10 books for fans of One by One
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The Surrogate Mother
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After years of failed fertility treatments, Abby gratefully accepts when her personal assistant Monica offers to carry her baby. But Monica has been lying about her identity, and her real motives for helping Abby are far more sinister than generous.
★ 3.91 Goodreads (359.9K ratings) - 2
The Coworker
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When the strange accountant who never misses work doesn't show up, her office mate gets pulled into a web of lies that makes everyone a suspect. McFadden weaponizes office politics into pure psychological terror.
★ 3.73 Goodreads (596.1K ratings) - 3
Never Lie
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McFadden weaves a claustrophobic thriller where house-hunting newlyweds become snowed-in detectives, uncovering their missing host's dark therapeutic practices through hidden recordings.
★ 4.08 Goodreads (1.5M ratings) - 4
Dear Debbie
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McFadden's signature blend of psychological tension and shocking twists returns in Dear Debbie, which deepens the unsettling atmosphere with a multi-narrator format that amplifies the unreliable perspectives central to the story. The slightly longer runtime allows for richer character development while maintaining the same breakneck pacing and dark humor that makes One by One so gripping.
★ 4.02 Goodreads (244.1K ratings) - 5
The Perfect Son
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Erika's perfect suburban life crumbles when police suspect her son Liam in a classmate's disappearance. McFadden explores how well parents really know their children.
★ 3.99 Goodreads (527.0K ratings) - 6
Do You Remember?
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McFadden traps readers in Tess's daily confusion as she wakes up unable to recognize her husband, her home, or even her own face.
★ 3.92 Goodreads (165.5K ratings) - 7
Do Not Disturb
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Quinn Alexander commits an unthinkable crime and flees toward the Canadian border, only to get trapped by a snowstorm at a creepy roadside motel. McFadden excels at turning ordinary locations into psychological pressure cookers.
★ 3.89 Goodreads (381.5K ratings) - 8
The Housemaid
The Housemaid • Book 1
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A broke ex-convict becomes housemaid to a wealthy couple, but the picture-perfect family harbors twisted secrets that put her in mortal danger. McFadden constructs a psychological thriller where domestic duties become survival tactics and trust proves deadly.
★ 4.35 Goodreads (1.1K ratings) - 9
The Housemaid's Secret
The Housemaid • Book 2
Why this book?
McFadden's signature blend of domestic suspense and unreliable narration returns in this longer, more intricate thriller that deepens the psychological tension found in One by One. The extended 10-hour runtime allows Allman's narration to fully develop the claustrophobic atmosphere and shocking twists that define McFadden's horror style.
★ 4.16 Goodreads (1.8M ratings) - 10
The Wife Upstairs
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After a terrible accident leaves Victoria paralyzed and unable to speak, she's confined to her home's top floor with round-the-clock care. McFadden explores the horror of being trapped in your own body while dark secrets about the accident emerge.
★ 4.03 Goodreads (293.9K ratings)