The Housemaid Books

Over 2 Million Copies Sold and Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture Starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried! Don't miss the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller and addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that’s burning up Instagram and TikTok--Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity. 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…

“Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can’t risk losing this job—not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe… It’s hard to find an employer who doesn’t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It’s almost perfect. But I still haven’t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I’m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I’m doing laundry. And one day I can’t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything … That’s when I make a promise. After all, I’ve done this before. I can protect Mrs Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It’s simply a question of how far I’m willing to go… This absolutely explosive and shockingly twisty sequel to international phenomenon and New York Times , USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller The Housemaid will keep you racing through the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose, The Woman in the Window and Gone Girl will be totally hooked! This book can also be enjoyed as a standalone. Read what everyone’s saying about The Housemaid’s Secret : “ OMG!!! MIND ABSOLUTELY BLOWN!!!! Love, LOVE, LOVED this absolute page-turner!! … OMG the twists just kept on coming again and again!!! … I absolutely devoured it in one sitting!!… Addictive, mind-blowing page-turner that will keep you up with a racing heart until you've finished!!!” Bookworm86 , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Absolutely amazing! ... Wowsers… The end twist was MAGNIFICANT, and it was the first time ever, when reading any thriller, that I have gasped out loud “noooooo?” (so loudly in fact my husband asked what was happening!)…. Brilliant… I highly recommend it.” jsybookworm , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An amazing psychological thriller!! … will grab you literally from the first line… Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop … Loved. It. So. Much!! ” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “OH YEAH!!!… I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell . So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!!… Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?! ” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I DEVOURED this book quicker than I ever read any other book … I was sucked in … I loved every second of it… I will forever recommend this book.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I read this book straight through in one sitting , and stayed up entirely too late to do so… Crazy twists and turns —I actually said “Wait, what?” out loud.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Made my whole year!! … This book is AMAZING!!! Twists on twists on twists! … I absolutely devoured it!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Oh my word … Freida McFadden is the QUEEN of plot twists … The twists had twists! … I was hooked from the very start !! … very hard to put down!!… Moments where I’m not sure I was even breathing … I loved every second of this!! ” books_andmakeup , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“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? From New York Times , USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next installment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist. Read what everyone’s saying about The Housemaid is Watching : “ Fantastic … The amount of times my jaw DROPPED during this novel was crazy… I binged this whole book in one sitting … I simply could not put it down … LOVED it .” readingwithmamaeast , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Wow. I gasped and dropped my Kindle at some of the twists … A wild, crazy ride and I read it in one sitting . It was gripping , shocking, and simply stunning … I loved it .” Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Loved, loved and more loved!!!! ... This one kept me up all night long swiping the pages so fast that I thought my finger was going to fall off… Wow and more wow. My jaw dropped . It left me totally speechless … It’s awesome .” Blue Moon Blogger , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ 5 STARS!!!! ... Kept me on my toes and was one I could NOT put down ... The twists were jaw dropping .” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Oh my God! ... The best book yet . I am still in complete and utter shock from the amount of twists and turns and that ending!... It is absolutely fantastic.” Jessica's Book Biz, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This 100% kept me turning the pages , I just could not put it down…. Literally I have never read a book fast enough … My jaw hit the floor multiple times .” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ I absolutely devoured this book . Make sure you clear your schedule because you will NOT be able to put it down! ... This is a MUST-read .” Goodreads review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ All I can say is WOW! Freida did it again. Truly, I just loved everything about it! Goodreads review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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 . Note: The Housemaid’s Wedding is a winter-themed "bonus scene" short story meant to fill in the long gap between Book 2 of the Housemaid series ( The Housemaid’s Secret ) and Book 3 ( The Housemaid is Watching ). It can be read either between Book 2 and Book 3 , or after Book 3 .