Book Review:The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

 

                                                      Published February 20, 2023

                                                    Buy on Amazon

“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…

                                                     MY REVIEW:

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I did not know this was the 2nd book to a series but it read like a standalone.
Millis gets hired as a housemaid for the Garrick family. Douglas Garrick says don't ever go on the guest room. My wife is in there and very sick and never bother her. But who can stay away when told that. Millie tries to meet Mrs. Garrick and when she finally does then Millie needs to help her.
I was thinking one thing about this story but it totally changed to something else and the plot twists have you gasping.
Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the book to read.


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#1 Amazon bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. She 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.