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{{Infobox book | 
| name = Catch Me When I Fall
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = Catch Me When I Fall.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = [[Nicci French]]
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| series =
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]], [[Mystery novel]]
| publisher = [[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]]
| release_date = March 2005
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]], [[Paperback]])
| pages = 336 pp
| isbn = 0-7181-4522-4
| oclc= 57167611
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'''''Catch Me When I Fall''''' ([[2005 in literature|2005]]) is a [[psychological thriller]] novel by [[Nicci French]], about a woman unknowingly afflicted with [[bipolar disorder]], and how this sets her life on a spiral of self-destruction, as well as pitting her against a shadowy [[antagonist]].

==Plot summary==
Holly Krauss, a successful married woman who runs her own [[business]] with best friend Meg, finds her perfect life deteriorating as a result of foolish actions made almost [[subconscious]]ly, including an [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] fuelled [[one night stand]] and arguments with potentially dangerous men. After a mysterious stranger from one such incident begins imposing himself on her life, first through [[stalking]] and then physical [[intimidation]], she wonders if she really is going [[insane]], before inadvertently causing even more trouble by losing £11,000 in a [[poker]] game.

While good-natured and thoroughly empathetic, her [[artist]] husband Charlie is a [[procrastination|procrastinator]] and therefore incapable of providing her with the support she needs. Only when Holly finally attempts [[suicide]] does she realise that all of her problems may not be simply a result of her own foolhardiness, but the work of a devious and determined [[psychopath]] intent on tearing her life apart...

==Critical reception==
Sandy Amazeen of Monsters and Critics said "the ending is satisfying though predictable" and that "while not French's best work, overall this is an enjoyable read".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.monstersandcritics.com/books/fiction/reviews/article_1072899.php/Book_Review_Catch_Me_When_I_Fall_by_Nicci_French |title=Book Review: Catch Me When I Fall by Nicci French |author=Sandy Amazeen |date=January 2, 2006 |work= |publisher=Monsters and Critics |accessdate=October 23, 2010}}</ref> The review in ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' says "the muddled plot and unsympathetic heroine make this suspense thriller less satisfying than others by French".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Catch Me When I Fall |journal=[[Publishers Weekly]] |volume=252 |issue=36 |date=September 12, 2005 |pages=38}}</ref> The review in ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' states that the author French "performs as expected".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Catch Me When I Fall |journal=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |volume=73 |issue=20 |date=October 15, 2005 |pages=1100}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite journal |first = Jane|last=Gardam |title=Looking for trouble and finding it |journal=Spectator |issn=0038-6952 |date=November 5, 2005 |pages=63–64}}
*{{cite journal |first = Jenny|last=McLarin|title=Catch Me When I Fall |journal=[[Booklist]] |volume=102 |issue=4 |date=October 15, 2005 |pages=32}}

[[Category:2005 British novels]]
[[Category:British thriller novels]]
[[Category:Novels about bipolar disorder]]
[[Category:Novels by Nicci French]]
[[Category:Michael Joseph books]]

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