Freida McFadden

From New York City, McFadden attended Harvard University as an undergraduate. She practices medicine in the Boston area.{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Alexandra |title=How a Boston Physician Conquered the Thriller Genre |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/22/books/freida-mcfadden-thriller-best-seller.html |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=The New York Times|date=22 June 2024}}

McFadden self-published her first book through Amazon KDP in 2013. Her 2022 book The Housemaid was an international bestseller.https://booktorium.com/freida-mcfadden-books-in-order/ A film adaptation of the novel is in production for Lionsgate, with Rebecca Sonnenshine writing the screenplay, and Hidden Pictures' Todd Lieberman and Alex Young producing.{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Grobar |title='The Boys' Alum Rebecca Sonnenshine To Pen Adaptation Of Freida McFadden's Bestselling Psychological Thriller 'The Housemaid' For Lionsgate, Hidden Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/the-housemaid-movie-adapted-by-rebecca-sonnenshine-in-works-at-lionsgate-1235329609/ |work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2024}} It is directed by Paul Feig, and the cast includes Sydney Sweeney as Millie, Amanda Seyfried as Nina, Brandon Sklenar as Andrew, Michele Morrone as Enzo. Filming began in January 2025, and it is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2025.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title='The Housemaid' Movie Cast and Everything We Know: Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried Set to Star |last1=Nelson|first1=Elise|last2=Stopper|first2=Jessica|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/housemaid-movie-cast-everything-know-144015580.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Yahoo! Entertainment|language=en-US}}

1. The Devil Wears Scrubs (15 December 2013)
2. The Devil You Know (28 May 2017)

1. Suicide Med (July 4, 2014)
2. Dead Med (Revised version of Suicide Med) (June 27, 2024)
3. Brain Damage (April 30, 2016)

1. The Housemaid (April 26, 2022)
2. The Housemaid's Secret (February 20, 2023){{Cite web |last=Review |first=Thriller Book |date=2024-12-07 |title=The Housemaid's Secret Summary & Review: A Thrilling Revenge |url=https://thrillerbookreview.com/the-housemaids-secret-by-freida-mcfadden-book-summary-review/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Thriller Book Review |language=en-US}}
3. The Housemaid Is Watching (June 11, 2024)

• The Housemaid's Wedding (short story) (November 22, 2024)

• Baby City (25 April 2015) - co-written with Kelley Stoddard
• The Surrogate Mother (October 10, 2018)
• The Ex (February 18, 2019)
• The Perfect Son (October 8, 2019)
• The Wife Upstairs (March 23, 2020)
• One By One (July 13, 2020)
• Want to Know a Secret? (January 5, 2021)
• The Locked Door (June 1, 2021)
• Do Not Disturb (September 7, 2021)
• Do You Remember? (January 10, 2022)
• The Inmate (June 13, 2022){{Cite web |last=Review |first=Thriller Book |date=2024-12-08 |title=The Inmate Summary & Review: Secrets Hidden Behind Bars |url=https://thrillerbookreview.com/the-inmate-by-freida-mcfadden-book-summary-review/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Thriller Book Review |language=en-US}}
• Never Lie (September 19, 2022)
• Ward D (May 8, 2023)
• The Co-Worker (August 29, 2023)
• The Teacher (February 6, 2024)
• The Boyfriend (October 1, 2024)
• The Crash (January 28, 2025)
• The Tenant (May 6, 2025)
• The Intruder (October 7, 2025)

• The Gift (December 4, 2022)
• The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satire (August 12, 2024)
• Death Row (June 1, 2025)

• 11 out of 10 (2015)

In 2024 Suicide Med was re-released as Dead Med. Freida stated on Goodreads "It is the same book revised with a different title. I put a note saying so at the top and bottom of the Amazon blurb."{{Cite web |title=Comments for Shell’s review of Dead Med |url=https://www.goodreads.com/comment/index/277533508#:~:text=Freida%20McFadden%20It%20is%20the,it's%20the%20same%20just%20changed. |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=www.goodreads.com}}

• 2023 International Thriller Writers Awards for The Housemaid in the category Best Paperback Original Novel{{cite web |title=Past Nominees and Winners - International Thriller Writers |url=https://thrillerwriters.org/past-nominees-and-winners/

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• 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards for The Housemaid's Secret in the category Best Mystery and Thriller{{cite web |title=Best Mystery & Thriller 2023 — Gooodreads Choice Awards |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2023 |access-date=January 11, 2024}}

McFadden lives outside Boston with her husband and their two children.

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• [http://www.freidamcfadden.com/ Author's website]

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