A review by bookappeal
Dark Saturday by Nicci French

3.0

This series is a bit difficult to appreciate without reading the books that came before. I haven't read a Frieda Klein story since the first book and barely remember anything about the character. The author gives enough background information to get the gist of what Frieda has experienced but without the details and the emotion that comes with the shared experience of watching a character grow and change. Frieda does what she feels is right, despite what she's expected to do or even hired to do, or which powerful people may get caught in the crossfire. She's made quite a (negative) name for herself! In this case, she suspects a woman has been framed of murdering her family and, to make matters worse, badly mistreated in the facility where she was placed. Frieda is like a dog with a bone - fiercely protective and determined to get every sliver. Assuming the next book ends the series for Frieda (since book one started with Monday), she is facing a showdown with a formidable enemy who knows how to pull her strings. Though I haven't experienced the whole series, it's easy to see how readers could become deeply engaged with this character.