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I'm glad my dad wasn't a serial killer... at least... I don't think he was.
This was good! Compared to her other books, it was near the bottom. But I read it in 2 days. I was glued to my kindle. I love a red herring, but there are always so many! Definitely kept me guessing. The twist wasn't a surprise, but the way the twist was done definitely shocked me.

7/10 ⭐️

12.26.2025

Freida McFadden really has a way of pulling you into the story and then creating many plot twists to keep you guessing. This story is about a successful surgeon whose father is serving life in prison for murders he committed 26 years before. Now 2 former patients have been murdered in the same horrible way. It seems like she could be responsible so she sets out to find out who is setting her up.

Another twist that throws me off!!! I love McFaddens books! So easy to read and always get me in the end. Nora is a successful surgeon with a secret past. Her father was a serial killer!! Although it‘s been 26 years since her father was incarcerated bodies start suddenly turning up dead in the same manner as Nora‘s father murderous calling card. Who is behind all these murders or does the apple not fall far from the tree. 😈

# 38, # 47, and # 72 for this month‘s #roll100 !! What a great way to start off a spooky month!!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5 ⭐️'s)

This book was so good. It had interesting twists that I didn't see coming. It deserves 5 stars.

Read from: 07/21/2025 - 07/24/2025

While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had 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 his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows about her past, and she'll do anything to keep it that way.

Great summer time read! I was resistant to hop on the Freida train as she is so hyped, but I am Ifinsing her books to be great reads on sunny days in between outdoor projects.

I‘ve just started the book and I‘m 6 chapters in, I‘m worried this is going to be a bail for me. I find the main character, Nora, unbearable. Her personality is that of a bag of rocks. I‘m going to continue reading, hopefully I‘m not supposed to like the protagonist. 😅

4 Stars • I have not found a Freida McFadden book that I didn‘t like. I‘ve already read quite a few but now I am on a “Freida Frenzy“ and am determined to finish the rest of her catalog.

The Locked Door follows Nora Davis, a surgeon hiding her past as the daughter of a serial killer. When her patients are murdered in her father‘s signature style, Nora becomes a suspect. ⬇️

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I have officially picked a plot twist for a Freida book!

Another great book from Freida McFadden. Keeps you guessing right up to the end!

This was my favorite read in January! Freida McFadden never disappoints.😄 #12booksof2024 @Andrew65

Meh, you can skip this one.

A low pick for me. Not one of Freida's best. I called the twist very early on.

This was a good audio. I didn't love it. Felt a bit predictable. But.. it did serve its purpose and kept me pretty entertained.

Just like this picture - I am all about coffee! ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

Got a good chunk of this one in today. I'm at work - (not going to say the “q” or “c” word). But… I think I could have finished this is my earpods didn't die 😥

This was another solid whodunnit by McFadden. It kept me guessing, but lacked some of the usual intensity that would ordinarily have me going back and forth and questioning myself on who I thought the culprit was. With this #audiobook read I found myself surprised by and appreciating the big reveal, yet felt the story as a whole lacked some of the usual shock factors.

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Is it just me or does anyone else find it HIGHLY annoying with the number of characters that are so pigheaded and selfish? Meaning, so many of the books I've read lately have characters that are so self interested and whenever there is anything that goes awry between them and their prospective love interest they get all pissy and storm off. ⤵️

So this may not be the best thriller ever, but it‘s a fun book that will entertain you. A surgeon with a serial killer dad…I‘m sure you can fill in the blanks. It‘s not a complex story, slightly predictable, but it is entertaining! Oh, and the main character will do many things that will make you say “this lady is making some dumb choices.” Also, there is a loyal stray cat in this story who deserves her own perspective chapter. A fair summer read.

Terrible. The terrible is compounded by the narrator which is the worst I‘ve listened to so far. Overly dramatic and breathy yet strangely flat. Irritating.

Next audible

For those littens who haven't read Freida McFadden, I started "reading" her audiobooks in March, and I haven't been disappointed. So far, I've read the tagged book, The Perfect Son, and Do Not Disturb. Recommend if you're up for some fast-paced thriller-esque-type reads. I also read #thehousemaid on my Kindle (which wasn't part of the #readyourkindle challenge) but is included in my goal to read more Kindle books. Happy Fri-YAY!!

Riveting and twisty🖤❤️🖤 Surgeon Nora Davis‘s secret prevents her from having relationships or children - her dad is in prison with 18 consecutive life sentences. But when copycat murders start occurring among her patients, Nora‘s life becomes a nightmare 😱

#ReadAway2024

@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I read this back in early March. I really liked this one! This was my 2nd of McFadden‘s books I‘ve read & I love them! I didn‘t see the twist coming on this one! If you want a quick paced thriller with big twists then I definitely recommend this book!

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I mean it‘s McFadden…of course I loved it!!

#4.2024

Freida McFadden is fast becoming one of my faves. Her books, at least the ones I have read, have kept me interested from the first page. In 'The Locked Door,' Nora Davis is a surgeon, but she has a secret she hopes no one finds out. The only problem, someone knows her secret. Whoever it is is setting her up to take the wrap. If she tells her secret, what will others think? Who is setting her up? 4.5⭐

#nookspinbingo #jumpstart2024

Another book by Freida McFadden that was so good I finished it in about 24 hours. The only negative was the narrator. Her narration was a bit harsh and stiff. Otherwise, I highly recommend this book.

“Some doors are locked for a reason…

While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had 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 his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows about her past, and she'll do anything to keep it that way.”

Read in one sitting. Easy read, lots of suspense, and definitely couldn‘t have guessed the ending.

When Nora was 11, her father went to jail for murdering young women. Years later there‘s a copycat killer who may be setting her up to take the fall. Lots of suspects and an ending I didn‘t see coming makes this a pick.

My pick for my best of August! I'm not sure which one I liked more so I'm going to leave that up to future April lol

I binged through this one in less than 24 hours. I enjoyed the twists and turns. Had a similar vibe to the stillhouse lake series. So far I‘m enjoying Frieda‘s books 😁📖

#TheLockedDoor #FreidaMcFadden #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

Some doors are locked for a reason. While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had 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 his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence.

I “liked” a tiktok recommending this thriller the other day and now all my fyp is all booktoks for creepy/mysterious/scary books. I‘m not complaining but… it‘s gonna be sm work to look for other book content/recs so my feed is diverse 😩 plus, it‘s gonna cost me a lot of money bc I‘m a sucker and MUST. BUY. ALL. BOOKS.

Anyways, this was good! Gimme your book tiktok recs if you‘ve got ‘em! 💗

Book 97🎧 3.1⭐️

Some good twists in this one but the narration didn‘t do it for me, it came across a bit juvenile, or it‘s the writing.

But a good middle of the road thriller.

Nora Nierling is the daughter of a serial killer. She grew up, became a surgeon, and worked hard to distance herself from her father and what he did. Then, 2 women are killed in the same way her father used to murder his victims so she must figure out what is going on. I read this for book club and it was fine. There was a twist at the end that I did not expect but otherwise the writing was pretty average.

This was a good story but I guessed a lot of it very early. I still enjoyed the book but was disappointed that I figured out the general who and why. Wasn‘t as shocking as I expected. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Both of these are $0.99 today for Kindles on Amazon. I had a gift card and had been wanting to read her. I heard she was a good writer. Now, there's no telling how long they will be on my Kindle before I read them, but it was such a good deal, I didn't want to miss it.🙃

2¾⭐I don‘t get how this has so many 5-star ratings. I don‘t know if it was the narrator or the mediocre writing…but I really wasn‘t into this. It wasn‘t so horrible that I couldn‘t finish…but it almost was. The ending was its only saving grace…I didn‘t see that coming at all. Despite my issues, I will give this author another try with her latest, The Housemaid, which everyone is raving about to see if she will work for me.⬇⬇⬇

This one had me guessing the whole time and boy was I wrong. Definitely a good suspenseful read