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The Locked Door

A twisty psychological thriller from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!

Some doors are locked for a reason...

While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement.

Until the day the police arrived at their front door.

Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows about her past, and she'll do anything to keep it that way.

Then one of her young female patients is murdered, killed in the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims.

Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she's not like her father. The police can't pin anything on her. As long as they don't look in her basement...

From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a riveting psychological thriller about guilt, secrets, and whether it's possible to outrun what's in our blood.

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Published Oct 3, 2023

320 pages

Average rating: 7.36

775 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Chrissykayy
Jul 29, 2025
8/10 stars
Really enjoyed the book but for some reason I kept feeling like I’ve read a similar book before? One with a similar storyline but I know for sure this was my first time reading this book because I keep a list of all books I read.
KikiStoneCreek
Jun 03, 2023
Wow! An edge-of-your-seat thriller!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! It kept me guessing until the very unexpected and thrilling conclusion. This was the first book by Freida McFadden that I have ever read and I can't wait to read more of her books.
kayla.jacobson01
Jul 10, 2025
6/10 stars
this wasn’t terrible, but i could’ve been better. the storyline was decent and the plot twists were interesting, but i also feel like i could’ve written the same book and i am not an author.
Jessica.Page
Jun 26, 2025
8/10 stars
Nora is a surgeon with a secret past, that she is the daughter of a serial killer called the Handyman who killed women in his basement for years. When women start disappearing, it seems like there is a copycat killer on the loose and evidence starts pointing towards Nora, will she be able to keep her secret and her safe regimented life from unravelling?

Freida McFadden is the queen of suspense!! This was a fun, although anxiety inducing, quick read. This book makes you question everyone and everything you're reading. I did end up guessing the ending but it was still so satisfying I wasn't disappointed. I would recommend this to anyone in a reading slump.

Honestly at this point Freida McFadden is a must-read author for me! She is basically the Guillermo Del Toro of fiction proving that humans are indeed the most dangerous monsters.
VaneReads
Jun 25, 2025
9/10 stars
Loved this book. Definitely a good plot twist.

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