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Wachten op woensdag

(Frieda Klein #3)

Nicci French,

Irving Pardoen (Translator)

Caecile de Hoog (Translator)

3.90 · Rating details · 7,566 ratings · 612 reviews

Een klein meisje vindt het lichaam van haar moeder, die met bruut geweld om het leven is gebracht. Het politieonderzoek brengt een geheim leven aan het licht maar niet de moordenaar. Een gepensioneerde journalist reist door Engeland om ouders van vermiste meisjes te interviewen. En Frieda Klein wordt met tegenzin in deze twee zaken gezogen, terwijl ze herstellende is van ...more

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Jan 09, 2014 Kathryn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Third instalment of Nicci French's series featuring Dr Frieda Klein. I preferred it to the second one and found the plotlines much more gripping, but I'm getting more and more irritated by Frieda as a character, especially the appalling way she treats her so-called friends and her insomnia, which the authors seem to have to remind us about every few pages. Maybe if Frieda actually ate some food once in a while, she'd sleep a bit better. So annoying to read a novel about yet another female ...more

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Jul 03, 2013 Diane S ☔ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The third book in this series and it was even better than the first two. The character of Frieda is so interesting, a psychotherapist who up until this book had worked with the police. This book finds her in mental turmoil, after her near death in the last. Three different storylines all relate to each other in some way. These are very character driven psychological suspense stories and the supporting character, DCI Larsson, Josef and her niece Chloe are also very interesting. Another great job ...more

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Jan 13, 2016 Julie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, british-mystery, crime, mystery-shelf, e-book, suspense

Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French is a 2014 publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

It has taken me a good long while to get to this third book, but I wanted to locate the first two installments first, and it took a little time to get through library holds, but it was worth the wait.

This series must be read in order because the storylines bleed over from one book to the next. This one begins with Frieda’s recovery from Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French is a 2014 publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

It has taken me a good long while to get to this third book, but I wanted to locate the first two installments first, and it took a little time to get through library holds, but it was worth the wait.

This series must be read in order because the storylines bleed over from one book to the next. This one begins with Frieda’s recovery from attempted murder, and the irony of having her arch enemy to thank for saving her life. But, the experience has left Frieda unstable on many fronts and is hard to put into words just exactly how unstable and fragile she behaves. She is certainly not herself, that’s for sure, and neither is anyone else for that matter.

Even though Frieda has been kicked off the force and is no longer a consultant, the criminal psychologist that feels humiliated by Frieda, has made it his life’s goal to pay her back, in spades. If that weren’t enough, her stalker, still sends her reminders that he is watching her. Still, Frieda manages to find herself embroiled in a police investigation when her niece, Chloe, introduces her to a friend whose mother was recently murdered.
As it turns out Karlsson and Yvette are working on the homicide and Karlsson can’t seem to keep himself from asking Frieda to give her opinion.
In the meantime, all of Frieda’s friends and family are deeply concerned for her as she appears to be losing her grip and falling further and further away from her practice and the life she once led.

Well, you know what they say about weaving tangled webs. This case is a prime example of that, and goes to show you the far reaching effects our decisions can have on others, even beyond the grave.
But, Frieda finds herself helping the murder victim’s family all while trying to puzzle out a phrase uttered to her under false pretenses. While trying to determine the origins of this story, she stumbles across a clue to a cold case which could potentially blow the lid off it.

So, there is a lot going on here, with all of the recurring characters behaving erratically. There are two cases to solve and Frieda is in the middle of both of them, slowly falling apart every day, spiraling into a dark tailspin, that had me wondering if she was going to come through all this in one piece, not physically, but mentally.

Although this is one is very dark, moody, and is pretty depressing, I thought the character developments were very well done, and so much more realistic. Frieda is a far cry from the woman we met in 'Blue Monday'. Josef is also far removed from his cheerful self, and Olivia has become more a paranoid parent than ever. Yvette is struggling with her actions from the last book, trying to make amends, and even Karlsson makes a boneheaded move that was completely out of character. So, instead of the usual, ‘onward and upwards’ mentality we usually see, the characters responded to all that came before just as someone might in real life- shaken, unstable, and depressed, and sad, or maybe a little angry, or dealing with regret. Each character dealt with this in their own unique way, but Frieda will have you wringing your hands, wondering how much more a person could stand.

The plot was very engrossing exploring the double lives some people live and horrific consequences of their selfish actions, as well has providing us a side story that is equally compelling and twice as chilling.
Although the story ties up most of the loose ends, it doesn’t end with a rosy outcome, and is a little heavy throughout, but I was cheered to see Frieda beginning to take the right steps toward recovery. I am now on a diligent search for the next book in the series. To me this one was the best in the series to date.
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Jun 19, 2018 Emma rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, crime

The story was good but Frieda Klein is a very irritating character. I know this is the sign of a skilled author to make me feel so annoyed with her, but she’s almost too much for me to enjoy the story.

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Nov 20, 2019 Erin (from Long Island, NY) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5! I’m finding that I have a hard time reviewing books in a series, 1 after the other. This is the 3rd book in the Frieda Klein series & everything (positive!) i said about the first 2, are pretty much exactly what I’d say here! Except I liked this 1 even more! Now that we’re getting to know the usual characters better, it’s only making the stories & the mysteries even more compelling. Definitely 1 of my favorite series ever! (But you have to start at the beginning!)

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Mar 09, 2014 Patrice Hoffman rated it liked it · review of another edition

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For the longest I've been hoping to read a Nicci French crime, mystery thriller. When given the opportunity through Goodreads, I didn't hesitate to ask for an advanced copy. Once I was approved I did my usual happy jig. After reading Waiting for Wednesday I've come to the conclusion that I did myself a great disservice by not reading the previous Freida Klein novels.

This novel, Waiting for Wednesday begins with Ruth Lennox being discovered in her home by her daughter, dead from an apparent For the longest I've been hoping to read a Nicci French crime, mystery thriller. When given the opportunity through Goodreads, I didn't hesitate to ask for an advanced copy. Once I was approved I did my usual happy jig. After reading Waiting for Wednesday I've come to the conclusion that I did myself a great disservice by not reading the previous Freida Klein novels.

This novel, Waiting for Wednesday begins with Ruth Lennox being discovered in her home by her daughter, dead from an apparent brutal attack. Initially no one can fathom how a mother of three teens could be randomly selected as the victim of some sadistic crazy until the truth of her life begins to surface for the world to scrutinize.

Detective Karlsson is interested in finding the killer as well as defending Freida Klein's honor. After Freida was embroiled with a previous case that almost cost her life, as well as has rendered her in a state of fear. The only times I found Klein to be human were during the moments when she was vulnerable to the fear she felt when dealing with the monster from the case from hell.

Essentially, I was completely drawn in by Nicci French's eloquence in her words choice, vivid descriptions, and believable conversations. What I couldn't ignore was how much of an outsider I felt after much of the novel. I wanted so much to be engorged in this novel, but I was constantly attempting to feel some sort of connection to the characters. I never once felt that way about any of these characters. Including Freida Klein. She seemed cold and distant. Sure she opened the doors of her world to her neice, who also befriends the victims only son, there was nothing else that suggested she had emotions.

My review is basically this: I should have read the previous Frieda Klein novels in order to truly appreciate the depth of Nicci French's writing. Don't get me wrong. She's an awesome writer and I'm more than grateful that I was afforded the opportunity to enjoy her writing. I think I'll become more familiar with her earlier Klein novels before I move forward in this series.

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Oct 20, 2017 Deanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I’ve sort of fretted over how many stars to give this one. I have the previous one in the series a rounded up 5 stars. This one, after time and reflection to confirm this, was as well done as the previous one, and more ambitious and complex in some ways. But the enjoyment factor was down a notch for me.

That isn’t a valid criticism of the book, though, just how it fell with me.

The story is of the unraveling of the protagonist after the trauma at the ending of the previous book. An unraveling, I’ve sort of fretted over how many stars to give this one. I have the previous one in the series a rounded up 5 stars. This one, after time and reflection to confirm this, was as well done as the previous one, and more ambitious and complex in some ways. But the enjoyment factor was down a notch for me.

That isn’t a valid criticism of the book, though, just how it fell with me.

The story is of the unraveling of the protagonist after the trauma at the ending of the previous book. An unraveling, from the inside out, of a very controlled, private, independent woman.

The world she has previously constructed for herself, in which she has been highly functioning and largely content, starts flying apart like a tire coming unraveled on the highway. And it’s largely because she has dropped her guard, her boundaries, her standards and seems unable to go back or adapt. She has good reason. It makes sense. It’s terrific character-developing, suspense-making writing. But not the kind of gripping I was expecting for the next book in this series.

Will she get it together or fall completely apart? And how, in the process, will she solve the crime (s?) and/or save...someone, anyone?

There’s a large cast of characters here. An annoying and heartbreaking plethora of damaged children and young people, all of whom require this particular protagonist’s unofficial, personal intervention. A range of adults and young people who are potentially, or maybe alternately, victims and perpetrators. And two whole separate (or are they?) complex crime story threads.

As I said, this was ambitious, and on the whole well done. Not sorry I read it. And despite not exactly enjoying it I liked and appreciated it a lot.

The unraveling is painful, as it’s meant to be, and the ending is not unsatisfying. On the whole this is a recommendation, and a caution. Being particularly invested in this character, her self-made, albeit trauma-induced, breakdown is a slow motion train wreck.

I had to keep reading to find out what would happen, but the stress wasn’t exactly the pleasant stress of suspense novels where you know that underneath it all, you’re in the hands of a strong and capable protagonist who will somehow see this through.

Having enjoyed riding on the strong shoulders of this particular strong protagonist through the first couple of books, it wasn’t the same kind of carry as a reader this time. And I wonder what kind of carry is in store in future installments. Will our hero climb back up or fall deeper into an abyss?

The kind of book where I feel like I have to carry a hopelessly disintegrating protagonist, instead of being carried along by a fundamentally sound one (even damaged and struggling, you still expect they’ll come through when it counts), is not my favorite read. This book clarified this as a reading trigger for me. I need my protagonists to not melt into an ultimately irredeemable puddle of avoidable awful. This protagonist hasn’t gone there yet, but she sure tried in this story.

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Apr 01, 2014 Jenna rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, to-review, arc, fiction, netgalley, 3-stars

The story begins when a mother of three (Ruth Lennox) is found dead by her daughter inside their home. Ruth is a seemingly typical mother and housewife and the question is, who would want her dead and in such a brutal way? As the story unfolds, so do the layers of Ruth’s secret life as well as the rest of the family.

Although Psychotherapist Frieda Klein isn’t working with Karlsson on this particular case she is soon pulled in by a connection that she has with the case, through her niece and her The story begins when a mother of three (Ruth Lennox) is found dead by her daughter inside their home. Ruth is a seemingly typical mother and housewife and the question is, who would want her dead and in such a brutal way? As the story unfolds, so do the layers of Ruth’s secret life as well as the rest of the family.

Although Psychotherapist Frieda Klein isn’t working with Karlsson on this particular case she is soon pulled in by a connection that she has with the case, through her niece and her relationship with Ruth’s son.

Recovering from a previous attack, she is somehow drawn back in and finds herself struggling to keep herself together although it seems that she is in the grips of a serial killer from her past.

I haven’t read the first two books in the series, but I will say that I liked the book enough that I am going to go back and start this series from the beginning.

This book was written very well and the character development was spot on. I will also tweak my review when I finish the first two books of the series. I would definitely recommend this book for the psycothriller enthusiast in you!

On a side note...has anyone else noticed that, so far, all three books are also titles to songs? Waiting for Wednesday is a song by Lisa Loeb. So, I will leave you with the lyrics and let you decide if it is a coincidence or not...probably not, but still fun to think outside the box.

"Waiting For Wednesday" by Lisa Loeb

waiting for wednesday, my stomach doesn't hurt enough,
pain always is the sign.
waiting for wednesday, no proof of mine exists,
so l don't have to take it back.

don't want to show you good-bye.
show you good-bye.
show you good-bye.
show you good-bye.

but you're waiting for wednesday.
waiting for wednesday.
waiting for wednesday, i pray you'll put me on the spot.
i do believe you, that you'll love me that you'll leave me.

what will i do when you come near to me?
you'll put me on the spot.
you've been doing this a long, long time,
not that you're better than me,
but that you do it a lot.

Now i'm waiting for wednesday,
waiting for wednesday,
waiting for wednesday,
waiting for wednesday.

i'm gonna show you good-bye,
show you good-bye,
show you good-bye,
show you good-bye.

now I'm waiting for wednesday,
you're back from out of town,
the west is dry, your mind is clear,
and i don't want to be here,
i don't want to be here,
i don't want to be here,
to show you good-bye.

and i'm waiting for wednesday, to show you good-bye.

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Jul 25, 2013 Anne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

There’s always something a little unsatisfactory about reviewing the third book in a series. If you’ve read and loved the first two – Blue Monday and Tuesday's Gone – as I have, I must report that I thought this was the best yet. If you haven’t, don’t start with this one – although there are a few attempts to summarise what’s gone before, there are aspects you really won’t understand and appreciate, like Frieda’s chaotic relationships, the significance of Dean, the back stories of all the There’s always something a little unsatisfactory about reviewing the third book in a series. If you’ve read and loved the first two – Blue Monday and Tuesday's Gone – as I have, I must report that I thought this was the best yet. If you haven’t, don’t start with this one – although there are a few attempts to summarise what’s gone before, there are aspects you really won’t understand and appreciate, like Frieda’s chaotic relationships, the significance of Dean, the back stories of all the characters and the significance of their actions. Nicci French – the husband and wife writing team of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French – has (have?) written some wonderful earlier psychological thrillers, so if you haven’t read any of their work before I’d recommend starting with one of them. It’s difficult to recommend to others, but I think my personal favourites were Killing Me Softly, Beneath The Skin and Secret Smile. I wouldn’t recommend some of their later books – some of them just didn’t quite hit the mark for me, and perhaps signalled to the authors too that a new direction was needed. And this series, featuring psychotherapist Frieda Klein, is something of a departure from their previous books, but has the same engrossing story lines, well drawn characters (particularly, but not exclusively, the women), and palpable sense of tension.

The story opens when the body of Ruth Lennox – apparently the perfect wife and mother - is found by her daughter. As the investigation gets underway, it transpires that there was a lot more to Ruth’s life than met the eye. Frieda – still recovering from her experience in Tuesday’s Gone – connects with the family through her niece Chloe (as infuriating as ever) who is friendly with the eldest son Tom. While the police’s efforts to solve the case continue, with a more in-depth look at the characters of DCI Karlsson and DC Yvette Long, Frieda (who is no longer working with the police) is side-tracked into another investigation by a chance comment made by a patient. She pairs up with Jim Fearby, an elderly journalist with an obsession for the truth, and the whole story is played out with Frieda’s own fragile mental state becoming increasingly evident. All the same characters are here – Sandy, her sister-in-law Olivia, the wonderful Josef who originally met Frieda by falling through her roof and in this book is “helping” by refurbishing her bathroom. And in the shadows – always – is that sinister character.

The writing is as excellent as ever, and I really can’t agree with some of the criticisms I’ve read of it as repetitive or as police procedural – there are some very short and essential diversions to pursue the narrative, but the heart and focus of this book is Frieda who becomes more and more fascinating as the series develops. I didn’t guess the ending - but I really didn’t want to, I just wanted to be swept along and discover it with Frieda. This is a wonderful addition to the series – please just don’t start here. I can’t wait for Thursday...

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Apr 30, 2018 Margaret rated it liked it · review of another edition

3/5

This is my least favorite Frieda Klein mystery so far. (Even a least favorite Frieda Klein is still a good read and better than many other mysteries.) There are way too many twists for me in this super-complicated plot. And at the same time, I enjoyed reading the book, even as I felt that not one more twist could be tolerated. This novel also keeps us up with all the various ins and outs of Frieda’s own life and that of her family and friends. As much as I enjoy reading about Frieda, not all ...more

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Jun 05, 2016 Laura Crosse rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Yup this was it. This was the one that disappointed me. I knew it was coming. It's kind of inevitable, like the flu, you know it's going to get you but you don't know when or where.

There's always one book in every series that isn't the same. I suppose a series is lucky if it's only one book. At least it helps make the other books in the series seem even better than they actually were. See? Now my judgement is already beginning to get cloudy about this series. Maybe I was wrong, maybe they were ...more

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Jul 14, 2014 Kaethe Douglas rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: uk, contemporary, strong-smart-female-protagonist, cats, friendship, kids, mystery, ptsd, domesticity, fiction

Picking up where the second book left off, and Klein is suffering. There's physical and emotional trauma from her last case, as well as holdovers from her first case. Scotland Yard's got cost-cutting measures that exclude her, her sister-in-law and niece aren't dealing well with one another, she's still having trouble asking for help, and to take her away from all that, she's become fascinated by the story of a missing young woman.

Meanwhile we're learning more about her backstory, and the lives ...more

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Dec 11, 2018 Kelli rated it liked it · review of another edition

3.5 Good addition. Looking forward to reading the next Freida Kline book, Thursday's Children.

This isn't exactly a high suspenseful series. More of a steady and constant paced mystery novel. However, the patient and even tone, is supplemented by quite an intriguing main character. You are drawn to her, just as the other characters are drawn to her as well.

I don't read these in one sitting. I generally have taken a few breaks and finish reading over 2-3 days. Which is not typical for me ...more

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Feb 10, 2014 Liesbeth rated it liked it · review of another edition

I normally love Nicci French books, and was looking forward to Waiting for Wednesday.
Rather disappointed with it though. Frieda Klein has started to get on my nerves a bit!
The whole following up on a hunch part, from one random comment to finding a serial killer, no, too random, too unbelievable. Several story lines run into one book, but don't join up, or glue together.
If you hadn't read the previous Frieda Klein books, this one would be rather hard to understand, as it links into the ...more

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Apr 29, 2013 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Waiting For Wednesday is the third book in the series by husband and wife writing team Nicci French, featuring psychiatrist Dr Frieda Klein. Tuesday's Gone, the second book, was my introduction to this gritty, British crime fiction series and I was delighted to lay my hands on an ARC of this newest installment.

With her practice on hold while Frieda recovers from the near fatal injuries she sustained during the events of Tuesday's Gone and her official connection with the police department
Waiting For Wednesday is the third book in the series by husband and wife writing team Nicci French, featuring psychiatrist Dr Frieda Klein. Tuesday's Gone, the second book, was my introduction to this gritty, British crime fiction series and I was delighted to lay my hands on an ARC of this newest installment.

With her practice on hold while Frieda recovers from the near fatal injuries she sustained during the events of Tuesday's Gone and her official connection with the police department severed, Frieda should be taking it easy. But with Joseph renovating her bathroom, her sister drinking too much and Dean lurking unseen somewhere nearby, Frieda is on edge. Then her wayward niece demands her aunts help for a friend whose mother was brutally murdered in her own home, a case DCI Karlsson is investigating. Desperate to escape the turmoil and with her control slipping, Frieda allows herself to become distracted by a chance remark, obsessively tracing its origins which leads her to a broken down journalist and into the lair of a serial killer.

The investigation into the death of Ruth Lennox is full of surprising twists and turns. The veneer of the seemingly blameless wife and mother is peeled back to reveal not only her secrets and lies but also those of her husband and children. It's an emotional case that Frieda is reluctant to become involved in but her niece's relationship with the woman's teenage son makes avoiding the case awkward, especially when DCI Karlsson asks her for her help.

I felt I gained a better understanding of Frieda in this installment of the series. Though she remains an enigmatic protagonist, with her self control slipping, she acquires a fragility not really explored before. The taunting presence of Dean, the psychopath she encountered in Tuesday's Gone, leaves her feeling increasingly vulnerable and the harassment by Dr Hal Bradshaw, combined with her recent failings, causes Frieda to lose confidence in herself.

Frieda's obsession with a scripted story presented by an emergency patient becomes a way of distracting herself. She can't let go of the tale despite the convoluted and increasingly dangerous direction it leads her in and on little more than a hunch, she is in danger of destroying her friendship with DCI Karlsson and her professional reputation.

With it's carefully crafted, nuanced plot and intriguing characters, Waiting For Wednesday is a gripping psychological thriller. I'm already excitedly anticipating the next book in the series. Though it could be read as a stand alone, I wouldn't recommend it is the accumulation of story and character detail that contributes to its appeal. Do yourself a favour and start with Blue Monday.

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Mar 26, 2018 Azita Rassi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I loved it, no question there, but whose was that haircut memory after all? Lila’s? Or did her psychopath father have the combined feeling of power and tenderness when he was cutting *his* parent’s hair and later told Lila about it and she passed it to Agnes?

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Oct 24, 2019 D Dyer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-and-mystery, 2019-reads, owned

3.5 stars.
There was quite a lot to enjoy in this, the third entry in the series. It’s tightly plotted with some twists that I definitely didn’t see coming and both an intriguing mystery and a study of the impact murder can have on a family as seen through the eyes of Freda Klein, a psychologist still recovering from her near-death experience in the last book. French does an increasingly good job of creating compelling characters. They do fall into some mystery and thriller clichés, Klein’s ...more

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Oct 28, 2019 Siobhan marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: library-got-my-back

Frieda Klein series ratings:
Blue Monday:
Tuesday's Gone: ...more

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Jun 15, 2013 Lisa rated it liked it · review of another edition

I was looking forward to this book, which is the third in the psychotherapist Frieda Klein story. The last book left us with a stalker, but this book opened with Frieda still damaged from the last book, no longer working while she recovers from her injuries.
This story did not sweep me along. Actually I started to feel it had no point at all. It did end in discovering who was killing the missing girls, but no-one along the way seemed to care - and I was feeling that also. I found the connections ...more

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Mar 06, 2019 Jem rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

So so so sooooo amazing. I’m so impressed at how all three books of the series so far have completely gripped me. The more I read, the more I want to keep reading, so I keep reading more and more each day. I don’t know how the author makes it so engaging and thrilling with a new mystery each time. I was worried about forgetting previous details as it’s been a while since I read the first two books but it wasn’t a problem at all and was great to see the same old characters.
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Nov 27, 2018 Saar The Book owl rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This is the 3th book in the series with Frieda Klein. I was doubting on how much to rate, but I stick wuth 3,5.
It was a good book and like the first 2, it starts like a rippling stream to continue into a more active river and a the end to close with storm at see. This is how you can discribe this book. The tension is more at the end and then the story stops to continue with the 4th book.
The only thing that annoyed me, was Frieda being so mentally down, treating her friends bad and just thinking ...more

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May 14, 2013 Heidi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2013, favourite-series, fav-thrillers, arc-netgalley, favourites-2013

4.5

Waiting for Wednesday, the third book in the Frieda Klein series, confirms all the reasons why Nicci French has been on my list of favourite authors ever since I picked up Secret Smile ten years ago and made it my mission to read every novel the author team has ever written. I cannot adequately explain why French’s writing so effectively manages to get under my skin. Perhaps a clue lies in the small technicolour details skilfully wrought into the storyline, which give the narrative an almost ...more

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Jun 09, 2018 Amy rated it liked it · review of another edition

This novel is interesting and I see it's scope. I would suggest anyone going to start this novel should start from the beginning of the series.There are relationships and bonds between the people that's carried on from previous books, I could understand them and it didn't obstruct the reading in any way for me but I didn't enjoy the book from get go. The characters were not exactly likeable or had anything special to offer. The main character was cold and distant.The story gradually grows on ...more

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Aug 08, 2019 Suzy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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3 1/2 stars
Following is my review for Tuesday's Gone, the second book in the Frieda Klein series. You can view it as my review for this installment, the third, substituting Waiting for Wednesday for all the Tuesday's Gone references, and substituting Thursday's Children for the next book I'm waiting to read! Everything except I felt that this one went on for a little too long and there were some coincidences where one has to suspend disbelief, causing me to take off a half star. Still an ...more

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Jan 10, 2019 Helena Wildsmith rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book was exciting and kept me guessing until the very end, although I must admit that at times it felt a little boring. Unlike the first two in the series, I feel that this one contained a lot of unnecessary plot and characters which just didn't add anything to the story and just seemed to delay the ending. I still loved reading it and am looking forward to the next one but I hope that it will be a bit sharper and that Frieda seems a little less - dare I say - moody?

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Apr 11, 2014 Jill rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is book three in the detective/psychological thriller series featuring psychotherapist Dr. Frieda Klein, who is the occasional collaborator of London Detective Chief Inspector Malcolm Karlsson. There is no romantic involvement between the two, although not for want of enthusiasm among readers for the match-up.

The inexplicable and brutal murder of a seemingly normal happy woman with 3 kids that begins the story cries out for the services of a criminal psychologist, but Karlsson now has to ...more

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Jun 10, 2013 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is the third book in the series and if you haven’t yet read ‘Blue Monday’ or ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ then I would suggest that you read the series in order. This book could be read as a standalone however the general character development , together with the continuing storyline concerning the reappearance of a murderer from the previous two books would make this a more meaningful read.

When we meet again with psychotherapist Freida Klein, she is still recovering from injuries sustained in the This is the third book in the series and if you haven’t yet read ‘Blue Monday’ or ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ then I would suggest that you read the series in order. This book could be read as a standalone however the general character development , together with the continuing storyline concerning the reappearance of a murderer from the previous two books would make this a more meaningful read.

When we meet again with psychotherapist Freida Klein, she is still recovering from injuries sustained in the previous book, Tuesday’s Gone, and her character seems tired and weary and somewhat off kilter from the person we had met previously. She is no longer helping the police officially, her place on the team having been taken by Hal Bradshaw, who appears to be waging a very public vendetta against her, but nevertheless she becomes involved in the investigation of murdered housewife Ruth Lennox via her niece’s friendship with the victim’s son.

Alongside the murder story involving Ruth Lennox, there is a separate strand involving a retired journalist, Jim Fearby , whose initial investigation into the mysterious disappearance of several young girls has now become an obsession. At first it was unclear how this story was connected to Frieda and it’s not until the story progresses that the relevance is revealed.

This was both a compelling and at times, a rather bleak read, from the husband and wife team of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Frieda is a complicated character and is not always easy to like but as the series progresses, her character is further developed, giving the reader more of an understanding of her psyche. She is a tenacious person and has to follow through on thoughts and actions, even when these may lead to danger. The cast of characters includes, as previously, DCI Karlsson, Josef the builder (who I just love), Sandy – Frieda’s on/off lover now living in the US and Frieda’s unstable sister Olivia and Olivia’s teenage daughter Chloe who is becoming more brattish and wayward with each book. This is not a fast moving story, nor is it an edge of your seat thriller but nonetheless there is enough tension to keep the reader turning the pages. I shall definitely be reading the next story in the series.
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May 12, 2014 Barbara rated it liked it · review of another edition

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As soon as I finished this book, I said "annoying" aloud. There were many things that annoyed me about this book. I read the first in the series, but not the second, and a lot happened in this book that was based on book two. I was continuously annoyed at how untogether the main character, psychotherapist Frieda, was. Yes, she is recovering from a trauma but seems completely unable despite her profession to get help for herself while inserting herself unnecessarily into the lives of others. A ...more

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Oct 01, 2014 Kathe added it · review of another edition

A first-rate psychological mystery, engrossing and highly recommended. This is number three in the Frieda Klein series, so now, of course, I must go back and read the first two. There's a murder at the heart of the story - well, several - but it's the ripple effects that are so beautifully explored here. The way death affects those who are left behind, the lasting repercussions, especially on the children...

Apparently "Nicci French" is actually a couple who write together. She/he/them really ...more

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Jul 09, 2013 Joan rated it liked it · review of another edition

I really enjoyed reading it (and actually found much of it pretty funny, which is not what I expect from a murder mystery), but I'm starting to lose patience with Frieda Klein and her friends. They behave truly ridiculously almost all of the time. The authors really should make these characters behave plausibly most of the time and spice it up with intermittent ridiculousness.

Love, love, LOVE Malcolm Karlsson.

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Note: (Nicci Gerrard and Sean French also write separately.)

Nicci Gerrard was born in June 1958 in Worcestershire. After graduating with a first class honours degree in English Literature from Oxford University, she began her first job, working with emotionally disturbed children in Sheffield. In that same year she married journalist Colin Hughes.

In the early eighties she taught English Literature Note: (Nicci Gerrard and Sean French also write separately.)

Nicci Gerrard was born in June 1958 in Worcestershire. After graduating with a first class honours degree in English Literature from Oxford University, she began her first job, working with emotionally disturbed children in Sheffield. In that same year she married journalist Colin Hughes.

In the early eighties she taught English Literature in Sheffield, London and Los Angeles, but moved into publishing in 1985 with the launch of Women's Review, a magazine for women on art, literature and female issues.

In 1987 Nicci had a son, Edgar, followed by a daughter, Anna, in 1988, but a year later her marriage to Colin Hughes broke down.

In 1989 she became acting literary editor at the New Statesman, before moving to the Observer, where she was deputy literary editor for five years, and then a feature writer and executive editor.

It was while she was at the New Statesman that she met Sean French.

Sean French was born in May 1959 in Bristol, to a British father and Swedish mother. He too studied English Literature at Oxford University at the same time as Nicci, also graduating with a first class degree, but their paths didn't cross until 1990. In 1981 he won Vogue magazine's Writing Talent Contest, and from 1981 to 1986 he was their theatre critic. During that time he also worked at the Sunday Times as deputy literary editor and television critic, and was the film critic for Marie Claire and deputy editor of New Society.

Sean and Nicci were married in Hackney in October 1990. Their daughters, Hadley and Molly, were born in 1991 and 1993.

By the mid-nineties Sean had had two novels published, The Imaginary Monkey and The Dreamer of Dreams, as well as numerous non-fiction books, including biographies of Jane Fonda and Brigitte Bardot.

In 1995 Nicci and Sean began work on their first joint novel and adopted the pseudonym of Nicci French. The Memory Game was published to great acclaim in 1997 followed by The Safe House (1998), Killing Me Softly (1999), Beneath the Skin (2000), The Red Room (2001), Land of the Living (2002), Secret Smile (2003), Catch Me When I Fall (2005), Losing You (2006) and Until It's Over (2008). Their latest novel together is What To Do When Someone Dies (2009).

Nicci and Sean also continue to write separately. Nicci still works as a journalist for the Observer, covering high-profile trials including those of Fred and Rose West, and Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr. Novels include Things We Knew Were True (2003), Solace (2005) and The Moment You Were Gone (2007). Sean's last novel is Start From Here (2004).
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