Among the recent literary successes, the book The cleaning lady (and its consequences), written by Freida McFadden is a real essential phenomenon. Appropriate the genre of thriller and handling the art of reversal of the situation, the author is now one of the most read in France. But internationally, its success also attracts the attention of studios since a film adaptation carried by Sydney Sweeney is being developed.
But besides The cleaning ladythe bibliography of Freida McFadden is rich in more than 20 novels, including The shrinkone of his few works translated into France. released at City editions in April 2024, The shrink is back in bookstores this April 16, 2025 in pocket edition (I read). In this scary thriller, Freida McFadden follows the daily life of a young married couple, Tricia and Ethan, in search of the house of their dream. While visiting an isolated manor who belonged to a renowned psychiatrist but today disappeared, the couple is blocked by a violent snowstorm. By exploring the premises, Tricia comes across a part containing the audio recordings of each patient in the shrink. By listening to them, she approaches the dangerous truth.
When it was released, The shrink has been widely acclaimed. Critics once again praising a ” page-turner »Addictive (Tomabooks), and « Shadowing closed-closed » (Let’s talk fiction) or a “ Machiavellian delicious thriller Which uses the processes that made the success of The cleaning lady (The murmur of souls pounds).
The pocket outlet The shrink is a new opportunity to make up for the work of Freida McFadden and try his independent novels who do not register in a long series, before discovering one of his new books, also available at City editions, To prof.
The shrink, the teacher, the cleaning lady … and the others?
The success of The cleaning lady and The shrink In France may well lead to other novels by Freida McFadden to be published. Doctor specializing in brain damage, Freida McFadden tried to write from 2013 with The Devil Wears Scrubs.
Then, she continues the novels by gradually specializing in thrillers and thrillers. Developing ambiguous characters and intrigue with immediate pleasure, the author quickly became number one of sales in several countries.
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If in France, only the trilogy The cleaning lady, The shrink et To prof are available, Freida McFadden released the novel in 2024 The Boyfriend Then The Crash In 2025, and is about to unveil his new book next August, The Surrogate Mother. Titles that could soon arrive in France.
