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Catch Me When I Fall

by Nicci French

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"Long before the diagnosis is pronounced, readers will recognize that 27-year-old London executive Holly Krauss, the heroine of French's disappointing new novel (after 2004's Secret Smile), is suffering from bipolar disorder, though Holly's manic side is much more pronounced than the depressive. A drinking binge one evening leads to a sordid one-night-stand with disastrous consequences — Rees, the man she sleeps with, begins to threaten her. Meanwhile, Holly's relationship with her business partner and best friend, Meg, is in peril, as is her marriage. During another drunken evening, she loses thousands of pounds in a poker game to a loan shark. Such self-destructive behavior (most notably her poor impulse control) undermines the sense of danger. Of course, a crime lurks at the story's heart (Holly isn't entirely paranoid), but the muddled plot and unsympathetic heroine make this suspense thriller less satisfying than others by French (the pseudonym of journalists Sean French and Nicci Gerrard). Agent, Joy Harris. (Jan. 5)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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From the bestselling author of "Killing Me Softly" and "Beneath the Skin" comes a stunning new novel of psychological suspense.
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Sheila, June 2, 2006 (view all comments by Sheila)
The reception for Nicci French's latest thriller, CATCH ME WHEN I FALL has been somewhat lukewarm at certain websites; and truth to tell, I can almost understand this. While well written, compelling and completely engrossing (I read it in one sitting), this novel doesn't really fit in with previous Nicci French novels. Nicci French is well known for writing taut, highly suspenseful reads, and CATHC ME WHEN I FALL is not all that edge-of-your-seat suspenseful. And fans not ready to for this departure in style may be disappointed. However, I have to wonder, disappointed though one may be, why so much of the plot was revealed in the trade reviews? This was not well done in my opinion.

About two-thirds of the novel is written from Holly's point-of-view, and the author does a fantastic job of conveying Holly's franticness, her anger, her frustrations and her fear -- we're drawn into Holly's messy world and feel sympathetic towards her (well at least I was) even as we're repelled. The sense of mounting urgency, fear and regret that Holly feels about her actions and what they have cost her is masterfully portrayed. The last bit of the novel is seen through Holly's best friend and coworker's eyes, Meg. And it is in this section, as Meg races to save Holly, that the suspense is really felt. All in all, even though CATCH ME WHEN I FALL is not the usual Nicci French fare, the book was still a good read. So that if you're looking for a well written, urban-London novel that is absorbing and engrossing, you'll definitely enjoy CATCH ME WHEN I FALL.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780446578486
Author:
French, Nicci
Publisher:
Warner Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Psychological
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Self-destructive behavior
Subject:
Extortion
Publication Date:
January 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
326
Dimensions:
9.30x6.72x1.10 in. 1.16 lbs.
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Product details 326 pages Warner Books - English 9780446578486 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Long before the diagnosis is pronounced, readers will recognize that 27-year-old London executive Holly Krauss, the heroine of French's disappointing new novel (after 2004's Secret Smile), is suffering from bipolar disorder, though Holly's manic side is much more pronounced than the depressive. A drinking binge one evening leads to a sordid one-night-stand with disastrous consequences — Rees, the man she sleeps with, begins to threaten her. Meanwhile, Holly's relationship with her business partner and best friend, Meg, is in peril, as is her marriage. During another drunken evening, she loses thousands of pounds in a poker game to a loan shark. Such self-destructive behavior (most notably her poor impulse control) undermines the sense of danger. Of course, a crime lurks at the story's heart (Holly isn't entirely paranoid), but the muddled plot and unsympathetic heroine make this suspense thriller less satisfying than others by French (the pseudonym of journalists Sean French and Nicci Gerrard). Agent, Joy Harris. (Jan. 5)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , From the bestselling author of "Killing Me Softly" and "Beneath the Skin" comes a stunning new novel of psychological suspense.
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