

A child he can describe in perfect detail, a child the spitting image of Matthew. And when his face is splashed over the newspapers, psychotherapist Frieda Klein is left troubled: one of her patients has been relating dreams in which he has a hunger for a child. The abduction of five-year-old Matthew Farraday provokes national outcry and a desperate police hunt. Not many books are as insightful as they are addictive Nicci French's are' Sophie Hannah 'A brilliantly crafted new crime series' Daily Mirror 'Terrific.Extract from the blistering new novel by crime-writing duo Nicci French, soon to be available as an unabridged audiobook recording. _'The twists within the last few chapters left me thinking about it for hours after' 5***** READER REVIEW'I was really gripped from start to finish' 5***** READER REVIEW Praise for Nicci French: 'Sophisticated, compassionate, gripping. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation, Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever and brutal killer. One that only Frieda, an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals, can uncover. She has a lead: a previous abduction, from twenty years ago. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. His parents and the police are desperate. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. I could hardly turn the pages fast enough' 5***** READER REVIEW Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. Feel chills down your spine with the thrilling first novel in Nicci French's bestselling killer series'Undeniably at the top of British psychological suspense writing' OBSERVER'Utterly gripping.
