The Tenant
Freida McFadden, 2025
Mystery, thriller & crime Contemporary fictionHorror
A tenant, a landlord, and a mind that won’t stop collecting evidence; domestic suspense for readers who like their unease polite.
Feels like dread and unease. About society.
A page from the book
A stain on the floor, and a mind insisting it is only wine.
I didn’t notice this when the stain was dry, but now that it’s on the paper towel, it’s clear that I got the color wrong. The stain is not brown. It’s dark red. It’s got to be wine. It’s the right color. Well, not exactly—it doesn’t have that purplish hue that I sometimes associate with wine. But it’s got to be. What else could it be? What other dark red liquid could have stained my floor boards? Okay, there is one other thing it could be. Yes, it is the exact color of blood. It much more closely resembles blood than wine. And it has a strange metallic smell. But it can’t be that. Because why would there be a bloodstain all over my floor? Freida McFadden.Freida McFadden is a pen name; she is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury and writes thrillers between shifts.
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Questions readers ask
- What is The Tenant like?
- Feels like dread and unease. About society.
- What should I read after The Tenant?
- If you liked The Tenant, try The Couple Next Door (Shari Lapena), Lock Every Door (Riley Sager) and Ask for Andrea (Noelle W. Ihli).
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