with -- and sometimes against -- the London police in solving their most baffling cases. But now she's in hiding, driven to isolation by Reeve. When a series of murders announces his return, Frieda must emerge from the shadows to confront her nemesis. And it's a showdown she might not survive.

Criminology student Lola Hayes has tracked Frieda down with a single-minded pursuit: she wants to delve inside the mind of a woman besieged by darkness. But in following every move Frieda makes, Lola is exposing herself to the same terrors—and the same twisted fixation of a diabolical psychopath. 

This gripping cat-and-mouse thriller pits one of the most fascinating characters in contemporary fiction against an enemy like none other. Smart, sophisticated, and spellbinding, it's a novel to leave you breathless.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateJul 24, 2018
ISBN9780062858382
Day of the Dead: A Novel
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Nicci French

Nicci French is the pseudonym of English wife-and-husband team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Their acclaimed novels of psychological suspense have sold more than sixteen million copies around the world.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    8 great books with all the right twists and turns. Definitely recommend this series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Frieda Klein series is one of my favorites. I've listened to all the books twice now and will listen to them again.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A well-plotted and emotional conclusion to a gripping series. Actually, thinking back on the series, this was probably not the best plotted but it's hard enough for authors to stick the landing in a standalone novel and so much harder to do so at the end of a long series. Nicci French strikes the right tone as the horrific relationship between the unique Frieda Klein and the clever but evil Dean Reeve finally comes to a close.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Oh, how I drank in this series. Well done!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was a great ending to the Frieda Klein series which is set in London. I loved the entire series and was anxious for the final showdown between Frieda and Dean Reeves. Of course, when you are dealing with Reeves, you know there will be murder all around the plot and the authors did not disappoint. There were plenty of bodies and lots of angst for the police and Frieda who were tracking Reeves in hopes to end his killing spree. We were introduced to a new character in this book. She is Lola Hayes, a criminology student, who is doing her dissertation on Frieda Klein. They both get caught up in a cat and mouse thrill ride with Dean Reeves. There are many twists and turns until Reeves is finally apprehended. I look forward to reading more books by Nicci French and I would highly recommended reading this series in order as you will get more out of the series if you do so. I would like to thank NetGalley and Harper Collins for providing me a free copy for an honest review.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Unfortunately I did not realize this was the last book in a 8 book series when I started reading it. I also didn’t know that Nicci French was a pseudonym for a pair of authors- something I usually don’t like.
    These two authors can write very well and the fact that I did not read any of the other books in the series did not affect my enjoyment of reading this book or how carefully the story was laid out.
    If you like well written serial killer fiction books look for this one, it is excellent.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I will miss Frieda Klein :-(
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Frieda is determined to bring her relationship with Dean Reeve to an end. For 8 years he has been tracking her, invading her home, involving her in his crimes. Now she has had enough and she is determined to meet him and bring it all to an end. But will she survive?She has deliberately gone into hiding and so criminology student Lola Hayes, who wants to base her dissertation on Frieda, finds her incredibly hard to track.And when she does, Dean brings her into his "sphere of influence" and so Lola joins Frieda on the run.Dean leaves bodies all over London and Frieda tries to predict where the next one will be found. But then she realises that Lola is in touch with Dean.It is always a bit sad when a series comes to an end, but I think it was time.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Lola Hayes is having a difficult time choosing a topic for her dissertation in psychology when a professor suggests a subject that leads her down an obsessive road to murder. Interesting characters provide obstacles that leave Lola in peril and wondering how far she will go to make the grade. I was randomly chosen to receive this book. I was under no obligation to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book was so absorbing ; the charactors and detail and intense emotions. I regret not reading the previous books in the series. Loved the book - I can see why Louise Penny was so entralled. Loved the slow buildup to a fantastic finish!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Day of the Dead from Nicci French is a fitting finale to the Frieda Klein series. This volume probably wasn't my favorite in the series but is still an exceptional novel. And yes, I admit, there is a chance that my rating is influenced a small bit by the series as a whole. The interplay between Freida and Lola is interesting and the usual cast of minor characters are, as expected, fun. One of the most interesting aspects of the series as a whole is the intellectual side of any investigation. Where many novels use very basic cause and effect, and quite well in most cases, the cerebral back and forth in this novel (and series) makes it stand out. Frieda is not the easiest person to love though she is not an unlikable character either. Her quirks are the type that would make her a difficult friend in real life. Yet they also make her a fascinating character.I would certainly recommend this to fans of the series as well as fans of thrillers. While having read the previous novels would make some of the background easier to grasp I don't think it is absolutely necessary, you just won't fully catch some of the nuance between characters. So while I think this can be read as a standalone, I would suggest that anyone who likes reading a series put this one off and start with the first novel, Blue Monday. If you're resistant to following a series, then by all means enjoy this as a standalone. But be warned you may want to go back and read the previous books after meeting Frieda.Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the final book in the series featuring Frieda Klein, and was a worthy finale. Frieda hides out from the world in order to protect her friends from murderer Dean Reeve, who is determined to find and kill her. Instead she is found by a young criminology student who then must be protected by Frieda. The cat and mouse game continues to its inevitable end in a satisfying way. Maybe Frieda will appear in future books. If not, I'll miss her, but will be looking for other books by this author.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I’m certainly a fan of a series. The more books in a series the better in my opinion. Some folks don’t like the feeling of commitment with five or more books, following the same characters on a mystery or whichever genre it may be – I figure I am going to be reading anyway and I like familiar characters, watching them grow as characters and in their personal and professional lives.So, this is the end of the Frieda Klein series. Eight books total starting with Blue Monday and winding our way through the days of the week. As I’ve mentioned before, I read the Sunday book first so I read many spoilers. Still, I went to the beginning and read through. Sunday was the best book. Thursday was not my favorite and had a seriously slow start.This last book, Day of the Dead, wrapped up the series and so I will no longer have Frieda, Reuben, Josef, Chloe, Jack and Karlsson in my life. Josef was my favorite of the sub-characters.Frieda needed to disappear in the previous book and spent most of her time in this last book under the wire. A killer was on the loose and she was the target, a string of violent incidences and a conclusion that I could accept.There was a character named Lola Hayes who is introduced early in this book. She needs a subject for her criminology classes and plans to explain how psychoanalyst Frieda Klein thinks, planning on interviewing those close to Frieda and working out a profile. By trying to discover more about Frieda she puts herself in danger and is forced, literally, to go on the run with our main character. It’s a cat and mouse game and a bloody one at that.The beginning was slow for me and I’ll say I wanted a different ending to this eighth book saga. I wasn’t especially disappointed as all things were resolved, I would just like to have seen some characters end up differently. It’s hard to review this without giving out a very important factor that is a huge spoiler.Lots of food mentioned throughout the book.Butternut squash soup, burgers and beers, bowls of bean sprouts and Greek salad, a simple salad of tomato and avocado and a bread roll.Spaghetti and red wine, a Ukrainian lamb dish and a bottle of vodka. A flat white and piece of carrot cake. Chicken sandwiches with lots of mayo and tomatoes.“Frieda bought a cauliflower, some cheddar cheese, butter, milk and a half-baked baguette. She added a small jar of mustard to the basket, two chocolate bars, apples, a jar of marmalade and oatmeal. Later she cooked a mustardy cauliflower cheese which they ate with hunks of baguette.”I bought a cauliflower and planned to make that cheese dish but I still haven’t gotten around to it. Goodbye Frieda Klein – it was a good ride. Lots of mystery and I would certainly watch a television series if one was developed base don her character.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the final book in the Frieda Klein series, and as a reader of the whole set of books I was concerned that the long-awaited conclusion would not be satisfying. I think it was, although my feelings are mixed as I will miss the group of characters that have become familiar over time. Knowing that the conclusion was imminent I was torn between rushing through to the resolution and making the experience last. I think to enjoy this book to the full it would be better to read the series through, both to be familiar with events mentioned in this book and to build a sense of anticipation.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was the third in a series and even though I was able to keep up, I wish I would have read the first two beforehand. Frieda Klein has been in hiding since a tragic case went bad and lost a handful of loved ones. So her enemy cannot hurt her she lives in the shadows. Lola is a criminology student and for her dissertation, actually tracks down Frieda. From there it goes into a game of cat and mouse between Frieda and Lola, who are now hiding together, the police and the man after them. Overall it kept me interedted, hairbrush I had a little more backstory from books 1 and 2.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is the last of the series featuring Frieda Klein and also the first one I've read. As Frieda works to find Dean Reeve and bring him to justice she finds herself helping Lola, a student working on a class writing. AS Frieda follows clues she feels are left by Dave the reader gets an overview of the Rivers in London both large and small. The police are also involved and are not always sure that Frieda is on their side.As the story moves along more clues are dropped and when the end is reached, the reader will wonder what they missed along the way. I found I could read this book without reading the others.Recommend for adult readers.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Nicci French is the author of the Freida Klein series. Freida is an enigmatic psychologist who has drawn the interest of a serial killer named Dean Reeve. French has written seven previous books with this pair, each with a puzzling crime. The tension and danger has built over the course of those seven books, with an endgame drawing near. That last book is here - Day of the Dead. (To fully appreciate and enjoy this series, start with the first book - Blue Monday.)Day of the Dead starts off without Freida and I wondered how she would be introduced into the storyline. (Faithful readers of this series will remember how the last book ended...) And when Dean Reeve would make an appearance.I have always enjoyed Freida as a lead character - her quiet way of speaking and listening, considering everything, yet giving nothing away. The fierce, loyal group of friends she has built are just as enjoyable. I'm drawn to recent addition Josef and his son Alexie.The crimes and the solving of are always well done. The lost rivers of London, England have played a part in previous books and are part of this book as well. I took a break from reading to search for more about this piece of history.The path to the final pages is populated with lots of questions, narrow escapes, culminating in a finale that has been building over the course of many years. The outcome? Sorry, you're going to have to read the book for that answer!And the title? "She knew it would be over soon. She knew it was the endgame at last, the day of the dead." A bit of me hopes that this isn't really the end....I'd love more Frieda and friends please Nicci and Sean!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love this series and I'm so sorry this is the last book!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I knew the Dean Reeves' saga had to end sometime and what a way to end! I devoured this book, as I devoured the series. I've recommended it to so many of my friends. Frieda Klein is such a fascinating character. She grew from being merely quirky to a person of incredible depth. This final chapter shows her at her deepest and her best. We may be finished with Dean Reeve, but there's a part of me that hopes we're not through with Frieda.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    DAY OF THE DEAD is written by Nicci French. Nicci French is a pseudonym of English husband and wife team, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. DAY OF THE DEAD is the eighth (and last) title in the Frieda Klein series which features psychotherapist Frieda Klein and her orbit of friends, family, colleagues and ‘cases’. She lives and practices in London and becomes involved with murderer, Dean Reeve, through one of her cases. He continues to stalk her and her friends and family for seven years as reflected in the series titles - BLUE MONDAY - TUESDAY’S GONE - WAITING FOR WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY’S CHILD - FRIDAY ON MY MIND - DARK SATURDAY and SUNDAY SILENCE. The culminating title, DAY OF THE DEAD refers to the date of November 1st celebrated as The Day of the Dead.When I was awarded an ARC (advance reading copy) of DAY OF THE DEAD by Library Thing’s Early Review Program, I did some research on the author and series. I read all the previous titles in order and would recommend the same to any new readers.We see Frieda (in hiding for months now); her friends, family and associates - Chloe, Olivia, Paz, Rueben McGill, Josef, Malcolm Karlsson, Jonah Martin, Yvette. We meet Detective Dan Quarry, DI Bill Dugdale, Constable Darren Symons and several very unfortunate victims staged to match certain dates and placed at certain ‘lost river sites’.I did like Frieda’s nocturnal wanderings and sense of historical detail. I did like the continuation of the ‘lost river’ theme - it was always one of the most important parts of the books for me. Frieda says “Reeve is working his way through the hidden rivers like spokes on a wheel.”This title, indeed the entire series, is gripping, suspenseful; a thriller; very smart; a tremendous ‘sense of place’.Chapter 54 offers an insight into the thoughts and feelings of many of the people impacted by the evilness of Dean Reeve. The last chapter, Chapter 56, is very poignant with Frieda’s memories and musings.I am sorry to see the series end - I will miss these very personal characters and the ‘lost rivers’ of London.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    At last, with The Day of the Dead the story of psychotherapist Frieda Klein and murderer Dean Reeve comes to a close. Frieda has hidden herself to protect her family and friends from Reeve as she feels the end time approaching. Unfortunately, she is found by a criminology student, who wants to use Frieda as the subject of her dissertation. Frieda must now hide herself and Lola Hayes as Reeve's obsession works itself out.I could see the machinery under the surface working more clearly in this book than in some of the others of the series. Nevertheless, I missed a significant clue that allowed me a shock of surprise before the end. I can't say that I was ever given enough to understand Reeve. While I know more about Frieda, she remains an enigma too, but I'm as devoted to her as are her good friends. This was a worthy finish to a compelling series. Many thanks to Early Reviewers for my copy of this book that I've longed for since reading the last word of Sunday Silence!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book for review.Multiple points of view. Tightly crafted.