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The Coworker

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

"Don't start a Freida McFadden book late at night. You won't be able to put it down!"-- Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of Unforgivable

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.

Dawn Schiff is strange.

At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m.

So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell--beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running--is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything...

It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider--she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim?

But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff. Enough to kill.

The Coworker is a tense, unputdownable thriller from New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden that explores the dark ways the past can echo through the present--with deadly consequences.

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Published Aug 29, 2023

368 pages

Average rating: 6.95

846 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Annie.S
Jan 21, 2025
8/10 stars
Such a fast read, I was hooked right away!
sydneyckempler
Nov 13, 2024
7/10 stars
Every character was an awful person in their own ways, BUT I was on the edge of my seat regardless just dying to know what happened!
Julie Lalande
Nov 29, 2023
7/10 stars
The book club gave this an average rating of 7 , with a couple of 8’s. It brought up some interesting conversations about bullying and points of views. One of our experienced fiction readers did not think this was Frieda’s McFaddens best book but still was able to give it a 7. The book is themed in Boston. Good read.w
raee_ofsunshine
Jul 22, 2025
8/10 stars
Read as an audiobook & This was actually one of my favorite Freida McFadden reads! I gave it 8 stars, but trust me, that’s just because I reserve my 9s and 10s for absolute mind-blowers — this one still ate. What really sold me was the plot twist. I usually can guess where Freida’s books are headed (I’ve read enough to see the patterns), but not this time! I did not see that twist coming, and I was so here for it. Fast-paced, entertaining, and gave me exactly what I needed to stay hooked.
aysaashrafpour
Jul 04, 2025
8/10 stars
8.5 Stars🌟

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