The Divorce
Sourcebooks · Paperback · May 26, 2026
A brand-new, gripping thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid!
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy psychological and domestic thrillers
- Themes
- revenge, obsession, marriage and divorce
- Pacing
- Fast
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A brand-new, gripping thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid! What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family… Then—he kicks her out, hires the city's best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a 20-something. It's a brutal end to the story.
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Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, get back into the workforce, and piece together the shattered remains of her life. Except, why should she? Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband's new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity soon twists into obsession—and then into something far darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realizes her own life may be in danger. But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn't it worth it? In The Divorce, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a razor-sharp, subversive thriller where love curdles into vengeance, and survival becomes the most dangerous game of all.
Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy psychological and domestic thrillers
- Fans of suspenseful stories about marriage and betrayal
Where it sits
| Psychological Thrillers | 64% |
|---|---|
| Marriage & Divorce | 59% |
| Domestic Thrillers | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Psychological Thrillers
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Freida McFadden
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Published
- May 26, 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- revenge · obsession · marriage and divorce
- Reading lane
- Suspense