The Housemaid Is Watching

By: Freida McFadden

Narrated by: Lauryn Allman, Ina Marie Smith

“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 listen: and once you start, it will have you up all night until the final explosive twist.

©2024 Freida McFadden (P)2024 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Unrealistic...

Slightly disappointing..a little too "hokey pokey" and not believable. The first book The Housemaid, was better.

Ehhh

I was going to give up a few times on the book until I sped up the narration to 1.6 which made it a little better of a listen. The narrator’s accent pulled away from the story for me. There were some twists but not my favorite from this author.

On and on with dull domestic trivia, and then

The first 2/3 were dull and repetitive, but towards the end it got a little more interesting. SEMI-SPOILER: There is a new strain of these kinds of domestic thrillers where there are multiple killers or soon to be killers in one family. Don't be suprised if this is one of them.

Nope.

Boring. Predictable. Not much of a twist. This series needs to stop here… this book doesn’t even compare to the first two. Maybe should have stopped after two.

Not that interesting

I found that most of the story was ordinary. As in what a day-to-day life would be. The buildup to the thriller part came right at the end of the book. Not the usual standard for this author.