Freida McFadden
Geboren: May 01, 1980 – New York City, New York, United States
Freida McFadden is a physician and bestselling novelist known for psychological thrillers that blend domestic suspense with medical insight. Her best-known books include The Housemaid and The Housemaid’s Secret. Writing under a pseudonym, she has reached millions of readers worldwide and appeared prominently on bestseller lists.
Biografie & Werdegang des Autors
Freida McFadden built her career at the intersection of medicine and commercial suspense. Born in New York City on May 1, 1980, she began writing stories as a child and, by middle school, was already drafting full-length thrillers. She later came to the Boston area for Harvard as an undergraduate, took writing courses, kept working on fiction, and went on to medical training and a career as a physician specializing in brain injury. Her public biography has long emphasized that dual life: a clinician with a family near Boston, and a writer whose deliberately limited public profile helped keep medicine and authorship in separate lanes. ((https://www.freidamcfadden.com/faq.html?utm_source=openai))
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Do You Remember?
Freida McFadden
Seven years vanished overnight-whose memories can she trust?
The Coworker
Freida McFadden
Office politics turn deadly when turtles and revenge collide.
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
A gripping psychological thriller about a desperate woman who takes a job as a live-in maid, uncovering dark secrets.
The Teacher
Freida McFadden
Dark secrets unravel when a teacher crosses unthinkable boundaries.
Ward D
Freida McFadden
A medical student's terrifying night shift on a psychiatric ward turns into a fight for survival as patients vanish mysteriously.
The Housemaid Is Watching
Freida McFadden
Every secret has eyes. Every watcher becomes the watched.
The Gift
Freida McFadden
Sacrifice takes a sinister turn in this twisted holiday tale.
The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden
Dark secrets lurk where the wealthy sleep and maids clean.
Tras la Puerta/ the Locked Door
Freida McFadden
Family secrets never stay buried-even when locked away forever.
The Tenant
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Sinister doctor's dark double life shatters behind closed doors
Boyfriend
Freida McFadden
Dating app romance turns deadly in this jaw-dropping psychological thriller.
Do You Remember?
Freida McFadden
Seven years vanished overnight-whose memories can she trust?
The Coworker
Freida McFadden
Office politics turn deadly when turtles and revenge collide.
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
A gripping psychological thriller about a desperate woman who takes a job as a live-in maid, uncovering dark secrets.
The Teacher
Freida McFadden
Dark secrets unravel when a teacher crosses unthinkable boundaries.
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Stimmen der Community
"Freida McFadden didn’t mean to become a best-selling novelist"
— The Washington Post
"How Did 'The Housemaid' Author Freida McFadden Become the BookTok Queen of Crime Fiction?"
— Pajiba
"Roughly 3% of print adult fiction books sold in the U.S. last year were by The Housemaid author Freida McFadden"
— TIME
"Boston-based physician Freida McFadden writes best-selling thrillers"
— The Boston Globe
"After a year reigning atop adult fiction bestseller lists, Freida McFadden has signed a deal extending her partnership with Sourcebooks through 2028"
— Publishers Weekly
"Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid leads Amazon's bestsellers list"
— The Bookseller
"Meet ‘Freida McFadden’, the brain doctor hiding her secret life as a bestselling author"
— The Times
"Author Freida McFadden's real name is somewhat of a mystery, considering the dual brain doctor/author publishes under a pseudonym"
— Marie Claire
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