The Locked Door
By Freida McFadden

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Nora Davis is a successful surgeon with a dark family secret she's kept hidden for 26 years.

Growing up, the basement door in Nora's house was always locked. Her dad claimed to be woodworking but wouldn't let Nora down there to see. A chance twisitng of the basement door knob, finds it unlocked. Once Nora sees what's in the basement, she can't unsee it.

Nora hasn't spoken to him since, at the age of 11, she called in the anonymous tip that led the police to her house and both of her parents being arrested. Her father is spending the rest of his life in prison because he is the serial killer known as the Handyman.

But someone knows Nora's secret. They are committing copycat murders and trying to frame her. But who? And why?

This book had me hooked from the beginning. Nora isn't a very likeable FMC but that doesn't matter, because the twists and turns in this book have you rooting for her anyway. Once I picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. And I finished it in one day, chores be damned and life outside the book just had to wait.

Thanks to @netgalley and @poisonedpenpress for a copy of the book. It was my first Freida McFadden book but it will definitely not be my last!

This book was great! I was NOT expecting the twist at the end! I would have really liked some more information, specifically about everything the MC was struggling with and some of the actions she referenced but didn't go into further detail. I will definitely be checking out more books by this author.

Oh my this book was amazing. I couldn’t put it down. Not my first book by this author. I have loved every book I have read and I can’t wait to read what she writes next. These characters were great, the twists and turns were great. Me. McFadden is an automatic buy for me.

Super quick read, very fast paced! Loved how it kept you guessing to the very end. One of my favorite authors!

Thank for the advanced copy read of "The Locked Door" Netgalley. Freida McFadden has become an automatic must-read author for me. I love how quick and easy her books flow into each twist and turn. "The Locked Door" definitely did not disappoint. There were twists and turns I never saw coming and I loved every minute.

I love a thriller! They have become one of my new favorite authors! I think everyone should read this book if they are looking for a quick read

This was very predictable. I wish they had changed the plot to have it not be the secretary, it was super obvious.

Riveting psychological thriller!

Dr. Nora Davis was 11 years old when she turned her father in to the police. Seems he was a phlebotomist by day and a serial killer by night. He kept his victims in the basement of the family home. Nora has come a long way in the past decade or so and has become a successful general surgeon. She's changed her name and kept the secret of her true identity. No one knows that she is the daughter of Aaron Nierling and he is safely tucked away in prison serving multiple life sentences.

Her lonely but satisfying life disappears on the day she hears that one of her patients has been murdered and mutilated in the same way that her father used as his signature. Suddenly it looks as if someone is trying to frame Nora and she's desperate to find out who is the copycat.

This was excellent writing and quite satisfying. I liked the main character and could empathize with her confusion. There were a couple of times that I thought Nora made bad or dumb decisions, but the narrative had plenty of red herrings to keep me guessing. It's definitely a book that begs to be read in a single sitting as it's hard to put down. This author is fast becoming one of my favorites.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.

This book is awesome. Full of twists and turns as are most Freida McFaddens books. I love that it was quick to read with shorter chapters. It is told from multiple pov’s. It grabs your attention from the very first chapter. Definitely a must read!!

DNF - Freida just isn’t doing it for me anymore. Too predictable and cringey! Reads like a YA book when it isn’t

This was a very interesting book and I liked the concept at the start. It’s a classic case of the murderer is in prison still and a copycat has started up. But in this one, the murderers daughter is being framed and implicated in the new murders.

This was an extremely strong start, really gripping and it was very vague on if Nora had that dark streak in her too or not. Unfortunately, the middle of the book started getting very slow and I was a bit disappointed by the ending. The murderers started up again and they were quite close to home for Nora which made you suspicious of every other character in this. Admittedly, I didn’t guess who the murderer was, but I was disappointed by who it was 😂 it seemed like all the hints were for nothing!

The writing in this was good and I did enjoy the story overall. The main character was not that likeable and I didn’t get attached to any of the other characters. This was a good thriller but it was missing something for me.

This was the first Freida McFadden book I read and I read it in one sitting. It was twisty and turns and creepy and everything I absolutely love about a thriller. So many twists I did NOT see coming, she definitely had me guessing til the very end! Thank you so much to #NetGalley and #PoisonedPenPress for allowing me a copy to read for an honest review. Five stars.

I can’t believe that prior to this year, I didn’t know of Freida McFadden! Now I am addicted to her books. I am slowly getting through her older books while eagerly awaiting anything new like this one, The Locked Door. I already can’t wait for her next novel!

This one was suspenseful and dark while also being creepy and nerve-wracking. And I could not put it down. Its the right combination of giving you chills without totally terrifying you like a horror novel.

Here’s the plot:

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 her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way.

Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered. In the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims.

Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she’s not a killer like her father. The police can’t pin anything on her.

As long as they don’t look in her basement.

Whew! What a book! This is out now.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher and all opinions expressed are entirely my own..

Freida McFadden cannot do no wrong! This is a wonderful , thrilling, page turning , do not put down book that will drive you crazy. The book follows Nora Davis whose father is a notorious serial killer but the apple fell far from the tree . Nora is an esteemed surgeon but one day she finds out that one of her patients was killed in the same way as her father did. Nora has to figure out why someone wants her to take the fall and who knows who her father was. Thrilling, fast-paced and wonderfully written.

No one - I repeat, NO ONE writes a thriller like Frieda… and although I already had a long list of favourite titles in her repertoire, ‘The Locked Door’ quickly found its way to my top three!

The story follows Nora, a doctor striving to conceal her dark history from the world. It's a suspenseful journey as an investigation unfolds into the gruesome murders of two of her patients. Nora, who upholds a strict professional code, finds herself a suspect. The reason? Her father is serving a life sentence for eerily similar murders of young women. These crimes occurred in the basement of Nora's childhood home, prompting the police to question whether she was taught to be a killer too.

When I say I devoured this book, I mean it. I started and finished it in just a few hours, it was that good - and that impossible to put down!

I strongly recommend, and I wholeheartedly thank NetGalley, Hollywood Upstairs Press, and of course, Freida McFadden for the opportunity to read this before it was republished with a brand new cover earlier this month.

4.5 stars!

Freida McFadden has done it again, well she always does. I know that every time I pick up a Freida McFadden book, I'll be in for a fun ride and this book sure lived up to that!

I don't want to give too much away - If you've read any of her books before, you know how good she is with twists and turns.

I recommend this book to any thriller lover!

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC!

In typical Frieda fashion this book did not disappoint. The twists and turns kept me guessing until the end. Highly recommend.

I saw NONE of the twist coming!

This book is about Nora, a surgeon who happens to be the daughter of a serial killer. Throughout the whole story I was questioning wheter Nora was trustworthy or not. At times she seemed like a strong woman who is simply trying to get through her life with her past trauma and was trying to make good of her fathers faults, but there was also something slightly unlikeable about her that I could not put my finger on.

The now and then timeline gives you so much insight on Nora's personality and life. What made her become the woman that she is today?

This story kept me on my toes the whole time and kept me guessing. Even when I thought I had figured it out and knew what was coming, the plot twist was nothing I could have imagined.

So, so good!!

This is the third book I have read by Freida McFadden and it did not disappoint! I enjoyed the flashback chapters as they helped to add to the confusion about what was going on in the story. I changed my mind about who the suspect was multiple times, also questioning whether it was Nora herself and she was losing her mind.

Great thriller.
I went into this after reading the housemaid so bit disappointed; as for me it did not match up to the bar of housemaid but it is still a very well written novel and thriller
Definitely a worth read.