The Housemaid is Watching
Book 3 in the Housemaid Series
Freida McFadden
400 pages/11 hours 40 minutes
Bookouture/Bookouture Audio
published June 11. 2024
About the book
“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.
My Review
I love this series. It really is the author’s best work. Don’t get me wrong, I like her books, but I absolutely adore this series. This can be read as a stand alone, but you will be doing yourself a disservice. It really does build to this. I am assuming this is the end of a trilogy, but you never know.
I feel like I’ve been through a lot with Millie and had the right to yell at her over some of her choices in this one, but I guess there wouldn’t be a book without those choices. It was nice to see her and Enzo and their family. I loved their kids and that their personalities differed and really shone through. They became integral to the story.
I think this one is a little longer than the other two and that extra time and nature of it allowed me time to figure out most of the twists. I know we are always joking about figuring things out early in her books, but I actually did on just this one. But that said, I still enjoyed the journey.
In addition to the length, I think this one distinguishes itself from the other two in the series because it is about Millie the Mom and wife. The first two were really all about her and that can no longer be. She grew into this role.
I spent a lot of the book a little disappointed in Enzo and some of his choices, but there was one that really pulled on my heartstrings and redeemed him. So when you are reading this, know he does figure out all his priorities.
And that very last twist. I did not see that coming but it makes a lot of sense in hindsight.
I’m a huge audiobook listener due to convenience, but sometimes books really lend themselves to this format and I think this one does. Ina Marie Smith and Lauryn Allman narrate this one and did a dynamic job with it. That accent for Enzo and when he turns on the charm was perfectly narrated. I was drawn in from the start and instantly entertained.
If you are late to jump on this bandwagon, I highly recommend binging this series as part of your summer reading.
About the Author
#1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida’s work has been selected as one of Amazon Editors’ best books of the year, she is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback, and she is a Goodreads Choice Award winner. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages.
Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
To hear Freida talk about herself more in the third person, check out her website freidamcfadden.com
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