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This post is auto-generated from RSS feed BOOK RIOT. Source: A Reader’s Guide to Freida McFadden

You’ve probably seen her name pop up at your local book retailers and public library as her profile continues to surge in popularity. Freida McFadden is the author of bestselling thriller novels, including but not limited to The Co-Worker, The Boyfriend, The Wife Upstairs, and The Housemaid—the latter having just recently been adapted into a theatrical film starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. Aside from penning books that readers of all stripes can’t seem to put down, what exactly do we know about McFadden, whose commercial success has appeared to have boomed over just the last few years?

McFadden isn’t only a novelist. She’s also a physician specializing in brain disorders and injuries, which has undoubtedly shaped the plots of several of her psychological thrillers. But more importantly, Freida McFadden is a pen name, as the author is fiercely protective of her personal life, which is unsurprising, given that she’s a physician bound by doctor/patient confidentiality.

In interviews, McFadden has emphasized that she’s just not comfortable being in the spotlight. “I love that people are reading my books,” she told The Washington Post in 2024. “But the spotlight on me specifically is hard.”

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