Freida McFadden Books in Order
Freida McFadden has written 35 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) and the newest is The Witch (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 2013–2026
- Confirmed
- 13 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,124 in 6 of 35 books
Freida McFadden is the pen name of Sara Cohen, an American author born on May 1, 1980, who writes psychological thrillers. The catalogue lists 35 books from The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) through The Witch (2026), with series including Housemaid, Dr. Jane McGill and Pick Your Poison Adventure. The Housemaid (2022) became an international bestseller, and a 2025 feature film adaptation stars Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. Subjects attached to the books range from medical and humor to crime and suspense. McFadden is still publishing.
Source: Wikidata
The Housemaid follows a woman who takes work as a housemaid for a wealthy family, cleaning their house, cooking their meals and caring for their child. She comes to suspect the family is concealing something, and staying in the position longer reveals more about them than she first realized.
How many Freida McFadden books are there?
Freida McFadden has 35 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 3 series and 27 titles listed outside any series.
Freida McFadden Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Freida McFadden books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 120132823/4
- 2Suicide Med / Dead Med2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 3The Psyching2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 4Baby City2015 · 394 pages · confirmed 3/420153943/4
- 5Brain Damage2016 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/420163923/4
- 620173523/4
- 7The Perfect Son2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 8The Ex2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 9The Surrogate Mother2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 10The Wife Upstairs2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 11One By One2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 12Want to Know a Secret?2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 13The Locked Door2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 14Do Not Disturb2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 1520223363/4
- 16The Gift2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 17Do You Remember2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 18The Inmate2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 19Never Lie2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 202023–2/4
- 21Ward D2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 22The Coworker2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 232024–2/4
- 24The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 252024–2/4
- 26The Teacher2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 27The Boyfriend2024 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420243682/4
- 282025–4/4
- 29The Crash2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 30The Tenant2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 31The Intruder2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 322026–2/4
- 33Dear Debbie2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
- 34The Divorce2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 35The Witch2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Freida McFadden series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Housemaid books in order 4 books
Freida McFadden books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Dr. Jane McGill in order
2 booksAlibis Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Pick Your Poison Adventure in order
1 bookStandalone books
27 books27 Freida McFadden titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Freida McFadden Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Freida McFadden books run from The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) to The Witch (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Housemaid series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Housemaid books in chronological order. No other Freida McFadden story order is on record.
Do you have to read Freida McFadden books in order?
You only need to read Freida McFadden books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Freida McFadden books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Housemaid (2022), the first Housemaid book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013).
What is the first Freida McFadden book?
The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) is the first Freida McFadden book, and the numbered table above starts with it.
What is the newest Freida McFadden book?
The Witch (2026) is the newest Freida McFadden book released so far.
Is there a new Freida McFadden book coming?
No next Freida McFadden book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Freida McFadden Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 35 books in publication order is on the Freida McFadden reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Freida McFadden at a glance
- Still publishing
- Freida McFadden published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Freida McFadden books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,124 pages across the 6 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Freida McFadden books, 29 of 35, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 35 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 13 in at least three.
When Freida McFadden books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Freida McFadden titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 29 titles.
35 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Freida McFadden books are about
6 of the 35 Freida McFadden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
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