Freida McFadden is an American physician and author of psychological thrillers. Her novels such as The Housemaid and The Wife in the Window focus on domestic tension and unreliable narrators. She writes in a crisp, fast-moving style that keeps readers guessing. Ordinary settings become unsettling under her precise storytelling.
Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out, and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late
As I explore their stunning penthouse, unease creeps in about the woman hidden behind closed doors. Yet, I can't jeopardize this job—it's crucial for keeping my darkest secret safe. Finding an employer who doesn't pry into my past is rare, so I'm grateful the Garricks have hired me to clean their luxurious apartment and prepare exquisite meals. I plan to keep a low profile until I achieve my goals. However, I haven't met Mrs. Garrick or seen the guest bedroom, and I can't shake the feeling that I hear her crying. While doing laundry, I spot blood on her white nightgowns, raising alarm bells. One day, unable to resist, I knock on her door. When it opens, what I discover alters everything. I make a promise to protect Mrs. Garrick while safeguarding my own secrets. Douglas Garrick has wronged her, and he will face consequences—it's just a matter of how far I'll go. This gripping tale is filled with twists that will keep you up late into the night. Readers rave about its shocking revelations and relentless pace, declaring it impossible to put down. Prepare for a wild ride that will leave you breathless and questioning everything.
A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker! Sometimes the truth kills... Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal. Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of audio transcripts from Dr. Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance. With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and a web of lies slowly unravels. But by the time Tricia reaches the final cassette, the one that reveals the entire horrifying story, it will be too late... From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: what is the truth?
From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a story of sinister secrets... Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn't the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching. In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden returns with Ward D: a gripping locked room thriller set in an eerie hospital ward. *** Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. All she has to do is make it through the night shift... Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know it may force her to confront a past she's fought hard to forget. The night starts. The countdown begins. As the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within the ward's tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy never wanted to spend the night on Ward D. Now, she might not make it out alive. Ward D once again demonstrates why Freida McFadden is the most talked-about voice in contemporary crime fiction, delivering a taut psychological thriller that will have you gripped right to the thrilling final twist. Tropes Claustrophobic Thriller Psychological Locked Room Mystery Thriller Suspense Thriller Survive the Night Also by Freida McFadden: The Crash The Boyfriend The Housemaid is Watching The Perfect Son The Coworker The Locker Door Never Lie The Teacher The Inmate One by One
This psychological thriller offers a gripping narrative filled with unexpected twists and turns, showcasing the author's signature style that has captivated readers. Known for creating suspenseful and intricate plots, the bestselling author delves into themes of deception and the complexities of human relationships, promising an engaging experience for fans of the genre. Prepare for a story that keeps you guessing until the very end.
From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a dark and twisting psychological thriller about a mother who suspects her son of committing a terrible crime... But how far will she go to protect her family? All families have secrets. But some secrets are deadly.Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detectives show up at her front door.Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could answer a few questions about the girl who disappeared last night...A high school girl has vanished from their quiet neighbourhood, and the police suspect the worst. Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive.Erika has always sensed something... different in her seemingly perfect oldest child. He's charming, smart and popular, but mothers have the best instincts. Erika knows there's more to her son than meets the eye. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth?Liam may have done the unthinkable.With The Perfect Son, bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a twisted, thought-provoking crime thriller about a family's loyalty pushed to the limits.
A gripping, twisty thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker! The guiltiest people aren't always the ones behind bars... As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is taught three crucial rules: Treat all prisoners with respect. Never reveal any personal information. Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But nobody knows that Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. They certainly don't know that Shane was Brooke's high school sweetheart--the star quarterback, the golden boy who's serving a life sentence for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there. But Shane knows. He knows more than anyone. And he will never forget. The Inmate is a propulsive, mind-bending thriller about how we define guilt--and who has to pay for it, from Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden.
A twisty psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker! Some doors are locked for a reason... While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows about her past, and she'll do anything to keep it that way. Then one of her young female patients is murdered, killed in the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims. Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she's not like her father. The police can't pin anything on her. As long as they don't look in her basement... From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a riveting psychological thriller about guilt, secrets, and whether it's possible to outrun what's in our blood.
There’s no place like home…Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone that he shares with his fiancee, he's desperate to make ends meet.Enter Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she?Because something isn't quite right. The neighbors start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night. And soon Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets...Danger lives right at home, and by the time Blake realizes it, it'll be far too late. The trap is already set.#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden knocks at your door with a gripping story of revenge, privilege, and secrets turned sour…
She was promised a miracle. She got more then she bargained for. Abby wants a baby more than anything.But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer to serve as a surrogate. It’s an offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true.But soon, strange things start happening. And it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret.And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a page turner that will redefine what it means to be in the family way…
There's someone at your front door - should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new thriller from global sensation and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, Freida McFadden! Who knows what the storm will blow in... Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window. She's young. She's alone. And she's covered in blood. The girl won't explain where she came from, or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand. And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse. The girl has a dark secret. One she'll kill to keep. And if Casey gets too close to the truth, she may not live to see the morning. In this taut, deadly tale of survival and desperation, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden explores how far one girl will go to save herself.
Victoria Barnett has it all. A great career. A handsome and loving husband. A beautiful home in the suburbs and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems. Then she’s in a terrible accident… and everything falls apart. Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with twenty-four-hour care. Sylvia Robinson is hired by Victoria’s husband to help care for her. But it turns out Victoria isn’t as impaired as Sylvia was led to believe. There’s a story Victoria desperately wants to tell... if only she could get out the words. Then Sylvia discovers Victoria’s diary hidden away in a drawer. And what’s inside is shocking.
From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a dark, twisting thriller about a group of friends lost in the woods- one by one, they each will fall, and only the killer will return home alive... A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It sounded like heaven. Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren't as easy to navigate as they thought. Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost. And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously one by one. Has a wild animal been hunting them? Or is the hunter one of them? But as more time passes, one thing becomes clear- Only one of them will return home alive.
"'You must be our new neighbors!' Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way... I used to clean other people's houses - now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills... The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors. Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here? I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?"--Publisher's description.
A mind-bending, psychological thriller from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid! Lesson #1- trust no one Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except... Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal, with one student, Addie, at its center. And this year, Eve is dismayed to find the girl in her class. Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that's what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet. From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a story of twisting secrets and long-awaited revenge.
Dr. Jane McGill is in heaven.She’s got a great job at a VA Hospital, an adorable daughter, and a loving husband. Granted, it would be wonderful if her preschooler wouldn’t wake her up at three in the morning, and it would be a miracle if her husband would change the toilet paper roll once every millennium. Still, in most ways, she has the ideal life she’d always imagined.Then Jane discovers that Dr. Ryan Reilly is the VA’s newest vascular surgeon. Dr. Ryan Reilly, a.k.a. Sexy Surgeon, a.k.a. the biggest jerk she ever loved.A decade ago, Jane broke up with the Sexy Surgeon to marry the Nice Software Engineer, but as cracks and crevices appear in her marriage, she can’t help but wonder what life would have been like if she’d made a different choice. Or if it isn’t too late to change her mind…
The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed…Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realise she’s heading straight into a blizzard.She never arrives at her destination.Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realise she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself – and her unborn child.A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations from the master of mystery and suspense, Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER "Don't start a Freida McFadden book late at night. You won't be able to put it down!"-- Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of Unforgivable Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back. Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell--beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running--is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything... It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider--she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim? But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff. Enough to kill. The Coworker is a tense, unputdownable thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden that explores the dark ways the past can echo through the present--with deadly consequences.
My husband is dead.I attended his funeral. I watched his casket be lowered six feet into the ground. (Actually, it may have been only five feet, but that still seems like more than enough.) And then we ate an array of finger sandwiches and deviled eggs and miniature beef wellingtons that cost more than my first car.My point is, Grant is gone. And so are all his many, many deep, dark secrets which I never really ever bothered to ask him about. He is never coming back. So why do I still see his face everywhere I go?The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie is an utterly addictive, unputdownable, nail-biting, absolutely gripping psychological thriller novella with a shocking, breathtaking, heartstopping, spine-chilling twist that you won't see coming, will leave you stunned, and will literally have you picking your jaw up off the floor and bringing it to the nearest hospital for major facial reconstructive surgery.
Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell.Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can't imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of medical internship at County Hospital. And then there's the devil herself: Jane's senior resident Dr. Alyssa Morgan. When Alyssa becomes absolutely hell-bent on making her new interns pay tenfold for the deadly sin of incompetence, Jane starts to worry that she may not make it through the year with her soul or her sanity still intact.
He's the perfect man. He says he loves you. You think he might even be made for you. Before long he's moved into your house - and into your heart. And then he leaves for days at a time. You don't know where he's gone or who he's with. And you realise - if you looked back - you'd say to yourself: DON'T LET HIM IN. Don't miss the new read-in-one-sitting Lisa Jewell novel; a cautionary story that could happen to YOU ... __________ Love for None of This is True . . . ***** 'Gloriously dark' Lucy Foley ***** 'A moody, slippery novel' Gillian McAllister ***** 'One hundred percent brilliant' Clare Mackintosh ***** 'Shocking and creepy and glorious' Nicola Walker ***** 'Utterly addictive' Claire Douglas
Set in a future where technology manipulates emotions, a band of rebels fights to expose the government's sinister control. As they uncover a dangerous plot that could alter humanity's fate, they face their own fears, desires, and hidden truths. The story explores themes of autonomy, resistance, and the human experience in a world dominated by technological influence.
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The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. "Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!" --FREIDA MCFADDEN "Propulsive, compulsive, addictive." --LISA JEWELL Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn't fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife. One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying. Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start to unravel, and as the line between truth and lies blurs, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs. My Husband's Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass - if you dare - to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
"When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble. Then, on the night before the final exam in anatomy, a shot rings out through the hallways of Dead Med. The school has claimed yet another casualty. One of Heather's classmates has done the unthinkable, and before her desperate 911 call even connects, it will happen again" -- Amazon.com.
Thriller - Mit farbig gestaltetem Buchschnitt – nur in limitierter Erstauflage der gedruckten Ausgabe
Sie hatte einen Unfall. Sie kann kaum sprechen. Sie ist die Ehefrau eines Mannes, der alles für sie tut. Doch das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit … Mit farbig gestaltetem Buchschnitt – nur in limitierter Erstauflage der gedruckten Ausgabe (Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit) Sylvia Robinson wird im Haus der Barnetts als private Pflegekraft eingestellt. Nach einem Unfall benötigt Victoria Barnett rund um die Uhr Betreuung. Sie kann weder gehen noch sprechen und ist an ihr Bett im obersten Stockwerk des Hauses gefesselt. Daher hat ihr Mann Sylvia als Unterstützung hinzugeholt. Doch schon bald hat Sylvia das Gefühl, dass Victoria nicht so hilflos ist, wie sie scheint. Dann entdeckt sie Victorias Tagebuch versteckt in einer Kommode. Und was sie darin liest, zieht ihr den Boden unter den Füßen weg.
Questa è una lezione che non dimenticherà - Romanzo
Wenn du glaubst, diese Geschichte zu durchschauen, fängt sie erst an Millie kann ihr Glück kaum fassen, als die elegante Nina ihr die Stelle als Haushaltshilfe inklusive Kost und Logis bei ihrer Familie auf Long Island anbietet. Schließlich hat sie eine Vergangenheit, von der niemand etwas wissen soll. Doch kaum ist Millie eingezogen, zeigt Nina ihr wahres Gesicht: Sie verwüstet das Haus und unterstellt ihr Dinge, die sie nicht getan hat. Ihre verwöhnte Tochter behandelt Millie ohne jeden Respekt. Nur Ninas attraktiver Mann Andrew ist nett zu ihr. Wäre da nur nicht Ninas wachsende Eifersucht. Hat sie Millie nur eingestellt, um ihr das Leben zur Hölle zu machen? Oder hat auch sie ein dunkles Geheimnis, von dem niemand etwas erfahren darf? Die Housemaid-Reihe: * Wenn sie wüsste - The Housemaid * Sie kann dich hören - The Housemaid's Secret * Sie wird dich finden - The Housemaid Is Watching Jeder Teil ist auch einzeln lesbar.
Thriller - Der neue Thriller der Autorin des Weltbestsellers 'Wenn sie wüsste' -
Meghan, Brecia und Skye haben nur eines gemeinsam: Alle drei starben durch denselben Mann. Online machte er Jagd auf sie und spielte dabei den perfekten Gentleman. Sein strahlendes Lächeln verbarg die Tatsache, dass seine Dates verbuddelt in der Erde enden. Und er wird weitermachen. Die Einzigen, die ihn aufhalten könnten, sind seine Opfer. Meghan, Brecia und Skye mögen tot sein, aber sie sind nicht verschwunden. Ihre Geister werden einen Weg finden, um ihren Mörder aufzuhalten. Der Spuk hat begonnen. ASK FOR ANDREA ist ein Thriller voller übernatürlicher Elemente, der sich weltweit hunderttausendfach verkauft hat. Auch du wirst den Atem anhalten! Freida McFadden: »Eines meiner Lieblingsbücher des Jahres!«
