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The Boyfriend
She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.
Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.
Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...
A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.
Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.
Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...
A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…
368 pages, Paperback
Expected publication October 1, 2024
About the author
Freida McFadden
43 books97.4k followers#1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and Amazon Charts bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. She lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
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Want to read
July 6, 2024I want her to take a break from writing ✍🏻 but also I don’t 🤭🤭 iykyk
Want to read
May 1, 2024I take a nap
meanwhile Frieda Mcfadden:
Here you go another book that would probably not let you sleep..
meanwhile Frieda Mcfadden:
Here you go another book that would probably not let you sleep..
Want to read
March 31, 2024The devil works hard
But Freida McFadden works harder!
Damn Girl!!!!
But Freida McFadden works harder!
Damn Girl!!!!
Want to read
March 23, 2024I want to read everything she writes.
Want to read
June 8, 2024pre read:
does she even sleep ??
Also not to insert Taylor in everything but at the beginning I saw the red tie and I thought it was a scarf and I was like: I LEFT MY SCARF IN YOUR SISTERS HOUSE AND YOU STILL GOT IT
ANOTHER BOOK IN 2024!! Honestly I don’t mind, I would literally read her grocery list 💅🏻
does she even sleep ??
Also not to insert Taylor in everything but at the beginning I saw the red tie and I thought it was a scarf and I was like: I LEFT MY SCARF IN YOUR SISTERS HOUSE AND YOU STILL GOT IT
ANOTHER BOOK IN 2024!! Honestly I don’t mind, I would literally read her grocery list 💅🏻
Shelved as 'upcoming-releases'
April 29, 2024she writes. i read. its as simple as that.
Want to read
May 18, 2024this woman is pulling books out her sleeves on the daily and i’m living for it.
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March 14, 2024I CANT WAIT FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!
July 5, 2024
I basically read this cover to cover in one sitting and could not put it down - I loved every page. Everything I suspected and guessed was, of course, wrong and that’s one of the things I love most about Freida’s books - you always think you’ve figured it out and then you’re completely wrong!
Thank you to Sourcebooks for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to Sourcebooks for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
June 22, 2024
"𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲," 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬, "𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝."
The prologue may be just a page and a half, but it will DEMAND your full attention and make you fully aware that once again, you're in for a wild ride.
Freida has created a most relatable protagonist in Sydney Shaw, a thirty-four-year-old single woman living in New York. Her mother is always subtly reminding her that she 'has plenty of time' to start having babies, and while Sydney wants to get married and have a family, she bemoans the fact that in a city of millions, there aren't many suitable partners. After a dating app spawns yet another horrible encounter, she abruptly ends the date, but her would-be suitor won't take no for an answer. To Sydney's shock and awe, a dark-haired stranger appears and sends her date scurrying away to the safety of his mother's basement.
She is smitten, and pretty soon, she and her dark-hared beau, who turns out to be a doctor, are exclusive. But when a string of unsolved murders are thought to have been committed by a man who dates the victims before he kills them, Sydney begins to have her doubts about her Mr. Perfect. She's caught him in a few inconsistencies, sure, but they were all easily explained, right?
Told in dual timelines with alternating points of view, THE BOYFRIEND is an enthralling, all-consuming read about the power of seduction, the nature of obsession, and the charismatic mask that so many human monsters hide behind. Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for my early copy. THE BOYFRIEND will publish October 1, 2024.
The prologue may be just a page and a half, but it will DEMAND your full attention and make you fully aware that once again, you're in for a wild ride.
Freida has created a most relatable protagonist in Sydney Shaw, a thirty-four-year-old single woman living in New York. Her mother is always subtly reminding her that she 'has plenty of time' to start having babies, and while Sydney wants to get married and have a family, she bemoans the fact that in a city of millions, there aren't many suitable partners. After a dating app spawns yet another horrible encounter, she abruptly ends the date, but her would-be suitor won't take no for an answer. To Sydney's shock and awe, a dark-haired stranger appears and sends her date scurrying away to the safety of his mother's basement.
She is smitten, and pretty soon, she and her dark-hared beau, who turns out to be a doctor, are exclusive. But when a string of unsolved murders are thought to have been committed by a man who dates the victims before he kills them, Sydney begins to have her doubts about her Mr. Perfect. She's caught him in a few inconsistencies, sure, but they were all easily explained, right?
Told in dual timelines with alternating points of view, THE BOYFRIEND is an enthralling, all-consuming read about the power of seduction, the nature of obsession, and the charismatic mask that so many human monsters hide behind. Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for my early copy. THE BOYFRIEND will publish October 1, 2024.
July 5, 2024
Well this was a twisty turn ride! This is probably one of my favorite McFadden’s I’ve read. The characters were more relatable than in some of her other books I’ve read, and overall felt more believable. There were a few times I thought I had the twists figured out, but I didn’t get the final one until it was about to be revealed, which is also so fun for me. I do enjoy trying to guess, but I always love it when I can’t quite get it. I was really hoping for a different outcome for the two MCs, but I do feel like we got the next best thing. Overall, I really enjoyed this fast paced thriller!
June 24, 2024
Really enjoyed this book, worth the read
May 21, 2024
I couldn’t put this down. 😱
June 25, 2024
An advance reader copy...a good page turner. Sydney and her friends live in small apts. in NYC. Each looking to complete her life by finding a man to settle down with. When one friend turns up murdered, the others are fearful of using a dating site to find potential dates.
Enter a charming man named Tom that has a questionable past, but is a Dr. At the local hospital. He is attractive, mannerly, sweet and good in bed...the perfect man?? But is there more to him than meets the eye?
A mystery with a surprise twist at the end...two actually!
Enter a charming man named Tom that has a questionable past, but is a Dr. At the local hospital. He is attractive, mannerly, sweet and good in bed...the perfect man?? But is there more to him than meets the eye?
A mystery with a surprise twist at the end...two actually!
May 7, 2024
One of my top 5 Freidas, but since dating while reading it felt cliche in spots 🤪 Rounding down on a 4.5 for me.
June 4, 2024
One of my most anticipated upcoming reads. I have read all the books of Freida McFadden.
Want to read
June 27, 2024This book better not fall flat like the Teacher did.
Frieda girl I don’t know what’s going on, but my patience is running thin🙄
Frieda girl I don’t know what’s going on, but my patience is running thin🙄
July 8, 2024
Pretty good
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