{"product_id":"the-witch-a-brand-new-haunting-thriller-from-freida-mcfadden-1-new-york-times-bestselling-author-of-the-housemaid","title":"The Witch: A brand-new, haunting thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid!","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed one of the TIME100 Most Influential People of 2026 \"I enjoy Freida McFadden…The books are engrossing and her sense of humour is sharp and dark. Vengeance comes with a twist and is satisfying\" – STEPHEN KING \"McFadden is a writer at the top of her game?and the undisputed mistress of the psychological thriller.\" – E.L. James “Take the propulsive darkness of Gone Girl, the prolific output of Colleen Hoover, and the addictive twists of Harlan Coben, and you have something close to Freida McFadden.” – The Independent “Intimidatingly prolific” – The Sunday Times Some secrets don't die?they wait. When Julia Barlow loses her job and her apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family's sprawling seventeenth-century estate in rural Massachusetts. Officially, she's there to check in on her ageing grandmother. Unofficially, she's hoping the old house will give her a place to disappear. Instead, Pemberton begins to unravel her. Every night, the grandfather clock stops at exactly 3:41 a.m. The lights flicker without warning. And a disembodied voice cries for help outside Julia's bedroom door. As Julia digs into the house's dark history, she uncovers the story of a woman executed for witchcraft in 1692?and realises the past may not be finished with Pemberton yet. When decades of family lies begin to surface, Julia must confront a terrifying truth: Pemberton may be haunted by women whose voices refuse to stay silent. From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes The Witch, a chilling, twist-filled thriller about secrets?those we inherit, those we bury, and those people will burn to keep silent. Read more\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GENRES BSTIN Crime, Thriller \u0026 Mystery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":62421097480562,"sku":"8256502711 - PB","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":62421097513330,"sku":"8256502711 - HB","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/6889\/0482\/files\/71PeqR95oUL.jpg?v=1790673663","url":"https:\/\/universalreads.com\/products\/the-witch-a-brand-new-haunting-thriller-from-freida-mcfadden-1-new-york-times-bestselling-author-of-the-housemaid","provider":"Universal reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}