Never Lie

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.

But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.

In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale’s mysterious disappearance.

Tricia plays the tapes one by one, late into the night. With each one, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and Dr. Adrienne Hale’s web of lies slowly unravels.

And then Tricia reaches the final cassette.

The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth.

#1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, USA Today, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author Freida McFadden is a physician who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida is the winner of the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original, the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller, and was honored as one of TIME 100’s most influential people in the world for 2026. Her novels have been translated into more than 45 languages.

​ Freida lives with her family and cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.

To hear Freida talk about herself more in the third person, check out her website freidamcfadden dot com

What readers are raving about Never Lie:

"Never Lie is the perfect thrill ride of a novel! I was pulled into the story right from the start and read breathlessly until the shocking conclusion. Disturbing, absorbing, and deliciously sinister—this is a novel readers will devour in one sitting." -Karen McQuestion, bestselling author of The Moonlight Child

"Once again she's crafted a stupendous and gratifying thriller with major fire-cracking revelations. Hold onto something solid because she's gonna yank the rug from right out under you!" -Caffeine Read Repeat

"I was absolutely stunned and in a state of shock!" -Carrie White Shields, Instagram Influencer

"It truly is the definition of unputdownable. I'd have read it in one sitting, had I not been working. And when the twist happened, I gasped, put my hands to my face and gave a bark of laughter." -Natalie Rampling, Curling Up With a Coffee and a Kindle

"Let me tell you, you are in for a TREAT. You're not going to want to miss this 5 star read from the master of misdirection, red herrings, and mind-blowing twists and turns." -Cassie Taylor, Instagram Influencer

"Wow! One of my favorites by Freida! The twists: I DID NOT see coming. So gooood! I've been in a total book slump lately and this totally took me out of it. I was so intrigued with every page turn!" -Graciously Booked

"I inhaled the book in one sitting but...those last pages will haunt me for a very long time." -Marcia Matalon Nass, Domestic Thriller Readers

"OMG this book is phenomenal! McFadden best book yet and most shocking jaw dropping twist to date!!! She is definitely the Queen of you never see them coming twists!!!!! I thought I had this book completely figured out only to be completely wrong and left picking my jaw up off the floor!!!!" -Raven Lynn Spalding, Domestic Thriller Readers