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Yes! The series has since expanded. Following the success of The Housemaid’s Secret , Freida McFadden released in 2024. While that book takes the story in a new direction (Millie has moved to the suburbs and is now watching her neighbors), The Housemaid’s Secret remains the critical pivot point of the trilogy. It is the book where Millie fully transforms from a survivor into a vigilante.

As mentioned, the woman in the room is not Wendy. She’s a woman named Ruby , a former romantic interest of Douglas’s who he claims “owes him” for ruining his marriage. Millie initially believes Douglas is the captor. The Housemaid-s Secret - Freida McFadden - 202...

Let’s talk about that secret. In The Housemaid , the twist was about the attic. In The Housemaid’s Secret , the twist is about agency . While that book takes the story in a

If you have spent any time on BookTok (the literary side of TikTok) or browsed the Kindle bestseller lists over the last two years, you have undoubtedly encountered the name . The former physician turned psychological thriller writer has become a publishing phenomenon, largely due to her 2022 breakout hit, The Housemaid . But it was the 2023 sequel, The Housemaid's Secret , that cemented McFadden’s reputation as the modern queen of the “unputdownable” thriller. She’s a woman named Ruby , a former