Filtrer
Freida McFadden
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Les secrets de la femme de ménage
Freida McFadden
- J'ai Lu
- Litterature Etrangere
- 2 Octobre 2024
- 9782290391198
Avec ce nouvel emploi, Millie semble avoir une chance en or. Chez les Garrick, un couple fortuné qui possède un somptueux appartement avec vue sur Manhattan, elle fait le ménage et prépare les repas dans la magnifique cuisine. Mais elle ne tarde pas à déceler quelques ombres au tableau... Son patron, Douglas Garrick, est d'humeur de plus en plus changeante. Et pourquoi sa femme Wendy reste-t-elle toujours enfermée dans la chambre d'amis ? Le jour où Millie découvre du sang sur une chemise de nuit, elle ne peut plus rester les bras croisés. Quelque chose se trame dans cette maison. Et cela pourrait bien se retourner contre elle si elle continue à fouiner dans les secrets des autres...
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Chaque jour, Millie fait le ménage dans la belle maison des Winchester, une riche famille new-yorkaise. Elle récupère aussi leur fille à l'école et prépare les repas avant d'aller se coucher dans sa chambre, au grenier. Pour la jeune femme, ce nouveau travail est une chance inespérée. L'occasion de repartir de zéro. Mais, sous des dehors respectables, sa patronne se montre de plus en plus instable et toxique. Et puis il y a aussi cette rumeur dérangeante qui court dans le quartier : Mme Winchester aurait tenté de noyer sa fille quelques années auparavant. Heureusement, le charmant M. Winchester est là pour rendre la situation plus supportable. Mais le danger se tapit parfois sous des apparences trompeuses. Et lorsque Millie découvre que la porte de sa chambre mansardée ne ferme que de l'extérieur, il est peut-être déjà trop tard...
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Après avoir été au service des autres en tant que femme de ménage, Millie s'est enfin construit une vie à elle. Elle vient même d'emménager dans une belle maison, dans une petite impasse chic et tranquille, avec son mari et ses deux enfants.
Mais son rêve d'une vie paisible est rapidement terni par la rencontre de ses voisins. Il y a Suzette, bien trop snob et aguicheuse, son insipide mari, mais surtout leur terrifiante femme de ménage au regard perçant et au comportement plus que suspect.
Les craintes de Millie montent d'un cran lorsque des bruits étranges se font entendre la nuit dans sa propre maison. Pire : elle éprouve un étrange malaise et se sent épiée. C'est certain, quelque chose ne tourne pas rond dans cette rue si tranquille. Mais est-elle prête à en découvrir les secrets ? Et surtout, le temps de comprendre ce qui ne va pas, tout peut arriver... -
Jeunes mariés, Tricia et Ethan recherchent la maison de leurs rêves. Alors qu'ils visitent un manoir isolé ayant appartenu au docteur Adrienne Hale, une psychiatre renommée disparue sans laisser de trace quatre ans plus tôt, une violente tempête de neige les piège sur place.
Et la maison n'a rien d'un cocon rassurant... Il y a ces empreintes de pas récentes sur le parquet, ces bruits à l'étage, comme si quelqu'un vivait là. Pire encore : Tricia découvre une pièce secrète qui renferme les enregistrements audio de chaque patient du docteur Hale.
La jeune femme les écoute les uns après les autres, tard dans la nuit. La toile de mensonges ayant conduit à la disparition de la psy se dévoile lentement. Mais déterrer de vilains petits secrets est un jeu dangereux, et lorsque Tricia écoute le dernier enregistrement, il est déjà trop tard... -
THE HOUSEMAID - AN ABSOLUTELY ADDICTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH A JAW DROPPING
Freida McFadden
- Hachette
- 27 Avril 2023
- 9781408728512
"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I''ll soon learn that the Winchesters'' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .
Every day I clean the Winchesters'' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.
I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew''s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it''s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina''s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.
I only try on one of Nina''s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it''s like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it''s far too late.
But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don''t know who I really am.
They don''t know what I''m capable of . . .
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won''t be able to put this down!
Read what everyone''s saying about The Housemaid:
"I got severe whiplash from the twistiest turns... Every time I thought I had it figured out... WRONG!!!... I am still reeling... outstanding... If you love a top notch psychological thriller that will have you questioning your own sanity, then this 5-star read is for you" NetGalley reviewer, FIVE STARS "What a wild ride!!! Freida definitely delivered the best twisty ending... Gripping from start to finish... honestly, I just could not put it down... An absolutely mind-blowing shocker that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat literally until the very end" Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS "So many twists and turns... I was hooked right away - I even read my Kindle while waiting in my kid''s school pick-up line so I wouldn''t have to put this book down!... addictive... pure perfection!" Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS -
As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can''t risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .
It''s hard to find an employer who doesn''t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.
It''s almost perfect. But I still haven''t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I''m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I''m doing laundry. And one day I can''t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....
That''s when I make a promise. After all, I''ve done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.
Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It''s simply a question of how far I''m willing to go....
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!
Read what everyone''s saying about The Housemaid''s Secret:
''Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop . . . Loved. It. So. Much!!'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ''I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!! Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS ''I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so . . . Crazy twists and turns - I actually said "Wait, what?" out loud'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS -
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A new, twisting thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coworker and The Housemaid!
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 all: 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. Until she meets Tom.
Tom 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 has Tom, the man 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, Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest...
