The Housemaid

By: Freida McFadden

Narrated by: Lauryn Allman

“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own....

Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband, Andrew, seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of....

©2022 Freida McFadden (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Very good!

Thought I wouldn’t like it, but around 60% of the way through it got so good! Glad I stuck around.

Fantastic Suspense Novel!

this is such a gripping novel I finished it in about 4 days. Really creative story and interesting right up to the end.

What a page turner that kept me guessing.

What a crazy tale of privilege, evil and mental illness. This book was easy to finish in an afternoon and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. What a wonderful and just right book to keep you guessing and wondering what was next. The twist in the end made me happy and scared with the MIL comments at the funeral. Creepy!!

Thin character development

Plot develops better than the characters do. Women seem to be all naïveté victims very impressed by looks in men and themselves. Juvenile romantic love tales without substance in this woman’s torture and revenge plot. Over the top and under a low bar.

Thrillingly Amazing!!

I am smitten by the plot and storyline. Definitely want more. I recommend this book to anyone who is searching for twists, knots, the edge of your seat thriller, and a shocking ending.

Predictable but engaging

I could predict what was going to happen early on on the book which was a bummer. But the two main characters were engaging enough that I wanted to see it to the end

Very Good Listen

The Narration of Millie was a bit rough for a cute young girl. I thought she should have sounded a little more feminine.
The narrator then portrayed the wife and she sounded a lot better. Go figure. Should have been the opposite.
The story is really good, far fetched, but good. I was able to listen with enthusiasm waiting to hear what happens next.
It really doesn’t matter that’s it’s not realistic. It’s a book to read for fun and entertainment.
Good Job Freida McFadden.

Wow!!! Great book!

Loved this book. At first I thought it was going to be a typical psychological thriller, but this one had some very interesting twist!!

Worth a credit

Good thriller. Kept me engaged. Def worth a credit! Will look for more from this author.

Excellent Psychological thriller

Definitely 'torture' to listen to at times , but overall an excellent story if you like the Psychological thriller genre.
The narrator is also very good, but there were times she clearly mixed up the characters' voices, and at least once that she badly mispronounced a word. (Skeletal isn't pronounced Skuh LEE dul) but it certainly didn't ruin the book... and I will definitely be buying The Housemaid's Secret next