A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker "You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back- but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way... I used to clean other people's houses-now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills... The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone- Be careful of your neighbors. Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here? I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all? From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next instalment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read- and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

フリーダ・マクファデンが描く本作の真髄は、かつての家政婦が監視される側へと回る立場逆転の妙にあります。平穏な郊外を舞台に、過去の罪と現在の疑心が交錯する心理描写は圧巻です。閉ざされた社会の息苦しさと生活の裏に潜む歪みを暴き出す筆致は、読者を逃げ場のない迷宮へと誘い込みます。 映像化作品では視線の交錯が緊張感を煽りますが、原作の白眉は独白による圧倒的な没入感にあります。文字から立ち上る疑念が映像の鮮烈な演出と共鳴し、深淵にある真の恐怖が鮮明に浮かび上がるのです。両メディアを味わうことで、騙される快感は極限に達するでしょう。