NEW FAV BOOK ! 4.5🌟

Would you believe me if I say that I was intrigued from the prologue! ⬇️
“He is a narcissist and a psychopath, who likely killed at least thirty women without a trace of remorse. He is insane. He is a monster. He is also my father.”

I was in a huge reading slump but " THE LOCKED DOOR" was the reason I'm out from it.

This is my first book by Freida McFadden and absolutely not the last.
Not all authors can write thrillers with that quality!😋

I want to speak out loud and admire every thing about this book but I don't want to reveal spoilers.

I'm fascinated by the writing style, the characters, how I was on my edge, the plotttt and EVERY SINGLE DETAIL.😭💗

At the beginning the story was giving me "mouse k-drama" vibes and I liked that.

"Nora" made me afraid, confused and Sympathized for her.
From my point of view her parents were the reason why she thought and tried to be evil. She is the output of whatever they persuaded her with, even if that was unintentionally.

I was terrified of LOCKED DOORS long ago but now I'm traumatized.🫡

Thank you Netgalley and the author for providing me with this ARC.

Another great psychological thriller by Frieda McFadden. I found the characters likeable, and the story engaging. I kept picking it up just wanting to know where this was going, and I still didn’t see the twist coming !
Easy, quick, enjoyable book for the thriller lover!

Wow! Freida McFadden's books are always worth a read and this one did not disappoint me. Mystery meets Serial Killer-vibe: this book will have you hooked within the first chapter. I really recommend giving this one a shot!

The more novels I read by Freida, the more I fall in love with her writing style and plotlines. Halfway through this book, I thought I had figured it all out. I thought that I'd be disappointed by the end. Boy, was I wrong. It has just the right amount of suspense, the characters are well developed and that twist at the end!! *chef's kiss*

Nora Davis is a surgeon trying desperately to escape the shadow of her father's murderous past, but when the police knock on her door and suspect her of murdering two young women who were on her operating table, her past seems to come crashing down on her.

I generally enjoy Freida's books, they're a fun read that holds your attention and has an interesting twist. While this isn't my favourite of her books, it's a solid read that keeps you interested and wanting to read more!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy of this book. This author did it again! I was hooked from the beginning. The way I questioned the main character. I always felt like I knew her so well, but not at all. I am not disappointed at all by the twists and turns. Great overall book and solid read.

Whoa!!! Now I get the hype for this author!!!!
I was so incredibly invested with this story and I love how it went straight forward into the twists and mystery without bringing any extra unnecessary characters or situations!!!!!
I'll definitely read more by this author!!!! I don't want to miss any of her books!!!!

Thank you Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press and netgalley for the arc 😍 I loved this book so much!!!!

Pretty good. A standard Freida McFadden book, so you know what to expect but it's still a really enjoyable mystery.

Another great work by Freida McFadden that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. This is not normally my genre but McFadden does it so well I just have to keep coming back for more. She truly knows how to pull a reader in for the ride of a lifetime and always keeps us coming back for more. I highly recommend this book!

This is now the eighth book I read by Freida McFadden and let me just say I am never as shocked reading mystery’s as I am with hers. This book started off pretty slow the first few chapters but eventually caught all my attention. I thought I had solved the mystery but just like all the others I hadn’t. I find with many mystery books that the killer never makes sense but with this one I didn’t see it coming and it still made sense. Definitely will continue reading more Freida McFadden.

The Locked Door, by Freida McFadden
Rating: 4/5
Published: 18th October (Tomorrow!)
What a thrilling ride! I devoured this book in two days, because I could not put it down. I loved trying to guess the twist, but it was impossible to foresee. Nora’s character is brilliant – she is both unsettling but strangely likeable, despite the reader never truly knowing if she can be trusted. McFadden weaves an intricate web, and I loved the little glimpses into Nora’s childhood. She is the daughter of the deranged serial killer, the Handyman, but it is suggested that Nora might have been actively involved in her father’s hideously violent crimes. You never truly know whether she was or not, which is part of the book’s charm. Despite her father being in prison, women are still going missing and all evidence points to her being responsible. She has a new life now, and does not want it ruined, but can she fight what’s in her blood?

This book is not good and unfortunately the audiobook is even worse. The plot is thin and convoluted. The narration on the audiobook had no nuance. At one time I had to check to see if it was at the wrong speed because it all felt like run-on sentences. Skip this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher!
I was super drawn to this book as I feel as if Freida has become such an iconic author, but unfortunately I just don't think I get on with her writing style. I was a bit let down as the plot seemed so good and promising. I found this quite predictable and I didn't like the protagonist which is a reoccurring feeling when reading Freida's novels.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this early!

I really enjoyed this book. It was the right amount of suspense and thrills without being drawn out.

I have read 4 novels by Freida McFadden now, and with each one I finish, I find myself more and more confused and let down. In fact, as I write this review, I can feel myself becoming more boggled by the impressively high rating this, and other, Freida McFadden books get.

I started with the Housmaids Secret, and while it was fairly straight forward, it was thoroughly fun and I enjoyed it start to finish. Then I read two more novels that were just so wildly chaotic with endings that made zero sense in any imaginable way. Then, today, The Locked Door. This was the most anti-climactic, dull, and hasty ending that she could have possibly come up with.

The book itself was fine. Nora was a bit one dimensional, though it felt like there was a serious failed effort to really invest in get character. Phillip had basically no role, was portrayed as kinda crappy, but was still far more likeable with way more personality. I also don’t get when authors really buy into the character doing everything you shouldn’t do when you’re being framed for a crime - Nora is a smart lady, who obviously wasn’t the killer… she does not need to be throwing out severed hands for the sake of creating drama in the plot.

The more I think about not just this book, but McFadden’s writing, the more I realize it doesn’t seem she knows how to effectively wrap up a book. Good endings should have foreshadowing and breadcrumbs that have the potential to lead the reader to the solution. You either want them to feel satisfied with the solve, or to be able to go back and appreciate what they missed to come to the right conclusion. The Locked Door, along with the other books I’ve read, went hard on the shock, at the expense of a legitimate plot.

Somehow, like a sucker for punishment, I’m sure I’ll read another one of her books. Despite this semi-scathing review, I did read this in one sitting and I will probably read another. I want to stop, I’m upset, but I can’t. Please don’t read this, or do, I honestly have no idea.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to review this.

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for my digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book is available now.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I was immediately sucked in and finished it within a day. It’s a true page turner.

My only complaint is it’s unbelievable that the main character would see so many red flags yet not take action. If you can deal with that, it’s a thriller with a surprise ending!

It was the atmosphere of this one for me. Throughout the book there was a constant prickling feeling of someone watching, just out of sight. The coupled with the my ‘insert family member’ is a serial killer trope, and I was all in!

This is an exceptionally readable book, 100% a page turner. McFadden has a knack of making you think every character is the villain, even until the last page, because if you’ve read any Freida McFadden books, you’ll know there is always a last-minute twist that throws the reader for a loop.

I enjoyed the format of the book, alternating timeline between Nora’s past and present and felt these past chapters really fleshed out the character of Nora and were vital to understanding her motivations and actions throughout the book.

All in all a riveting story which has further cemented McFadden as an auto buy author.

Great book! As soon as I thought I figured out who the bad guy was there was another twist. The book kept me wanting more.

Crazy twists & turns! Was not expecting the ending at all. Nora Davis, surgeon and daughter of a serial killer leaves you begging for more….wanting another installment of the story. Will she continue to be the do-gooder of the family, or will she let her father influence her to walk down the wrong path? I’m a new McFadden for life!

This book is about a woman named Nora who’s dad was a serial killer when she was younger. Nora hasn’t spoken to her father in 26 years and all of a sudden woman start ending up dead, in the same aspect as how her father had killed them, someone is out to frame Nora. The book is put together very well, definitely didn’t expect it to turn out the way it did. The ending took me by total surprise. I’m kind of hoping there is a second part to this book.