Freida McFadden

Author Freida McFadden

Freida McFadden is the pen name of an American thriller author and practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida’s work has been selected as one of Amazon Editors’ best books of the year, she is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback, and she is a Goodreads Choice Award winner. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages. From New York City, McFadden attended Harvard University as an undergraduate. She practices medicine in the Boston area. McFadden self-published her first book through Amazon KDP in 2013. Her 2022 book The Housemaid was an international bestseller. A movie adaptation of the book is set to be adapted for Lionsgate with Rebecca Sonnenshine to pen the screenplay, and Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman and Alex Young to produce. Freida McFadden lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.

The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

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In “The Wife Upstairs” by Freida McFadden, Victoria Barnett’s seemingly perfect life shatters after a tragic accident leaves her unable to communicate or care for herself. Sylvia Robinson is hired to assist in Victoria’s care but soon discovers that Victoria’s condition may not be as it seems. As secrets unravel, a chilling tale of deception and betrayal unfolds.

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Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden

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Do Not Disturb is a Hitchcock-style psychological thriller that will keep you tearing through the pages until you reach the shocking conclusion! 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.

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One By One by Freida McFadden

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One by One is a suspense/thriller novel by Freida McFadden. The novel follows Claire Matchett, her husband, and some of their close friends as they take a vacation in the wilderness together. Once the group becomes unexpectedly stranded, the friends start dying one by one, creating an atmosphere of rising tensions, mistrust, and deadly danger. The novel explores the themes of The Complexities of Deceit and Trust, Appearances Versus Reality, and The Psychological Impacts of Isolation.

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The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

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The Locked Door is a psychological thriller written by American novelist and physician Freida McFadden. The novel is narrated by surgeon Nora Davis (born Nora Nierling), whose father Aaron Nierling was a notorious serial killer when she was 11. Now an adult, Nora is horrified when a patient is killed following her father’s pattern, and must work to uncover the truth. Major themes in the novel include the lasting effects of trauma, the debate about the relationship between nature and nurture, and the difficulties of separating personal and professional identities.

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