
Dear Debbie
Sourcebooks · Paperback · January 27, 2026
"A perfectly plotted, diabolically fun revenge story.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, shadowy thriller built for easy immersion.
- Themes
- revenge, female empowerment, domestic thriller
- Pacing
- Fast
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"A perfectly plotted, diabolically fun revenge story. Debbie is such an endearing psychopath — I couldn't stop reading!" — Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough… Debbie Mullen is losing it.
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For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction. Or at least, she did. These days, Debbie's life seems to be spiraling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie's done being the bigger person. She's done being reasonable and practical. It's time to take her own advice. And now it's time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most. From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands – with killer results.
Why It Hooks
A brisk, shadowy thriller built for easy immersion.
Come here for
- tight suspense
- psychological unease
Expect
- sharp domestic tension
- book-club-friendly debate
Where it sits
| Domestic Thrillers | 58% |
|---|---|
| Psychological Thrillers | 55% |
| Women's Fiction | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Psychological Thrillers
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Freida McFadden
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Published
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- revenge · female empowerment · domestic thriller
- Reading lane
- Suspense