This is a pretty good thriller! Nora's dad is a serial killer and she'll do anything to avoid being connected to him. Everything's fine until copycat murders start happening. The twist at the end was awesome!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

One of my favorite Frieda McFadden books! It kept me guessing the whole time and i did not see that twist coming!!

This arc was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Nora is a successful surgeon. She has worked hard to get where she is, after a rough childhood. Since her father went to jail for killing many people, Nora has changed her name and done everything she could to distance herself from her past. But now her patients begin dying mysteriously, in similar circumstances to her father’s victims. Someone is setting her up, but why?

Freida McFadden always blows me away with the twists in her books and this one was no exception! I have read almost all of her books and this easily may be my favorite. If you enjoy thrillers, you will LOVE this one! Thank you to Netgalley, Poisoned Pen Press and Freida McFadden for the review copy! This book will be re-released on October 3, 2023. This review will e shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly.

Solid 4 star but then... Freida did it again!

I love a Freida! Always a fun read. Nora's Dad is an infamous serial killer and what did she inherit from him?!? Nora is definitely unique and keeps you guessing the whole time. One of those books you think you know but then Freida proves you don't!

The door is locked for a good reason. However, this book lacked a bit of character development for me. We only get to know small bits about everyone that isn't the main character which makes all of the possibilities of the "who dun' it" difficult to really process. You just don't know enough for any of the twists to be twisty.

This story follows Nora who is the grown child of a serial killer. She is now a surgeon and one of her patients die in a similar manor as her father's victims. Now she has to defend herself and figure out who is behind the current killings. The story is told current POV's and by flashbacks. The flashbacks are chilling and they give the impression that this woman could just very well be the killer. You start to wonder if she is just like daddy or is she being framed and if she is being framed who is framing her. At first you think that it could be a man that she is close to doing the framing (or is he the killer) then the book changes directions and you think it is someone else. The story keeps you on your toes guessing who the bad guy is. The ending was surprising and was unexpected. This book contains all the elements of a good thriller. Engaging characters, plot twists and a ending you don't see coming.

I love love loveeeeee this book! I have been obsessed with Freida's writing since i first picked up the housemaid and i've been addicted ever since! Such a gripping story with such a good twist that I did not see coming! Smashed it once again with a thrilling story!!

What can I say other than Freida is AMAZING. I was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of this book on NetGalley and once I picked it up I could NOT put it down. I may be biased as i’m really into Freidas work these days but I literally finished this book in two days. The book will keep you guessing throughout the entire thing with its twists and turns! I first thought it was Nora but then the ex boyfriend comes into the picture and she recalls why they broke up ——- “The Handyman”. If you haven’t picked this book up yet please do!

Absolutely amazing! This was a super quick read for me as most of her books are. Once I started reading it immediately grabbed me and I struggled to put it down! Gotta love all the twists and turns you never see coming. Just when you think you got it all figured out you better think agains.

Loved this. My first Freda McFadden book but definitely won’t be my last. The atmosphere was so creepy and there was a constant tension that something terrible was going to happen at any moment. I thought for SURE I knew the twist, but man was I wrong.

The ending was so satisfying because while I didn’t see it coming, there was such clear foreshadow in retrospect.

The Locked Door was a quick and interesting read. Although it didn’t take me very long to get through it was not one of my favorites of the authors.

Wow. This book was amazing, thank you for letting me read it. I read the whole thing in less than 24 hrs. The story was very easy to get into. I have to admit, about 1/3 of the way in, I was convinced I knew who the new killer was. The ending totally took me by surprise!!!!! I didn’t see it coming. Very well written

Freida does it again! A quick read that kept me guessing until the end. I love the way she is able to create morally grey characters that you still want to root for!

Another whirlwind psychological thriller from Freida McFadden! This had my on the edge of my seat the whole time I listened. I had no idea what was going to happen next. Really liked it!

Nora's got a secret. An ugly deadly secret that's coming back to get her. Her father was a serial killer and, after he was arrested, she did her best to live a private, quiet life. Now she's an adult and an accomplished physician but a young woman has just been killed- killed just like the women in her father's basement. This is a page turner with some good twists. If you, like me, guess the truth, you'll still have a good time reading this. Thanks to Netgalley for the Arc. McFadden does a great job with keeping the tension up.

The book was face paced, which made it a quick and easy thriller read! There were a lot of parts that I liked, but the overall story was easy to guess and there were no real twists I didn’t see coming. I’m probably give this author another go, because a lot of people do really love her books!

While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing her homework, she has 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 time behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows her father wad a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way. Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients had been murdered in the same unique and horrific way that her father used to kill his victims.

The pace is fast in this action-packed read. My intrigue was piqued, I was guessing all the way through, and the ending was perfectly executed. It certainly kept me on my toes throughout. I would have liked to have learned more about Nora's childhood. Just when I thought I had it all worked out, I was wrong. There are plenty of twists and red herrings. I could not put this book down. The story has a creepy vibe to it. This is a quick and easy book to read.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #PoisonedPenPress and the author #FreidaMcFadden for my ARC of #TheLockedDoor in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this fast-paced suspense-thriller, I read it and couldn't put it down. It was slightly predictable, but I like how the story was built solid to the end. This is a must read, definitely worth recommending.

kinda predicted the plot the whole time (😭😭) but still super entertaining🤚 her books just hit different and there’s NO question about it

This wasn't my favorite McFadden book. It was a little too simple for me. Still an enjoyable easy read. Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC.