Author Freida McFadden's real name is somewhat of a mystery, considering the dual brain doctor/author publishes under a pseudonym. But it's no secret why her career has taken off in the past few years: Her thriller novels are real nail-biters with twists you never see coming.
She’s been churning out her eerie tales at a breakneck pace, selling 17 million copies of her 20+ titles to her growing mass of avid readers since making her debut with The Devil Wears Scrubs—and her popularity has only grown since. The Boston-based author’s book-to-movie sensation, The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, was a huge box office hit in 2025, grossing more than $300 million—and there's a sequel in the works.
