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The Housemaid's Secret

By: Freida McFadden
Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
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“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....

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 stand-alone.

©2023 Freida McFadden (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

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Catching

The story is very intriguing, it gets you over the edge wanting to find out what will happen at the end 👍

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Decent follow up to The Housemaid

Somehow even though you might guess where this story goes it’s still a lot of fun. Millie is a likeable protagonist and the narration is superb. More please.

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Loved this!

Another brilliant book by Freida McFadden. Good twisty turns, and an easy listen. Highly recommend

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Excellent but not as good as the first

The twist shocked me, I never saw it coming. It was great but I wasn’t holding my breath as much as the first book.

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Pretty good for a copy paste

I enjoyed this more than the first. Solid 4 star, will probably read the third.

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Had me hooked from start to finish 10/10 would recommend.

The characters are very developed and have many different layers to their personalities and backstories. It was a great read. The author has a great knack for creating suspense and mystery making the plot twist 10x better. The narrator really differentiated between characters enabling me to feel immersed within the plot.

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Amazing book, couldn’t put it down. Kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.

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Awesome book - I loved it

I loved the twist in this book - so great.
The author is masterful in her ability to flip a story on its head and surprise the reader - completely.
It’s impossible to dislike the main characters Millie and her beau (name withheld for the surprise to the reader) they are so perfect together- we can all take some lessons from this book - never judge or underestimate a person by their clothes or criminal past record and the standard we walk past is the standard we accept - domestic violence is a global atrocity and every abused woman needs a Millie in their life!

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So many twists

Loved this book. Starting the next asap! So many twists and turns. Fantastic listen. Great book by Freida

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Lots of twists and turns

My first read from this author, good story and great narration. Worthy of time spent on it.

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