This psychological thriller is one of the best-selling paperbacks of the moment (have you read it?)

Very often, detective novels are among the favorite literary genres of the French. Within France, authors like Franck Thilliez, Maxime Chattam or Bernard Minier are very popular, and thus show the interest of readers for detective novels. Often confused with detective novels, thrillers are also very appreciated and focus more on the psychology of the criminal than on the investigation itself. One particular thriller is enjoying great success on the shelves of bookstores – and you may have already read it.

Which thriller is one of the best-selling paperbacks right now?

Even if the novels of the literary rentrée are the stars of the moment, the craze around this thriller does not diminish: it is about The cleaning lady. Written by Freida McFadden – already known by The shrink – it was released in France by City editions in January 2023, first in paperback, then in paperback in October 2023. Generally, you have to wait at least a year for a novel to come out in paperback, even if there is no deadline “legal”. To date, the paperback The cleaning lady is still among the best sellers on Amazon as well as on the Fnac website.

You don’t know yet The cleaning lady ? Let us summarize it for you. In this thriller, we follow Millie, employed by a wealthy New York family. In addition to cleaning, she picks up the couple’s daughter from school, prepares meals before going to rest in her room. Even if she seems fine in all respects, her boss is becoming more and more unstable and toxic, and rumor has it that she tried to drown her daughter a few years earlier. Millie then discovers that the door to her room only closes from the outside… A trap then slowly closes on her.

Two suites for The cleaning lady

Shortly after the release of its first volume, The cleaning lady had a first sequel, which is called The secrets of the cleaning lady. Like the first opus, this one was first released in paperback in October 2023, and will soon be released in paperback, on October 2, 2024. A psychological thriller in the same spirit as the novel that began this trilogy.

Freida McFadden has already published a third volume in the original version, which is called The Housemaid is watching (which translates to: The cleaning lady is watching you). Released on June 11, this sequel will most certainly be translated and published by City Editions. There is no doubt that this volume will also be very successful.