The Housemaid is Watching
The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden is the third book in The Housemaid series. Millie and Enzo finally have their dream home and are eager to settle down with their children. But the picture-perfect neighborhood they move into isn't what it seems. Between suspicious neighbors, hidden secrets, and resurfacing dangers, Millie begins to realize that her new "safe" life may be even more threatening than her past.
- Millie - Narrator
- Enzo - Millie's husband
- Ada - Millie and Enzo's daughter
- Nico - Millie and Enzo's son
- Martha - Suzette and Jonathan's housemaid
- Jonathan - Neighbor
- Suzette - Jonathan's wife
- Braden - Child who went missing three years ago
- Millie becomes increasingly paranoid, thinking someone is watching the family.
- Martha starts working for Millie and Enzo.
- Nico breaks a neighbor's valuable item; Millie starts sending him daily to their house to work off the debt.
- Enzo helps Martha secretly escape from her abusive husband, keeping it hidden from Millie due to her recent health issues.
- Jonathan was locking Nico in a small room and making him play with toys while Jonathan watched on a camera.
- Nico tells Jonathan he doesn't want to go in the room anymore but Jonathan threatens to kill Nico's family if he tells anyone so the visits continue for a while.
- Finally, Nico confides in Ada about Jonathan's behavior and she goes to Jonathan's house and stabs him.
- Jonathan is later found with the stab wound in his gut and his throat slit.
- Enzo is arrested for his murder.
- Police also find DNA from Braden.
- Suzette confesses to Millie that she knew about Braden but not until after Jonathan killed him.
- Millie convinces Suzette to confess to Jonathan's murder and claim self-defense, warning that otherwise she would face charges for conspiring to kill Braden.
- Suzette Lowell confesses to the murder and no one but Millie and Enzo know Ada was involved.
- Millie and Enzo assume Ada is the one who slashed Jonathan's throat but no one ever mentions it.
- Epilogue: Martha returns to Jonathan's house to steal Suzette's jewelry to fund her escape. Jonathan catches her stealing and goes into a rage, so Martha slashes his throat.
- Millie - Alive - Worried about how Ada is coping after everything
- Enzo - Alive - Happy for life to return to normal
- Ada - Alive - No further details
- Nico - Alive - No further details
- Martha - Alive - Still on the run from her abusive husband, Jed
- Jonathan - Dead - Throat slashed by Martha
- Suzette - Alive - In prison for Jonathan's murder
- Braden - Dead - Killed by Jonathan
- Murder
- Child abuse
- Child death
- Pedophilia
- Domestic abuse
- Kidnapping
- Animal death
Twist
Publisher: Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781464223310
Publication Date: June 11, 2024
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
