If you loved The Housemaid — both the book by Freida McFadden and the movie starring Sydney Sweeney — then you’ll certainly want to check out the sequel novel. There are many other novels by McFadden to continue with as well, including Ward D, The Teacher, and Never Lie.
You can also check out The Dinner Party, which was announced on April 1, making may people think that it was an April Fools prank. After all, this “Pick Your Poison” adventure is completely different to the novels McFadden has done in the past.
However, McFadden isn’t the only author to turn to when it comes to the twists and turns of The Housemaid. We have seven more picks that are sure to entertain.
‘The Silent Patient’ by Alex Michaelides
If you love the twists where you start to question everything that you’ve already read, then The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is the first place to start. The novel follows a woman who refuses to talk after the murder of her husband, and one criminal psychologist is on the war path to get her to open up.
Alicia Berenson was a famous painter with an amazing husband and life. So, then, why did she suddenly shoot him five times one night? She’s never said a word since, and Theo Faber is aiming to get her to open up. He needs to understand the mystery, and there’s a dark twist as to why.
‘The Perfect Marriage’ by Jeneva Rose
I admit that I will pick up anything by Jeneva Rose, and it’s because of The Perfect Marriage. There is a sequel to this called The Perfect Divorce, although it’s not quite as good. The problem is that once you get to the twist at the end of the first book, you know all the secrets that are being harbored.
The Perfect Marriage follows Sarah Morgan, a powerful Washington D.C. attorney whose husband ends up on trial for murder. She’s willing to defend him, despite the victim being his affair partner. Will she be able to clear her husband’s name, or is there something more nefarious going on?
‘Then She Was Gone’ by Lisa Jewell
You had to know that I would put Lisa Jewell on this list. She is one of the best when it comes to the genre, and Then She Was Gone proves it. Jewell is willing to deliver a story that we think we know and then turn it on its head.
When Ellie disappeared 10 years ago, her mother, Laurel had hope that she would be found. However, 10 years later, Laurel has started to give up hope. That is, until she ends up meeting Floyd and his nine-year-old daughter, Poppy, who is the spitting image of Ellie at that age. What really happened to Ellie, and will Laurel ever get answers?
‘The Paris Apartment’ by Lucy Foley
After The Guest List, I turned to The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, and it was just as good. This locked room style thriller is told from multiple POVs, giving you a chance to get to know everyone. Of course, everyone has their secrets, and they don’t want the reader to know them all right away. If you read between the lines, you can just about figure out the clues.
When Jess arrives to the apartment building, she’s hoping to stay with her brother Ben. However, Ben is missing. While his whole life is still in his apartment — including his cat — Ben is nowhere to be found, and absolutely nobody wants to help Jess find him. It turns out that there is something dark happening within the apartment building, and secrets are about to be shared.
‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier
There are some excellent books of the past to delve into when you want a thrilling mystery. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier remains to be one of the best. You’ve likely seen movie adaptations of the story, but now is the time to read the original telling.
When a young woman marries a wealthy widower, she knows that the ghost of his first wife, Rebecca, could come up. However, she’s not expecting the staff to find ways to keep the first wife alive. Soon, our narrator finds herself trapped in a house and a marriage where she doesn’t seem wanted, but what’s really going on?
‘The Rose Code’ by Kate Quinn
Kate Quinn has some excellent books with fun twists throughout. The Rose Code is one of my favorites, set in two timelines: during World War II and shortly afterward. We get a story of the important work that the women did at the time, but also a story of what can happen if you trust the wrong people.
It’s 1947, and Osla and Mab learn that there is someone who could threaten the nation. They need to work together to figure out one last code, and it turns out that it takes them back to a mystery they thought they had solved in 1940. It turns out that whatever they thought they knew at the time wasn’t the truth, and now they need to unravel it if they want to save their own lives and the life of their friend, Beth.
‘Everyone Here Is Lying’ by Shari Lapena
While many of the thrillers involved women disappearing or being murdered, Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena is about a child who goes missing. Of course, eyes fall on her father, especially our eyes as he was the last person we think saw her. That being said, this is a town with many lies.
William is supposed to be a family man. That’s what the town thinks, but when his affair ends horribly, he ends up taking his mood out on Avery after she gets home from school. Hours later, Avery is declared missing, and now the whole town needs to find her. You’ll be trying to figure it out all the way to the end — and even then after!
