Blue Monday: A Frieda Klein Mystery (Freida Klein Book 1)

Blue Monday introduces Frieda Klein, a London psychotherapist and the first book in a psychological thriller series. Frieda is solitary and introspective, spending her nights walking along London's underground rivers. She believes the world is chaotic but that individuals can control their inner lives, a philosophy reflected in her austere, ordered existence. When five-year-old Matthew Farraday is abducted, the case dominates national attention and triggers an intensive police investigation. Frieda notices a troubling connection: one of her patients has been having dreams about a red-haired child matching Matthew's description in precise detail. This coincidence draws her into the investigation as an reluctant collaborator with the chief inspector. The novel explores how the terrors of the mind manifest in real life, presenting both a complex protagonist and a dark mystery.