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Murder Road

I’m not sure how I’ve managed to go this long without reading anything by Simone St. James, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to rectify for a while. I’ve always heard good things about her mysteries, and Murder Road was released earlier this month, so this seemed like a good time to finally dive in. …

Murder Road: Recap, Summary & Spoilers

Chapters 1 – 4 In July 1995, April DelRay (soon to be Carter), 26, and Eddie Carter, 27, are newly married and on their honeymoon. April thinks back to meeting Eddie six months ago in February. She was renting a house with some roommates in Ann Arbor, and Eddie was a friend of theirs. Now, …

Apples Never Fall: Ending & Explanations (Spoilers)

What is the ending? How does Apples Never Fall End? It turns out that Savannah is the sibling of Harry Haddad, a former star student who is now a famous tennis player. She came to their house as a child once when her brother was being picked up, but she everyone was mean to her, …

The Housemaid’s Secret: Ending & Explanations

Can The Housemaid’s Secret be read as a standalone novel? Do I have to read The Housemaid before the housemaids secret? You can read the Housemaid’s Secret as a standalone novel, but I wouldn’t recommend it. I strongly recommend reading the first book, The Housemaid, first. There’s nothing you need to know from the first …

The Housemaid’s Secret

The Housemaid’s Secret is Freida McFadden’s follow-up to her bestselling mystery-thriller, The Housemaid which came out in January 2022. The third novel in this series, The Housemaid is Watching, will be released later this year, in June 2024. I’ll start by saying that I would definitely recommend reading The Housemaid before reading The Housemaid’s Secret, …