This was a page turner! I stayed up way too late and woke up way too early to finish this book. I loved it! That epilogue! I had a gut feeling that’s what happened. Freida writes the most amazing books they keep me guessing & on the edge of my seat. Wow, just wow! One of my favorites by her for sure.


Thank you, NetGalley & Poisoned Pen Press for the opportunity to read & review this book.

Another excellent book by Freida McFadden!

Brooke Sullivan, a twenty-eight-year-old, is in dire need of employment. However, the only job she can secure is as a nurse practitioner at Raker Maximum Security Penitentiary—the least desirable job she could imagine. Unfortunately, she has no other options.

It is not that she fears the inmates; rather, she is concerned about encountering her first boyfriend and the father of her ten-year-old son, Josh, Shane Nelson, who is incarcerated there. He is serving a life sentence and she is the reason for his imprisonment. The events of that fateful night continue to haunt her. How would she react if they came face to face?

Having recently returned to her childhood home, which she inherited from her parents, she is attempting to establish a new life for herself and Josh. She is also delighted to reconnect with her childhood best friend, Tim Reese, who was present on the night that nearly cost her her life.

No one is aware that Shane is Josh's father, and she intends to keep it that way.

However, are things as straightforward as they appear? Shane maintains his innocence. Did she make a mistake?
Who can be trusted?

I finished this book in one sitting.
The pace was fast, and the ending was mind-blowingly good featuring multiple unexpected twists.
The only constructive criticism I have is that I found the protagonist to be slightly gullible and overly trusting.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Penn Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion

WoW.........The Inmate by Freida McFadden was a superb book from start to finish. Once I opened my kindle and started to read this brilliant book I was glued to my chair.

Eleven years ago. Shane and Brooke were high school sweethearts.........Shane was a promising star quarterback, and they are so in Lope. Shane's mother was away for the weekend Shane organised for his close friends and especially to get closer to Brook.
Three teenagers at a house party were brutally murdered.

Shane, is now spending the rest of his life in prison for a series of grisly murders.
His girlfriend Brooke's testimony put him there!

Years go by, Brook has moved away from her home town.
Her parents are killed in an accident and she is returning to her family home along with her 10 year old son Josh.

Brook applied for various nursing positions and was turned down, at every turn. She has to work and support her and her son. The only job that was out there, was a position at a Maximum security prison. This just happens to be the same Maximum security prison that her ex-boyfriend Shane is in. But, what was the chance she would bump into him after all these years? and would he recognise her?

So, she then applies for a nurse practitioner job and she gets it...............

But, there are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow:-

1) Treat all prisoners with respect.

2) Never reveal any personal information.

3) Never "EVER" become too friendly with the inmates.

None of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken all the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary’s most notorious and dangerous inmates.

Shane will never forget Brook and will never forgive her for putting him here.

WoW.........I could not turn the pages to my kindle quick enough to find out what happens next....Another excellent book by now my favourite author.........

Freida McFadden is one of my favorite authors. Her writing style lends itself to a twisty, turvy journey that you truly never can guess what the ending will look like until you arrive and it leaves you breathless. The Inmate is no different! This is by far my favorite book from Freida McFadden. I could not put this book down until it was over and even then, I just kept thinking about it! Nothing is ever as it seems! Thank you to Freida, Poised Pen Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this advanced reader copy!

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for a copy of this book. Overall this book was easy to read. The pace of the story moved fast which helped the mystery unfold. I do enjoy reading Freida McFadden books and although this one wasn't my favorite it still left me with my jaw dropping when parts of the mystery puzzle were revealed while also enjoying a bit of romance.

Thank you to Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review an advanced copy of The Inmate!

Unfortunately, I did not get to read this one before it was re-released. Fortunately, I did not get to read this one before it was re-released.

All I can say is... WOW. It was so worth the wait. This one has been on my TBR for a while and I never got around to reading due to life happening. I was so beyond thrilled to read and review this one.

Like any good Freida McFadden reader, I decided to approach this book as a detective. With my imaginary fedora and cigar, I wrote detailed notes about my thoughts and predictions about the nature of the book. Every. single. one. was. WRONG.

I feel like I have whiplash after reading this book, in the best way possible. I think that is what makes a Freida McFadden book.

As an avid reader of psychological thrillers, I feel that I can make a solid prediction on the twists and shock-value ending about halfway through... The Inmate chewed me up and spit me back out about 5 times!!!

I'm slowly but surely making my way through the McFadden Files (sounds so cool), but, I have to say that this could be her best one yet.

This is a book worthy of 5 stars and public hype.

This started off really strong and I was hooked right away. It started to become a bit cheesy and predictable after a while. Frieda’s books are always quick, and enjoyable reads. This one wasn’t my favorite of hers but still a good read.

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Brooke takes on her new role as a nurse practitioner at a local prison, despite her teenage boyfriend being incarcerated there for murder.

This was enjoyable, as all of McFadden's works, even if it stretched the plausibility by yards.

A quick, thrilling read I've come to expect from McFadden.

Ok I'm not the biggest fan of Freida McFadden books, but they are easy and interesting reads. They tend to not be very deep or complicated, which is good when you're looking for a quick read.

The inmate was interesting, I felt like I've read a few books with a similar plot, but it was still good.

I will say I did enjoy the twist (I mean you saw it coming but enjoyable none the less).

She does however have a knack for the "epilogue twist" - the teacher had a good one and this one did as well.

Freida never disappoints!! This book was so good from start to finish! It was full of twists and turns that kept me wanting to read more! Some of the twists I never saw coming!!

This is my 1st Freida M. book!
I've been looking forward to it and it didn't disappoint!
I don't want to give anything away as we are constantly questioning who committed the crime. So many twists and turns and as I thought there were lots of big twists towards and at the end. Don't judge a book by its cover is the main lesson here I believe the author is teaching us here with this plot, really liked the plot.
I did find Brooke, the main character was a bit too trusting at times but overall was a great book. I really liked Freidas' writing style, it was so easy to picture it like a film in my head. Switching from present to past regularly was very effective and kept the pace and plot divulging deeper and deeper.
I will definitely be reading more of her many books asap!

The twist got me! And it was a really quick read. I never found myself wanting to stop reading.

However, the writing felt a little young for me. There was a lot repeated and it made the book feel redundant at times.

I enjoyed this one. 4.5 stars, you think you know but you don't. Some aspects were a little far fetched to make the story work but still a good read

3.5 stars. I like the idea of the story, but I hated the ending.
*Sort of spoilers coming without actually saying who the killer is.*
I feel like the book was really focused on you wanting believe this or that about the killer and the night of the event, and because of that the ending left me annoyed.
There were multiple characters throughout the story who could have been a bigger twist of a surprise killer.
I kept changing my mind on who the killer was, but 2 hours in I was already considering the character who ended up being the killer.
A little disappointed, but still entertained.

Nice little popcorn thriller. I find Freida McFadden’s book super easy to read and stay interested in, even if the plots end up being so-so. I didn’t love the naïveté of the main character, but thought the twists were pretty good, even if some were predictable.

2.8
I usually loveee mcfadden's writing but this one was a let down for me. I wanted it to be great but I was bored cause it was very predictable for me and I found myself not really caring what was happening sadly. I look forward to her other titles I have yet to read though.

Another great book. I was truly immersed in the story. I read this book in less than a day because I could not put it down. I really thought I knew what was going to happen, but I was shocked. Just like in this author's other books, there are many shock factors, twists, and turns. I am still recovering from that ending!! Definitely worth the read!!!

this book was so good! very much a typical frieda book, which is a great thing! the twist will leave you surprised and kind of mad because it wasn’t something you could even guess

Freida McFadden has done it AGAIN!!! The Inmate had me guessing all the way to that twisty end. Another wonderful, fast-paced read that will suck you right into the storyline. Highly recommend it for your next psychological thriller. Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the Advance Review Copy.

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Thank you @netgalley for the copy of Freida McFadden’s The Inmate. I was so excited that I put a bookmark in my current read and immediately picked this up when I got the email that my request for a copy was approved! Here is my honest review.

Returning home can be difficult. For Brooke, returning home a decade after her high school boyfriend was convicted of murder during a night with friends, which she narrowly escaped from, takes things to a whole new level. When Brooke applies to work at the maximum security prison where her ex-boyfriend is now incarcerated at, she does not expect their paths to cross so soon and what happens next keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. I was late to reading Freida McFadden’s but quickly learned that her novels are always page-turners that do not disappoint! The Inmate was no exception. Sometimes it’s nice to have things nicely packaged and squeaky clean characters…and sometimes you are treated to a book that you do not want to put down until the very last page. Even though the characters sometimes make questionable decisions, it just adds to the mystery of the true story we finally get to watch unravel before our eyes. The Inmate is an absolutely, gripping, fast-paced, unputdownable read!