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Best Selling Books by Freida McFadden

Freida McFadden is the author of Want to Know a Secret? (2026), The Witch (2026), Dear Debbie (2026), Do Not Disturb (2025), The Coworker (2024).

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Want to Know a Secret?

release date: Mar 25, 2026

The Witch

release date: Oct 06, 2026
The Witch
A brand-new, haunting thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid! Some secrets don''t die--they wait. When Julia Barlow loses her job and her apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family''s sprawling seventeenth-century estate in rural Massachusetts. Officially, she''s there to check in on her aging grandmother. Unofficially, she''s hoping the old house will give her a place to disappear. Instead, Pemberton begins to unravel her. Every night, the grandfather clock stops at exactly 3:41 a.m. The lights flicker without warning. And a disembodied voice cries for help outside Julia''s bedroom door. As Julia digs into the house''s dark history, she uncovers the story of a woman executed for witchcraft in 1692--and realizes the past may not be finished with Pemberton yet. When decades of family lies begin to surface, Julia must confront a terrifying truth: Pemberton may be haunted by women whose voices refuse to stay silent. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes The Witch, a chilling, twist-filled thriller about secrets--those we inherit, those we bury, and those people will burn to keep silent.

Dear Debbie

release date: Jan 27, 2026
Dear Debbie
A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough... Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction. Or at least, she did. These days, Debbie''s life seems to be spiraling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie''s done being the bigger person. She''s done being reasonable and practical. It''s time to take her own advice. And now it''s time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most. From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands - with killer results.

Do Not Disturb

release date: Jul 30, 2025
Do Not Disturb
"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. But first, she must survive the night"--

The Coworker

release date: Mar 13, 2024
The Coworker
"Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone at work thinks so. 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 Farrel--beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running--is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything. 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 killl"--

The Tenant [Large Print].

release date: Jan 01, 2025
The Tenant [Large Print].
Fired abruptly from his job and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone he shares with his fiancée, Blake Porter is desperate to make ends meet. Enter Whitney, 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.--

The Housemaid

release date: Nov 06, 2025
The Housemaid
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I''''ll soon learn that the Winchesters'''' secrets are far more dangerous than my own... 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 try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew''''s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it''''s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina''''s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband. 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. But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don''''t know who I really am. They don''''t know what I''''m capable of... Soon to be a major motion picture starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried * A No.1 New York Times bestseller * A Sunday Times bestseller * A USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller * 5 million copies sold * 20-million-copy bestselling author This unbelievably twisty read will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Girl on the Train won''''t be able to put down The Housemaid! Read what everyone''''s saying about The Housemaid: "I got severe whiplash from the twistiest turns... Every time I thought I had it figured out... WRONG!!!... I am still reeling... outstanding... If you love a top notch psychological thriller that will have you questioning your own sanity, then this 5 star read is for you." NetGalley reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "What a wild ride!!! Freida definitely delivered the best twisty ending... Gripping from start to finish... honestly, I just could not put it down... An absolutely mind-blowing shocker that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat literally until the very end." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "One wild ride!... So many twists and turns... I was hooked right away - I even read my Kindle while waiting in my kid''''s school pick-up line so I wouldn''''t have to put this book down!... addictive... pure perfection!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "Wow!!!... Blimey! What a roller-coaster ride this was! It had me sitting on the edge of my seat!... Superb book!... Fantastic ending!!!!... I highly recommend... fantastic... Big fat 5 stars from me." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "SO GOOD... I didn''''t want to put it down! I read 70% in one sitting... I was on the edge of my seat... you will not see the ending coming! Drop what you are doing and pick up this book!" @Thriller_book_sisters, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "You will NOT believe the direction this book takes... A jaw-dropping twist... A truly stunning thriller that I could not read quickly enough." @carriereadsthem_all, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "I was obsessed with this story... couldn''''t get through the story fast enough... I was continuously gasping or saying "noooooo" out loud." Sarah in Readerland "I could NOT put it down!... An incredible roller-coaster ride... This book left me hungry for more and I could not believe the ending!!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "Terrific! Finished The Housemaid in one night, totally compulsively readable... the ending packs a wallop!" NetGalley reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The Intruder

release date: Nov 26, 2025
The Intruder
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author 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.

Never Lie

release date: Jan 01, 2024
Never Lie
"A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the New York 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 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: what is the truth?"--

Ward D

release date: Jan 01, 2025
Ward D
"Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital''s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these 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''s worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D. And now she might never escape"--

The Housemaid's Wedding

release date: Jun 23, 2026
The Housemaid's Wedding
Wedding bells chime in this thrilling addition to The Housemaid series - a short story from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden... This edition features exclusive content from Freida McFadden''s upcoming, not yet announced hardcover release! Today is supposed to be the happiest day of my life. I''m engaged to the man of my dreams, and in a few short hours, I''m going to stand before a judge, who will declare us husband and wife, till death does us part. Despite some bumps in the road, this day is everything I dreamed it would be. There''s only one problem: Someone out there doesn''t want me to live long enough to say my vows. And if I''m not careful, they may very well get their wish....

The Divorce

release date: May 26, 2026
The Divorce
A brand-new, gripping thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid! What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family... Then--he kicks her out, hires the city''s best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a 20-something. It''s a brutal end to the story. Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, get back into the workforce, and piece together the shattered remains of her life. Except, why should she? Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband''s new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity soon twists into obsession--and then into something far darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realizes her own life may be in danger. But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn''t it worth it? In The Divorce, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a razor-sharp, subversive thriller where love curdles into vengeance, and survival becomes the most dangerous game of all.

The Housemaid's Secret

release date: May 13, 2026

The Boyfriend

release date: Jan 01, 2024
The Boyfriend
"Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. Then she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He''s charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Before she knows it, Sydney is swept off her feet. But the brutal murder of a young woman--the latest in a string of deaths across the coast--confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel safe. After all, she has Tom, the man of her dreams. But she can''t shake her own horrifying suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn''t get to the truth soon, she''ll be the killer''s next victim."--

The Perfect Son

release date: Aug 06, 2024
The Perfect Son
From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden 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 neighborhood, 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, and 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. Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a twisted, thought-provoking story about a family''s loyalty pushed to the limits.

The Surrogate Mother

release date: Apr 20, 2020
The Surrogate Mother
"One of the best thrillers I''ve ever read!" --Amazon customer 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 that will make all of Abby''s dreams come true. But 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.

The Gift

release date: Nov 03, 2026
The Gift
A gripping Christmas-themed short story from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! What price would you pay for the perfect gift? It''s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke. She is so broke, that despite working two jobs, she can''t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas since tying the knot. But then a mysterious pawn shop owner offers Stella an intriguing trade. Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams. But to get it for him, she might have to pay the ultimate price . . . Inspired by the classic O. Henry tale, The Gift of the Magi, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden explores what happens when the magic of the holidays turns deadly...
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