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Psychological Thrillers and the Queen of Twists

An Author Talk with Freida McFadden

2024-06-13 19:00:00 2024-06-13 20:00:00 America/Chicago Psychological Thrillers and the Queen of Twists <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author of <i>The Housemaid</i>, <i>The Housemaid’s Secret</i> and <i>The Housemaid Is Watching</i>. Please register. Virtual -

Thursday, June 13
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-13 19:00:00 2024-06-13 20:00:00 America/Chicago Psychological Thrillers and the Queen of Twists <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author of <i>The Housemaid</i>, <i>The Housemaid’s Secret</i> and <i>The Housemaid Is Watching</i>. Please register. Virtual -

New York Times Bestselling Author of The Housemaid, The Housemaid’s Secret and The Housemaid Is Watching. Please register.

Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself, Freida McFadden! McFadden will join us to chat about writing psychological thrillers, her mega-bestselling hit The Housemaid series, in particular her forthcoming (June 11, 2024) third installment, The Housemaid Is Watching

The next installment is full of unbelievable twists and tension as it continues to follow Millie Calloway. She used to clean other people’s houses—now, she can’t believe this new home is actually hers. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where her kids can play. She and her husband saved for years to give their children the life they deserve.

Even though she’s wary of their new neighbor, Mrs. Lowell when she invites them over for dinner, it’s their chance to make friends, so they accept the invitation. Mrs. Lowell’s maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. Millie knows exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. But the maid’s cold stare gives her chills…

The Lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on their street. Millie’s sure she sees a shadowy figure watching them. Her husband leaves the house late at night. And when she meets a woman who lives across the way, her words chill to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.

Millie wonders: Did they make a terrible mistake moving their family here?


About the Author: #1 New York TimesAmazon ChartsUSA TodayWall Street JournalSunday 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 over 30 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.


Please Register for link to program.


Live Virtual Author Talks - This new series through Library Speakers Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling authors of books in a variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the program when they register. Please see https://libraryc.org/gailborden to register and also view recorded videos of past speakers.

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