
The Surrogate Mother
The UK No. 1 Bestseller! A Suspenseful Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
Freida McFadden(Author)
Poisoned Pen Press
Published on 19. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4642-2860-5 (ISBN)
Description
THE UK NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*
From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, The Boyfriend, and The Tenant comes a story of monstrous motherhood. She gave you a life. Now she wants yours.
***
She was promised a miracle. She got more than she bargained for.
Abby wants a baby more than anything.
But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future.
That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer to serve as a surrogate. It's an offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true.
But soon, strange things start happening. And it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret.
And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Freida McFadden delivers a page-turner that redefines what it means to be in the family way, with gut-wrenching twists and pulse-pounding thrills that will keep you hooked until the suspenseful conclusion.
Tropes
Psychological Thriller
Suspense
Mystery Thriller
Dangerous Secret
Also by Freida McFadden:
Do Not Disturb
The Tenant
Ward D
The Crash
The Boyfriend
The Housemaid is Watching
The Perfect Son
The Coworker
The Locked Door
Never Lie
The Teacher
The Inmate
One by One
*The Surrogate Mother was the UK's #1 bestselling title during its release week (August 2025, Nielsen BookScan)
From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, The Boyfriend, and The Tenant comes a story of monstrous motherhood. She gave you a life. Now she wants yours.
***
She was promised a miracle. She got more than she bargained for.
Abby wants a baby more than anything.
But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future.
That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer to serve as a surrogate. It's an offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true.
But soon, strange things start happening. And it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret.
And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Freida McFadden delivers a page-turner that redefines what it means to be in the family way, with gut-wrenching twists and pulse-pounding thrills that will keep you hooked until the suspenseful conclusion.
Tropes
Psychological Thriller
Suspense
Mystery Thriller
Dangerous Secret
Also by Freida McFadden:
Do Not Disturb
The Tenant
Ward D
The Crash
The Boyfriend
The Housemaid is Watching
The Perfect Son
The Coworker
The Locked Door
Never Lie
The Teacher
The Inmate
One by One
*The Surrogate Mother was the UK's #1 bestselling title during its release week (August 2025, Nielsen BookScan)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Sourcebooks, Inc
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
226 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4642-2860-5 (9781464228605)
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Freida McFadden
The Surrogate Mother
The UK No. 1 Bestseller! A Suspenseful Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
Book
09/2025
Poisoned Pen Press
€26.50
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#1 New York Times, #1 Sunday Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a physician who lives in Boston with her family. 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 forty-five languages.