The Crash
Freida McFadden, 2025
Mystery, thriller & crime Contemporary fiction
A pregnant narrator who keeps explaining herself, a phone she pockets, and the suspicion that her own story doesn’t add up.
Feels like dread and curiosity. About death.
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What a person tells themselves right before crossing a line.
I’ve never killed anyone before. I’m not a murderer. I’m a good person. I don’t lie. I don’t cheat. I don’t steal. I hardly ever even raise my voice. There are very few things I’ve done in my life that I’m ashamed of. Freida McFadden.Freida McFadden is a physician specializing in brain injury; she wrote several thrillers before The Housemaid became a bestseller.
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Questions readers ask
- What is The Crash like?
- Feels like dread and curiosity. About death.
- What should I read after The Crash?
- If you liked The Crash, try Verity (Colleen Hoover), The Perfect Marriage (Jeneva Rose) and The Good Girl (Mary Kubica).
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Some people keep a darker world on hand so the real one stays bearable.
I needed for the imaginary version of my world to be darker than my real world. Otherwise, I would have wanted to leave them both.
Verity · Colleen Hoover
What it costs to make yourself unnoticeable in a crowded room.
She was trying to make herself as small as possible, blending into the background, going unnoticed. But to me, she was the only person in that room.
The Perfect Marriage · Jeneva Rose
The relief of letting someone else carry your sadness, just for a moment.
But he holds me so tightly that for a moment, the emotions are at bay. The sadness and fear, the regret and the loathing. He bottles them up inside his arms so that for a split second I don’t have to be the one carrying the weight of them. For this moment, the burden is his.
The Good Girl · Mary Kubica
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