New out January 27, 2026
Dear Debbie
- NYT bestseller · 11 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
In “Dear Debbie” an advice columnist who has spent years counselling mistreated wives decides she has had enough, and she is the reason to read it. Debbie is a little unhinged in a way some readers enjoy, and the plot delivers its jolts along the way. Some readers see the author reusing a formula of hers: an unreliable narrator, domestic trouble and a chain of twists.
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About the book
A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough... Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction. Or at least, she did. These days, Debbie's life seems to be spiraling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie's done being the bigger person. She's done being reasonable and practical. It's time to take her own advice. And now it's time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most. From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands - with killer results.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 197 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 197 | 100% |
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