Nicci French are a husband and wife crime writing team that I’ve
read quite a lot of, but their Frieda Klein novels are easily my favorites,
Waiting for Wednesday is book #3 in the Frieda Klein series and it’s important
to read the first two before you delve into this one, there is just too much
back story that can’t be covered with a brief explanation.
That said, Waiting for Wednesday is definitely the weakest
of the series, the story and plotline are solid but Frieda’s despondent nature
and tendency to act rashly before considering the circumstances is getting a
little old and I think it would be nice to see some growth from her character.
Dean Reeves is as ever, lurking in the background of Frieda’s life, ominously.
The story covered two separate crimes, the first being the
murder of Ruth Lennox and her family whose boring lives were neat and ordered
on the surface but beneath the surface a web of secrets and lies was about to
tear the family apart. Whilst DCI Karlsson attempts to solve the case the
families children are busy making themselves at home in Frieda’s life, this was
slightly confusing, three children were staying with Frieda, a woman they didn’t
know, based on a friendship between the older boy and Frieda’s niece and it
wasn’t questioned at all really.
The second crime was ex journalist Jim Fearbys’ desperation
to uncover a serial killer that the police aren’t even aware of, something
which Frieda finds herself entangled in, as usual.
The only thing that irked me about this novel was that the
serial killer definitely needed fleshing out more, the only real insight was
the comment Frieda obsessed over for the entire bloody novel. 4/5 stars from me
however, I love Nicci French and I’m looking forward to reading the fourth book
in the series Thursdays Child, it’s a strong interesting series that grips the
reader, whilst parts of this make it the weakest in the series so far it still
holds up well to its predecessors.
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