Dear Debbie

Name: Dear Debbie
Rating: 7.58 (907 reviews)
ISBN: 9781464264832

A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid!

Sometimes, enough is enough...

Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction.

Or at least, she did.

These days, Debbie's life seems to be spiraling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie's done being the bigger person. She's done being reasonable and practical. It's time to take her own advice.

And now it's time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most.

From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands - with killer results.

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Published Jan 27, 2026

336 pages

Average rating: 7.58

907 RATINGS

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Readers say *Dear Debbie* by Freida McFadden is a dark, fast-paced psychological thriller blending sharp wit, suspense, and emotional depth. Reviewers...

Mellific

Jul 09, 2026

8/10 stars

This is definitely one of my favorite FM books to date! If it were slightly more realistic I would have given it 5 stars. But I did have to suspend belief for a couple of 'convenient' twists. Read this on Kindle, finished it in two days. Could NOT put it down!

AlishaJ

Jul 07, 2026

5/10 stars

The book and it was interesting enough but it didnt capture me, I did not feel connected to any of the charaters, in particular Debbie.....for a charater who dealt with a traumatic incudent, I felt that she lacked emotional depth.....perhaps that was the authors intent to portray Debbie as someone who is vindictive and emotionaless and perhaps its meant to convey that she suffers from a narcissitic personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder or alexithymia but it just didn't land well in my opinion. Overall for me the book whilst well written and interesting storyline that I did not DNF it, there was nothing memorable about it and it was a bit boring with the lack of emotional depth

ValerieRuiz

Apr 06, 2026

5/10 stars

Debbie Mullen is unraveling. For years, she’s dispensed compassion and practical advice through her Dear Debbie column, counseling wives who are ignored, belittled, or abused by their husbands. But after losing her job, growing concerned about her teenage daughters, and uncovering her husband’s secrets through a tracking app, Debbie’s own life spirals out of control. Done being reasonable, she decides to follow her own advice and take ruthless payback on those who deserve it most. Okaaaaaay, this isn’t a favorite at all but what can ya do? I was eagerly waiting for this release and unfortunately it fell short. The twist wasn’t as twisty in comparison to her other books and it wasn’t thrilly either. I didn’t really like Debbie either, though I did love the advice she gave lol Would I recommend this? Probably not. Was it the worst book ever? No. It’s somewhere in the middle for me!

itsaaliyahjade

Jul 27, 2026

8/10 stars

If i had to assign a Taylor Swift song to Dear Debbie it would either be “Vigilante Sh*t” or “Who’s Afraid of Little Ole Me?” and i will not explain more. IYKYK.

With that in mind, Debbie is bat💩 and i love it🤪 The most unhinged yet rootable FMCs of Freida’s i’ve come in contact with. I love that she wasn’t as dumb as a box of rocks but miss girl was EDUCATED! she be knowing. The Dear Debbie files cracked me up because it’s the type of satire we need. Debbie is petty and I was lowkey here for it. In the name of fiction of course.

I love that i had no idea where this was going until the final 30 pages. In true Freida fashion, I did NOT see that twist coming. I don’t know that i loved the ending which is why I rated this a 4. I think i wanted something more but nonetheless this was still a really good, quick, unputdownable read.

Also was i the only one who giggled at the epilogue as if it was one of those early 2000’s movies that ended with updates for everyone? “As for me and Debbie… well we…” I was just imagining cheery upbeat music with a montage of smiles and different family scenes at the ending of this twisted tale. L O L

Melle M.

Jul 14, 2026

10/10 stars

This book was amazing from start to finish. I loved all the characters and the plot twists; just when you think you know what’s happening, you don’t. I’d recommend this book to anyone.