Nicci French

Mladá emancipovaná návrhářka kancelářských interiérů Abigail Deverauxová se jednoho dne probudí do nejhorší ze svých nočních můr. Leží spoutaná, s kápí na hlavě a roubíkem v ústech kdesi v tmavém sklepení a neznámý muž v nepravidelných intervalech př ichází, aby jí dal napít a najíst. Nedokáže si vzpomenout, jak se v této situaci ocitla, netuší, kdo je onen muž, a postupně zjišťuje, že po úderu do hlavy během únosu trpí částečnou ztrátou paměti. Začíná jí být jasné, že v zajetí má z neznámých dův odů zemřít. Podaří se jí zmobilizovat poslední zbytky sil a za dramatických okolností svému trýzniteli utéci. Tím však noční můra ani zdaleka nekončí, právě naopak. Zlé sny se totiž někdy vracejí a nejistota a nebezpečí Abigail provázejí na každém da lším kroku. Jak skončí příběh plný zvratů a překvapení? Příběh, který se mohl stát komukoliv. Třeba i vám.

Be careful who you trust. It might just be the death of you...Holly Krauss lives life in the fast lane. A successful young businesswoman with a stable home life, she is loved and admired by all who meet her. But that's only one side of Holly. The other sees her take regular walks on the wild side - where she makes evermore reckless mistakes. And when those mistakes start mounting up, the two sides of Holly blur together and her life quickly spirals out of control. She thinks she's being stalked, someone is demanding money from her - threats lurk around every corner and those closest to Holly are running out of patience. But is she alone responsible for what's happening? Are her fears just the paranoia of an illness - or intimations of very real danger? And if she can no longer rely on her own judgement, who can she trust to catch her when she falls?

Young and athletic, London cycle courier Astrid Bell is bad luck – for other people. First Astrid’s neighbour Peggy Farrell accidentally knocks her off her bike ... and not long after is found bludgeoned to death. Then a few days later, Astrid is asked to pick up a package from a wealthy woman called Ingrid de Soto, only to find the client murdered in the hall of her luxurious home. For the police it’s more than coincidence. For Astrid and her six housemates it’s the beginning of a nightmare: suspicious glances, bitter accusations, fallings out and a growing fear that the worst is yet to come … Because if it’s true that bad luck comes in threes – who will be the next to die?

Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. His parents and the police are desperate. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand, Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. A previous abduction, from twenty years ago, suggests a new lead - one that only Frieda, an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals, can uncover. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation, Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever and brutal killer . . .

The rotting, naked corpse of a man is found amidst swarms of flies in the living room of a confused woman. Who is he? Why is Michelle Doyce trying to serve him afternoon tea? And how did the dead body find its way into her flat? DCI Karlsson needs an expert to delve inside Michelle's mind for answers and turns to former colleague, psychiatrist Frieda Klein.

Nicci French, the bestselling author of What to do When Someone Dies and Losing You, returns with the second book in the gripping new series that began with Top Ten Bestseller Blue Monday. Fans of Peter James' Roy Grace series and Peter Robinson's DCI Banks series will love central character psychotherapist Frieda Klein, who is consulted on a grisly and seemingly unsolvable crime.Sometimes the mind is a dangerous place to hide.The rotting, naked corpse of a man is found amidst swarms of flies in the living room of a confused woman. Who is he? Why is Michelle Doyce trying to serve him afternoon tea? And how did the dead body find its way into her flat?

Ellie Falkner világa megsemmisül. Greg, a férje autóbalesetben hal meg - méghozzá nem egyedül. Az anyósülésen megtalálják Milena Livingstone testét, a nőét, akiről Ellie még csak nem is hallott soha. Ellie azonban a környezetében élők suttogásai és gyanakvásai ellenére is vonakodik elhinni a nyilvánvaló következtetést: a férje a jelek szerint megcsalta. Talán a bánat, a gyász okozza, de Ellie úgy érzi, muszáj megtudnia, ki volt az a nő - és be kell bizonyítania, hogy Gregnek a látszat ellenére nem volt házasságon kívüli kapcsolata. Hamarosan rádöbben, hogy férje és az ismeretlen nő halála nem véletlen baleset volt. Vajon Ellie csak azért kapaszkodik annyira a gyilkosság vádjába, hogy segítségével elkerülje a fájó igazságot a házasságáról? Vagy még baljóslatúbb felismerés vár rá? Milyen titkok fekszenek mélyen elrejtve közös életükben és közös múltjukban?

"Waiting For Wednesday" by Nicci French is the thrilling third novel in the highly acclaimed "Frieda Klein" series. Ruth Lennox, beloved mother of three, is found by her daughter in a pool of her own blood. Who would want to murder an ordinary housewife? And why? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein finds she has an unusually personal connection with DCI Karlsson's latest case. She is no longer working with him in an official capacity, but when her niece befriends Ruth Lennox's son, Ted, she finds herself in the awkward position of confidante to both Karlsson and Ted. When it emerges that Ruth was leading a secret life, her family closes ranks and Karlsson finds he needs Frieda's help more than ever before. But Frieda is distracted. Having survived an attack on her life, she is struggling to stay in control and when a patient's chance remark rings an alarm bell, she finds herself chasing down a path that seems to lead to a serial killer who has long escaped detection. Or is it merely a symptom of her own increasingly fragile mind? Because, as Frieda knows, every step closer to a killer is one more step into a darkness from which there may be no return...

Alice-nek mindene megvolt, de egy kapcsolat miatt mégis mindenről lemondott. Most szenvedélyes szerelemben él, és halálos veszélyben... Alice Loudon nem tudott ellenállni a kísértésnek, hogy egy szenvedélyes viszonyért feladja megszokott, biztonságos életét. Adam Tallis, a forróvérű és hősként ünnepelt hegymászó minden nő álma, ráadásul kalandjuk során Alice olyan dolgokat fedez fel önmagával kapcsolatban, melyekről korábban sejtelme sem volt. Csakhogy a vad vágyakhoz hasonlóan Adamnek is megvan a sötét oldala. És ez a sötét oldal hamarosan már nemcsak Alice józan eszét fenyegeti, hanem az életét is. Anglia legismertebb író házaspárjának bestsellere nemzetközi siker lett, 2002-ben Magassági mámor címmel film is készült belőle, Joseph Fiennes és Heather Graham főszereplésével. Most végre a hazai közönség is elolvashatja ezt a felejthetetlen és lebilincselően izgalmas regényt.

Dojde k únosu pětiletého Matthewa Faradaye. Jeho tvář figuruje na titulních stranách novin. Rodiče i vyšetřovatelé jsou zoufalí. Dokáže někdo jejich chlapečka nalézt, než bude pozdě? Na jedinou stopu naráží psychoterapeutka Frieda Kleinová. Jeden z pacientů jí popisuje své sny o tom, jak unáší chlapce, který jako by z oka vypadl Matthewovi. Frieda, která je zprvu přesvědčená, že policie její obavy rovnou smete ze stolu, je postupně proti své vůli zatažena do samého centra případu. Jiný únos dítěte, k němuž došlo před dvaceti lety, nabídne nové vodítko, které dokáže odkrýt pouze Frieda, odbornice na uvažování psychicky narušených jedinců. Ve snaze nalézt v tomto děsivém případě smysl, musí se Frieda v honbě za rafinovaným a nemilosrdným vrahem potýkat s vlastními nejtemnějšími úzkostmi…

"Blue Monday" is the thrilling first novel in Nicci French's top-ten bestselling new series introducing psychotherapist Frieda Klein, and is perfect for all fans of the crime novels of Peter James. "Blue Monday" - A day for murder...Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. His parents and the police are desperate. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand, Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. A previous abduction, from twenty years ago, suggests a new lead - one that only Frieda, an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals, can uncover. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation, Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever and brutal killer...Nicci French has sold over eight million copies worldwide and the Frieda Klein series will make you long for more psychological suspense featuring this amazing new character with every title released. "A brilliantly crafted new crime series". ("Daily Mirror"). "Terrific. The writing is pacy, the jaw-dropping twists are plentiful". (Short List). "One of French's hardest-to-put-down novels". (Sunday Express). Nicci French is the pseudonym for Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple live in Suffolk and have written thirteen other bestselling novels: "Complicit", "What to Do When Someone Dies", "Until It's Over", "Losing You", "Catch Me When I Fall", "The Memory Game", "Beneath the Skin", "The Safe House", "The Red Room", "Land of the Living", "Killing Me Softly", "Secret Smile" and "Tuesday's Gone", the second instalment in the "Frieda Klein" series.

Nina Landry has given up city life for the isolated community of Sandling Island, lying off the bleak east coast of England. At night the wind howls. Sometimes they are cut off by the incoming tide. For Nina though it is home. It is safe. But when Nina's teenage daughter Charlie fails to return from a sleepover on the day they're due to go on holiday, the island becomes a different place altogether. A place of secrets and suspicions . . .

***Special anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Erin Kelly*** You have an affair. You finish it. You think it's over. You're dead wrong . . . Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, she discovers that he's intimately involved with her sister. What began as an embarrassment becomes threatening - then utterly terrifying. Because Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her . . . 'Too few novelists can combine this level of page-turning suspense with character care and pin-sharp prose' Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said/She Said