Nora’s father is in prison. Also known as “ the Handyman”, he is a notorious serial killer.
Nora escapes being known as the daughter of a killer by becoming a surgeon.
All is going fine, until a copycat killer appears.

This was a ‘seat of your pants’ thriller. McFadden writes quick chapters that pull in the reader, with lots of twists!
Good book!
4 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Holy wow! This book! I loved the concept the book and how it followed a serial killers daughter and how for the longest she thought she was just like her murderous father. I did not see that twist coming in the end and was shocked!! I am really becoming a fan of Freida McFadden and will be checking out more of her books as they are thrilling and relatively quick and engrossing reads.

MY THOUGHTS:

I did enjoy this book- Nora's dad as a serial killer was a majorly interesting plot point. I didn't like Nora- she was so mean to Brady! I mean we've all got our issues but at least be kind to people you're clearly using. I saw the ending coming, but still liked reading along. There were some parts in hindsight that very obviously tried to lead readers to think one way, but they seemed too in-your-face to be believable. Still a short chapter, quick read that held my attention.

This book was a quick and captivating read. I was hooked from the beginning, as the story follows the child (now an adult surgeon) of a serial killer. The story is told with chapters switching back and forth from the main characters childhood to now. I liked this because it gave the reader more of the story as you were reading and kept you guessing since you didn’t know the entire history. I didn’t really like the ending that much because of the way things tied up and ended neatly. I also wish there was a bit more character development but this may have been on purpose to keep you guessing since you didn’t know who to trust. Overall a good quick read!

To eleven year old Nora Davis, her dad, is just her dad. A normal dad with a normal, even respectable job, a normal wife, and a normal family. That is, when he’s not killing women in his basement. Nora loves her father, until she’s the one to find this out.

Twenty six years later, Nora Davis is now the surgeon Nora Nierling, distant from her serial-killer father in terms of emotions, location, and even her new name. She is skillful at separating her father’s past from her present, but what happens when someone starts killing her patients in exactly the same way her father killed his victims? Read “The Locked Door” to find out. ;)

I will start with a full disclaimer: this genre normally isn’t my genre, but Freida McFadden had me forgetting that. This book is extremely hard to put down and impossible to stop thinking about. I had multiple theories about who the killer was, and all of them were wrong! Every twist and turn in this book threw me for a loop, in the best of ways. It’s unpredictable without being unreasonable, twisty without being erratic. I love the effortless parallels the author drew between Nora and her father.

It’s worth noting that as a narrator, Nora is fairly unlikable, and definitely LIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD <spoiler> somewhat unreliable </spoiler>. (SPOILERS OVER) However, I like reading about unlikable people, as long as they’re interesting, and no one can accuse Nora of being boring.

Tl;de Four stars! Would absolutely recommend, and the twists will take you for a ride.

Like Freida McFadden’s other thrillers, I really enjoyed this one. I wish the book would have added a little more information in the flashbacks, but overall I was very interested.
Nora is the daughter of the Handyman, a notorious serial killer in Oregon. 26 years after her father’s arrest, she has changed her name, moved and became a successful surgeon. Nora lives under the radar, keeping others at an arms length to protect her secret… until a copycat killer begins framing her.
I enjoyed the relationship between Nora and Brady and the looming serial killer gene. I did not see the twist coming, nor did I guess the ending, which always makes for the best reads!

Wow! I have read a few of Freida McFadden’s books and have enjoyed them but I feel like this was at a whole different level. I read the book quickly because I needed to know how it ended. Nora Davis is a successful surgeon who has established a life away from where she grew up. She changed her name and no one has known who she is for the past 26 years. The police question Nora because two women she has treated in her practice are found murdered. The police know who she is….it turns out Nora Davis is actually Nora Nierling and Nora’s father is currently spending life in prison for killing women in her childhood basement. Nora has worked hard to get away from her father’s legacy. Now, the police think Nora is following in her father’s footsteps.

I really enjoyed this book the pace was fast with plenty going on throughout the book and the ending was very good this was my first book by Freida but definitely won't be my last

Nora is a surgeon, but before that she was the daughter of a notorious serial killer. And when a copycat killer surfaces, targeting her patients, it looks like Nora's history is coming back to haunt her ...

This is a very good thriller with lots of gripping twists. I couldn't put it down, and it kept me guessing right to the end!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

I find Freida’s books to be fast paced and easy to read. I liked the whole daughter of a serial killer aspect of this book. It made it interesting to try and put the pieces together. I also enjoyed the plot twists that I didn’t see coming.

Thank you to Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, and Netgalley for a free copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest review.

This is my first time reading a book by Frieda McFadden. I was not disappointed. I received this as an arc through Netgalley and am providing an honest review. I could not put this book down. I loved every bit of it. I love the twists. Every time I thought I figured it out new information would be presented and I would second guess my theories. This book is great for those that love crime/Thriller stories.

Interesting premise…do the children of serial killers inherit the traits of their parents? The Locked Door kept me engaged but I was left wishing I liked at least one of the characters. Nora seemingly was on the spectrum from a very young age - brilliant but unable to relate well with others. Of course, living in the household she was living in would bring on many emotional issues. There were twists and turns - some predictable and others not. The ending was a surprise. I did have a lot of questions when I finished…one important one was the reports made by Brady’s neighbors.
Freida McFadden knows how to keep readers engaged and reading “just one more chapter”.
Many many thanks to Freida McFadden for a few hours of nail biting reading, Hollywood Upstairs Press, and NetGalley for affording me the opportunity to read an arc of this just published read. Keep writing Freida McFadden!

"The Locked Door" by Freida McFadden follows Nora in her adult life as a surgeon, being framed for murders of two of her patients in the same style as her serial killer father who has been imprisoned since she was young. It is told in dual timeline which gives you perspective on how Nora grew up and what's going on in the story.

This book felt like watching a movie to me. I was very intrigued the whole time and when I couldn't be reading, the story was still on my mind. It was very twisty and unpredictable for me. I found myself doubting the main character and suspecting everyone before we actually found out who the culprit was. I did not see anything coming and possibilities were popping into my head about where the book was going that weren't even close.

"The Locked Door" is a fast, easy read that I would highly suggest to fans of psychological suspense thrillers. I really enjoyed this and if a movie were made of this, I'd watch it for sure.

I loved this book! Very fast paced and exciting to read. I’ve read a few of Freida Mcfaddens books and every time I’m blown away!

🅶🅴🅽🆁🅴—𝒯𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇 / 𝑀𝓎𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓎
🗓ℙ𝕦𝕓 𝔻𝕒𝕥𝕖—𝕆𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟛, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛

✂️ P L O T L I N E
11 year old Nora Davis had no idea that her father was killing women in the basement of their home until police arrived at their front door. Twenty six years later, she is a successful Surgeon and still refuses to let anyone know who her father is. She might not be able to keep her secret any longer once multiple women that Nora has a connection to begin to become victims in the same gruesome way that followed her fathers pattern. Someone knows who Nora is and wants her to take the fall for all of these crimes. Can Nora figure out who is trying to frame her before it’s too late?

💭 ⓂⓎ ⓉⒽⓄⓊⒼⒽⓉⓈ
I’m obsessed with Freida McFaddens writing. Her books are so easy to read and keep you thoroughly engaged and entertained. This book had the perfect amount of suspense where being the baby that I am, I was still able to sleep comfortably at night . I still had a couple of questions after finishing this book and I feel like the ending came a little too quickly, but it was still an enjoyable thriller read to add to my October list. If you love a good serial killer story then pick this one up! I didn’t see that ending coming!

📚 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
💫Psychological thrillers🧐
💫Suspenseful serial killer thrillers🔪
💫Plot twists🔀
💫Dual timelines✌🏽
💫Unpredictable endings⁉️

🗝️𝕄𝕐 ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕀ℕ𝔾🗝️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💕Q U O T E: “𝒟𝒶𝒹 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝓈𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓇𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝑜 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓌𝓇𝑜𝓃𝑔, 𝒶𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝒷𝑒 𝓈𝓂𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝑒𝓃𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝓎𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝓈𝑒𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜 𝒾𝓉.”

🙏 Thank you NetGalley, Poisoned Penn Press, and Freida McFadden for this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts 💕

I received an arc from Netgalley. The opinions are my own. Nora was 11 when her father was arrested for killing 18 women. 26 years later, Nora is a surgeon. One of her patients is dead in the same manner her father used to kill his victims. The police suspect it was Nora.

I thought I knew who the killer was for most of this book. I did not. I really enjoyed this book and I'd recommend it.

Thank you to net galley for providing me with a copy of this book for a fair review.

This story we follow our main character Nora whose father is a convicted serial killer. Nora is currently a successful surgeon who has spent her life trying to hide her identity as the child of a serial killer from the public. However murders start to pop up around her and Nora is thrown into suspicion with the police and trying to keep her name clean.

I was so excited to read this book after having enjoyed The HouseMaid and The Housemaid’s Secret so much. This story had a good premise however I just felt that it too long to get into the meat of the story. I found that nothing griping really started to happen until the 200 page mark, and for me that’s just too long. I felt there could have been some twists or red herrings before that point to keep the reader on the edge of their seats. Overall I would give this one a 3 star it was good but nothing groundbreaking. I still enjoy this author and will continue to keep an eye out for more from her.

Another quick read with a gripping plot! This book had me up late into the night trying to figure out what is going on in Nora's life. Was it a case of an unreliable narrator or a crazy copy cat killer bringing up secrets from Nora's past. The author planted little seeds throughout this book that will make you second guess yourself.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

I love this author. There is not a book she wrote that I read that I haven’t liked. This book was creepy in the best way. It kept me guessing until the very end.

This has me guessing until the end! What a quick and enjoyable read! I would definitely recommend and read more from this author!