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The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden

The Boyfriend

by Freida McFadden

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  • Oct 2024, 368 pages
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A new, twisting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Teacher 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. 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...

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"Freida McFadden delivers every time. The Boyfriend has more twists than a corkscrew. Riveting!" ―Tami Hoag, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bad Liar

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Domestic Thriller
THE BOYFRIEND by Freida McFadden

Victoria Connolly & Robb Moreira both delivered a very good narration of the story.

A domestic thriller set in New York City and centered around a past and present storyline. Tom, a teen in love with Daisy, is in the past and Sydney, a young woman, who is having terrible luck with dating is in the present. Another storyline parallel to Sydney’s, is a series of brutal killings targeting young women in the area.

This story explores modern dating and the dangers that may lurk behind supposedly perfect facades. Dealing with trusting your instincts, and the impact of past traumas and how they may play a role in present relationships, desperation, and insecurities, lies and secrets, twists and turns that you expect from a thriller. An easy and fast read/listen with short chapters that end on cliffhangers, so you keep reading/listening. This was just an okay read, but I did enjoy her book, The Teacher.

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#1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida's work has been selected as one of Amazon Editors' best books of the year, she is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback, and she is a Goodreads Choice Award winner. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages.

​ Freida 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.

To hear Freida talk about herself more in the third person, check out her website freidamcfadden.

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