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| Categories | Thrillers & Suspense |
| Author | Freida McFadden |
| Publisher | Poisoned Pen Press (January 28, 2025) |
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 384 pages |
| Item Weight | 10.4 ounces |
| Dimensions |
5 x 0.96 x 8 inches |
I. Book introduction
Freida McFadden’s latest psychological thriller, “The Crash,” is a masterfully crafted narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats from the very first page. As a practicing physician specializing in brain injury, McFadden brings her medical expertise to create a realistic and haunting story that explores themes of motherhood, survival, and the complex nature of human relationships.
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 realize 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 realize 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, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
About the 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. These include the Housemaid series (The Housemaid (2022), The Housemaid’s Secret (2023), and The Housemaid is Watching (2024)) and standalone novels such as Never Lie (2022), The Coworker (2023), Ward D (2023), and The Teacher (2024)). She is a New York Times bestselling author and has won the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback.
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.
II. Reviewer: The Crash by Freida McFadden
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1. FRANCESCA reviews for The Crash
I had a fantastic time reading this and it surpassed my expectations based on the quality of Freida’s recent books. It was refreshing as it didn’t feel like typical Freida book (in a good way). It was definitely giving big housemaid vibes but not a cut and paste.
I found myself so captivated around until around the 60% mark then honestly it was quite repetitive until the ending after that.
I LOVED the messaging at the end of the book, it’s not often Freida gives us an ending like this 🥺
However, definitely some bits that didn’t make sense and just literally wouldn’t happen, like anyone who’s even partially sane would not have made half these decisions but anyway…
Great thriller for winter time, definitely gave snowed in vibes. But as I always caveat, be mindful this is a popcorn thriller and good time, not the next Donna Tartt x
2. JANB reviews for The Crash
Pop the popcorn, we have a new Freida book! And I mean this in the best way possible.
Several recent “new releases” of hers were not. They were from the publisher re-releasing very early books (which, frankly, were not that great, which the author admits.)
I don’t read these books for their literary merit, but as a fun escape, easy to digest, and stories that keeps me listening. I prefer her books on audio as the narrators are great and I can multi-task as I listen.
Now to the review…
Tegan is 8 months pregnant, alone and ready to put her past behind her. She starts off on a road trip to visit her brother but never arrives. She drives into a snowstorm, crashes her car in a remote location, and suffers a broken ankle.
Tegan is sure she will freeze to death but then a Good Samaritan stops to help. He’s the silent type, which leaves Tegan frightened, but she has no choice but to go with him. The weather is too bad to take her to the hospital.
Tegan feels a little safer when she learns he has a wife at home, a nurse who can help care for her until they can get her to a hospital. Tegan insists the wife do all the caretaking, understandable given that Hank is a physically imposing guy.
But once ensconced in their basement, Tegan is helpless. She has a broken ankle, and as the excuses pile up for why they cannot get her to a hospital, she slowly realizes that things may not be as they appear.
Being stranded during a snow storm is one of my favorite tropes and this does not disappoint. Expect the typical McFadden twists!
A fun read.
3. SHARAH reviews for The Crash
Read The Crash on release day, in pretty much one-sitting (with a nap and food breaks lol), as Freida McFadden’s writing style is incredibly fast-paced.
The story overall keeps you hooked, but I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed by the main big twist, but I did like the very end. Overall, it felt a little predictable, and like what we have read in her books before (reminded me a bit of her previous book The Boyfriend).
I get there are only so many plot-lines to be done for thriller stories though, but I will always come back to Freida’s work because the stories are always so engaging throughout.
Tegan, fears that her life may be in danger after her car veers off the road during a blizzard. It’s not only her life she has to worry about, because she is heavily pregnant with a baby girl. Her ankle is broken and a man named Hank rescues her, but because of the blizzard he drives her to his cabin home instead. His wife Polly is a nurse, and has a hospital bed set up in her basement after caring for her (now deceased) Mother.
Polly and Hank have been unable to conceive a child of their own, and Polly is desperate to be a mother, no matter the cost. Could Tegan and her unborn daughter be at risk the longer she is trapped there?
4. ERRATIC reviews for The Crash
Enjoyed, but I have complaints
I had fun reading this, but I was never in doubt of what would eventually happen. This is because I’ve read so many Freida McFadden books that I don’t fear for the main characters anymore. The twist was obvious, but again, this is because McFadden has a style that’s predictable after reading two or three of her books. I still love her stories!
What I didn’t like about this one is how dumb the main character is. She’s a terrible judge of character, and in the end, when she gets her happily ever after, it’s obvious to me that the lawyer is after her money. This was obvious in the beginning, too. Poor, dumb Tegan. Still dumb as a bag of rocks.
*Almost* too stupid to be alive, lol.
Somewhere in the middle, I started skipping Tegan’s chapters. She was boring. Polly, though a villain through and through, was much more interesting to read. Also, there was a forced dramatic moment in the book, where Polly invites Tegan’s brother into the home for coffee. Yeah, I skipped that too.
C’mon, McFadden. Every time the police show up, the main characters are never found out. Nothing ever happens. It’s all fake, forced suspense. And Polly inviting the brother in was unrealistic. It felt cheesy and bad, in a soap opera kind of way.
I’m taking a break from McFadden, as she’s become predictable and unrealistic.
BUT this was still a good read. I liked Polly and her husband. I skipped some chapters, but generally McFadden won’t leave you bored. If this is your first book of hers, you’ll probably enjoy it.
5. SHEILA C. SIARKIEWICZ reviews for The Crash
Lots of twists and turns!
Tegan, who is eight months pregnant, is desperately trying to make it to her brothers house. When the weather takes a turn for the worse she finds herself stranded on the road, in a blizzard, with a possible broken ankle. When a stranger and his wife take her in she is relieved. Unfortunately that relief soon turns to fear as she suspects nothing is as it seems. Excellent characters that are well described and twists and turns you won’t see coming make this a book that you won’t be able to put down!
6. TERRY reviews for The Crash
Gripping Suspense That Keeps You Reading
This tautly written suspense novel showcases McFaddenʼs talent for creating unbearable tension. The story follows Tegan, a relatable 23-year-old protagonist, through a terrifying ordeal that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.
The author masterfully develops her characters, making most of them sympathetic and complex. While there are a few minor continuity issues, they don’t detract from the overall impact of this compelling thriller.
Recommended for fans of psychological suspense who enjoy strong character development and intense plotting.
7. EMILY reviews for The Crash
good quick read.
From the start I was kinda irritated reading this one 😆 I’m not sure why besides the fact that it seemed everything she did was wrong to me. I am although, flying through the chapters like it’s nothing.
Pregnant. Then a crash. Then a basement with no heat. WTH 🤦♀️ like why would you go there with some random person. Omg who just randomly says “yes please take me to your basement 🤨😵💫
Polly is a whackadoodle. I had a feeling once she came in the picture. The FORK ! 😳 good for you ! lol
First of all, it still stands that Polly is a whackadoodle. Like I don’t even know what to say. How can she do the things she does unless she is unstable ?? And this poor girl is basically helpless. Can’t walk. Chillin in a basement. How can she get out of this , all the other things she’s tried have failed ?!
Man that husband gained some points with me. Lol and the twist. Was not what I was expecting but it also wasn’t a 😮 type of situation the epilogue though 😳
Still enjoyed this book. Very quick read.
8. MARY J reviews for The Crash
great twists…read it
I almost did not read this book. I was not thrilled with the start of it. It reminded me of at least one other story/movie, and I was not up for this type of drama. (You’ll know when you read the first chapter.) But I’m a huge Frieda fan, and knowing Frieda McFadden, I knew better. I had to keep reading, because this was not going to be like any other story.
I’m glad I did. I don’t want to say much, because anything too specific will give something away. McFadden does not disappoint. The book has more than a few twists, and the characters are complex. I had a much different feeling when I finished the book. And as much as I’d like to tell you the feeling I had reading the end, I can’t (again, for fear of ruining it for you).
Let me just say, it’s unlike many of her other books…and it’s really good.
9. ERICA reviews for The Crash
This book follows Tegan Warner, a 23-year-old woman who’s 8 months pregnant and traveling to meet her brother Dennis in another town. But fate has other plans, she gets into a car accident during a snow blizzard and crashes into a tree. Thankfully, she’s saved by a man named Hank, who takes her to his home. Sounds like the start of a rescue story, right? Well, not quite.
Hank’s wife Polly, who happens to be a nurse, tends to Tegan but not in the way you’d expect. To say she keeps Tegan captive would be putting it lightly. Despite knowing the risks of not giving Tegan proper medical care, she couldn’t care less about her condition. But just when you think all hope is lost, the story takes a turn, and somehow, this wild ride wraps up with a happily-ever-after.
10. SANDY reviews for The Crash
I absolutely devoured The Crash—it was impossible to put down! Frieda McFadden delivers another wild, edge-of-your-seat thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish. The twists were unexpected, though I did see a couple of them coming, but that didn’t take away from the suspense or the fun of the ride. The pacing was intense, and the story had me flipping pages late into the night. If you love thrillers packed with secrets, surprises, and high stakes, this one is definitely worth the read!
III. The Crash Quotes by Freida McFadden
The best book quotes from The Crash by Freida McFadden
“Soon, I’m going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams. And it’s all because of the baby growing inside me.”
“If you light a candle before you chop onions, it burns off the toxins so your eyes don’t water.”
“Simon slipped something into my drink. And then when we got back to my hotel room, he… Oh God.”
“The next thing I find in her purse is her cell phone. I swipe at the screen, but it’s locked. I start to drop the phone back in her bag, but at the last second, for reasons I don’t quite understand, I power it down and slip it into my own pocket.”
“He manages a tiny smile. “You sound like Tegan. She always tries to be positive about stuff.” “It’s the key to happiness.”
“I would happily give up the monster offer from Simon for a chance at starting a family with a great guy like Jackson.”
“How do you know what’s right or wrong without your mother telling you so?”
“I want her to have a better life than I’ve had and all the advantages I never got to have. And I’ll do whatever I have to do to get it for her.”
“I have to start thinking about things differently now that I’m about to be a mother.”
“Polly, she stabbed you with a fork today. She’s not giving you her baby.”
“enjoy this journey into my imagination!”
“She looked at my husband with bleary eyes and said to him, You’ll take good care of my Polly, won’t you?”
“We have an expensive hospital bed paid for by insurance in the basement, and that’s where you want to spend the night. Trust me.”
“Hank still won’t want to end up in prison.”
“I’m not a murderer. I’m a good person. I don’t lie. I don’t cheat. I don’t steal. I hardly ever even raise my voice. There are very few things I’ve done in my life that I’m ashamed of. Yet here I am.”
“As a result, I have informally named my fetus Little Tuna.”
“Imagine being a full-grown woman, on the verge of motherhood, and not even allowing a trained nurse to assess your injuries!”
“he smashed a man’s nose at a bar for getting fresh with me, and he ended up spending two months in prison for assault.”
“She’s judging me because I am twenty-three years old, eight months pregnant, and unmarried.”
“We are all at the mercy of that terrible man.”
“I just don’t understand what you’re trying to accomplish here.” He peers at me from the other side of the sofa. “The roads are clear now. She needs to go to the hospital.”
“Happy birthday, Tegan. This time next year, you’ll be celebrating with your daughter.”
“I let out a sigh of relief. The police are gone, and there’s no reason to think they’ll ever come back. We got away with it. Tegan’s baby will be mine.”
“For one terrifying second, I’m scared she’s dead. That she passed away during the night and now I’m going to have to cut her open to get the baby out and then dispose of her dead body.”
“Like with Hank, I’ve got to play this exactly right. Because Tegan can’t leave here until she has that baby.”
“Tegan won’t give that baby the life she deserves. I will.”
“It’s easier if she’s groggy and pliable. Especially since I have no intention of taking her to the hospital today or tomorrow. Or ever.”
“we had to withdraw our name from the waiting list for adoptions and foster children. We would never become parents.”
“There’s a lot that I regret in my life. But I don’t regret asking Hank to dinner that night. Although sometimes I wonder if he regrets saying yes.”
“If she’s not going to stop drinking while she’s pregnant, why quit smoking?”
“She’s chugging whiskey. While she’s heavily pregnant. No wonder she was so quick to request pain medications—she clearly does not give a hoot what she puts in her body. We’ve got the mother of the year in our basement apparently.”
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Loved The Crash it was one of my favorite Freida books !!!
Glad you loved The Crash! It’s definitely one of Frieda McFadden’s most gripping books.