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Around the dead man's wrist is a hospital band. On it are the words Dr F. Klein . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut psychotherapist Frieda Klein is very much alive. 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I could hardly turn the pages fast enough' 5***** READER REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonday: 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation, Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for a clever and brutal killer . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The twists within the last few chapters left me thinking about it for hours after' 5***** READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was really gripped from start to finish' 5***** READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Nicci French:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Sophisticated, compassionate, gripping . . . Not many books are as insightful as they are addictive; Nicci French's are' Sophie Hannah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A brilliantly crafted new crime series' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Terrific. 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