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The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden · 2022

Mystery & Thriller · ranked #10 in category

Millie, broke and with a past she's hiding, takes a live-in housekeeping job with the wealthy Winchester family — and discovers that the perfect family she works for conceals something far darker than her own secrets. McFadden's twist-driven domestic thriller became a BookTok phenomenon and one of the bestselling thrillers of the decade.

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The verdict

Category
Mystery & Thriller
First published
2022 · 2020s
Author
Freida McFadden
Standing
Essential Read

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