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The Housemaid Is Watching: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller packed with twists Kindle Edition

by Freida McFadden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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“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, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker

"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 instalment 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.

About the Author

#1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Sunday Times internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CK4YL5FM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookouture (11 Jun. 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2307 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 402 pages
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#1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, 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.

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Spoiler free review.WOW! just WOW!!From the beginning I was extremely surprised and did not expect what we were introduced to, but I was extremely happy with it as well.It was absolutely brilliant trying to figure out what Millie was going to end up involved with this time round as she always finds herself in situations like the first two books, but I was surprised by this one.The whole book was brilliant, kept me guessing which is what I liked about the first two, but the introduction of a few new characters was good as well, but I was really surprised by the return of some old characters as well, even the mention of old characters was perfect.From chapter 58 onwards I was shocked to be honest, and the last chapter (epilogue) definitely surprised me, but it was written amazingly and I was drawn in even more than I was with the rest of the book.I really shouldn't be surprised anymore with one of @fmcfaddenauthor books, but I was genuinely surprised and shocked with this one, but I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it 😊.If you have read the first two books and haven't got this yet, you definitely need to get it, or maybe sweet talk a family member or friend in to getting you a copy 😂.
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luke Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2024
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Spoiler free review.

WOW! just WOW!!

From the beginning I was extremely surprised and did not expect what we were introduced to, but I was extremely happy with it as well.

It was absolutely brilliant trying to figure out what Millie was going to end up involved with this time round as she always finds herself in situations like the first two books, but I was surprised by this one.

The whole book was brilliant, kept me guessing which is what I liked about the first two, but the introduction of a few new characters was good as well, but I was really surprised by the return of some old characters as well, even the mention of old characters was perfect.

From chapter 58 onwards I was shocked to be honest, and the last chapter (epilogue) definitely surprised me, but it was written amazingly and I was drawn in even more than I was with the rest of the book.

I really shouldn't be surprised anymore with one of @fmcfaddenauthor books, but I was genuinely surprised and shocked with this one, but I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it 😊.

If you have read the first two books and haven't got this yet, you definitely need to get it, or maybe sweet talk a family member or friend in to getting you a copy 😂.
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luke Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2024
Spoiler free review.

WOW! just WOW!!

From the beginning I was extremely surprised and did not expect what we were introduced to, but I was extremely happy with it as well.

It was absolutely brilliant trying to figure out what Millie was going to end up involved with this time round as she always finds herself in situations like the first two books, but I was surprised by this one.

The whole book was brilliant, kept me guessing which is what I liked about the first two, but the introduction of a few new characters was good as well, but I was really surprised by the return of some old characters as well, even the mention of old characters was perfect.

From chapter 58 onwards I was shocked to be honest, and the last chapter (epilogue) definitely surprised me, but it was written amazingly and I was drawn in even more than I was with the rest of the book.

I really shouldn't be surprised anymore with one of @fmcfaddenauthor books, but I was genuinely surprised and shocked with this one, but I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it 😊.

If you have read the first two books and haven't got this yet, you definitely need to get it, or maybe sweet talk a family member or friend in to getting you a copy 😂.
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Sarah Devine
4.0 out of 5 stars Hooked!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2024
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Okay.. so it was good and I was hooked but there were so many twists and turns that it started to get a bit ridiculous.

I don’t think it needed a third but I do like series so would probably read the fourth if there ever is one.
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Gem
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as gripping as the previous books!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2024
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I found this book quite slow, nothing had happened by the time I’d got halfway through the book. The twist at the end was good but definitely not as good as her previous two books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read from the plot twist queen
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2024
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I really enjoyed this one, it had jumped forward quite a bit from where book two left off but I got into it straight away. It was hard to put down, the same as all Freidas books. I figured out who was going to be the murderer before anyone was murdered but the other parts weren't as easy to guess. That's the best thing about a Freida Mcfadden book, you think you have it all sussed out and then you realise you aren't even close to what's happening. She's a master with plot twists. Honestly I'd sort of given up on psychological thriller/plot twist type books in 2022 then last year I found the first housemaid book which blew my mind with the twist, I then read every single book by this genius and I got more impressed by each one. There's not a bad book in her collection. This one was definitely worth the wait
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chantelle hyde
4.0 out of 5 stars Read 1 2 and now 3
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2024
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I've read the housemaid, The housemaid secrets and absolutely love them. Couldn't put them down..!

This one was good but I didn't enjoy it as much. The ending was amazing but found beginning abit of a drag.
Worth the read if read other 2 though.
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Elise
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2024
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She’s done it again. This third book was just as thrilling as the other 2. The second one was still my favourite, but this one was soo good. I started reading it at like 12:03am release day and finished it in a day. Same with all her books, outdone out it down.

**SPOILERS**

I never believed that enzo was cheating, I knew it would come out he wasn’t. Then I suspected the kids. I thought that nico was a psychopath, but when she was hinting at it, I knew that wasn’t the case. I’ve read enough of her books to know how it goes. I knew someone else was behind it, and the pov change was coming. So my next guess was Ada. But I thought that she was actually the psychopath one and Nico was scared of her or something. I didn’t expect that it was mr Lowell. I did think however Nico, or Ada had killed him.

Ada is amazing. She’s me. And it was so hard watching all the experiences she had with boys, boiled my blood. It’s all to real. Happens in real life. Especially when that guy said his dad told him “she’s falling reading and she really likes it”. NO MEANS NO. Like frieda really me and many other girls no doubt pulling from past experiences and society. When Ada threatened him, I lovveddd it.

But also I clocked on to the fact that Ada didn’t say she slit his throat. So I knew someone else finished the job. I thought maybe suzete. Or Nico. I did suspect Martha though, after I realised it wasn’t suzette.

But damn the the dark themes in this… I love it frieda
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Adele Shea
5.0 out of 5 stars More Millie please
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2024
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I’ve loved all three of this series but this is my favourite. I am totally invested in Millie’s family and really hope there’s more of them to come.

I love the way McFadden puts in twists throughout her books. The short chapters are great, I find it helps me fly through the book quicker.
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Carol Lindley
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice easy read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2024
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This the 3rd book in the Housemaid trilogy took on a totally different slant than the first 2 books.
I found the beginning to be extremely slow unlike the first 2 that gripped me from the start
I'm unsure how I feel about the way Freida keeps repeating parts of the story over and over in the same book. Like she doesn't trust us not to forget so mentions it again just to be sure.
Once the book picked up it really hit me with the twists. Although once again I guessed the main plot. I didn't see the final twist until bam it was there
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najla eller
5.0 out of 5 stars empolgante
Reviewed in Brazil on 9 July 2024
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Não consegui parar de ler até terminar!!!!
Muito interessante e com um final surpreendente!
Adorei!!!
Super recomendo pra quem gosta de suspense!
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Kristina Anderson
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in Canada on 19 June 2024
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Well another Freida McFadden book shelved as read! Book 3 of the trilogy did not disappoint. It was fast paced and it had some crazy moments, especially in the second half of the book. It was very entertaining and that's what I look for in a book. It wasn't as thrilleresk (I know that's not a word but I couldn't think of one to use) as some of McFadden's books are but enjoyable none the less. I gave this book a 4 star rating.
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Bhagya Kulal
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting as always
Reviewed in India on 8 July 2024
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Loved the first two. But this was a little expected case.. But the ending info was amazing.. awaiting the next one
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Marina Aguilera Fernandez
4.0 out of 5 stars Mejor que el segundo
Reviewed in Spain on 18 June 2024
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Mejor que la segunda parte aunque no llega a la fascinación que me produjo el primero pese a estar muy pero que muy bien.
Han pasado unos cuantos años desde la última vez que coincidimos con Millie. Ahora es la señora Accardi y tiene dos hijos con Enzo: Ada de 11 años y Nico de 9.
La mudanza a una nueva casa en Long Island removerá el barrio y la existencia de la familia: mentiras, secretos, un asesinato... y tener que esperar al epílogo para tener la última pieza del puzle.
Ha conseguido engancharme, mantenerme en tensión y con la cabeza llena de dudas en todo momento.
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Frouke 💖💖
5.0 out of 5 stars A great one
Reviewed in Germany on 15 June 2024
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Another great story from Freida. It has a lot of twist and turns it keeps you on the edge and I couldn't put it down. I really loved this one
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