The Boyfriend

The Boyfriend

Freida McFadden

First published 2024

7.57.5 / 10
Score out of 10348 ratingsConfidence 70%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
  • NYT bestseller · 9 weeks on the list, peaked at #1

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About the book

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim... A dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.5 across 348 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.36 2%
Hardcover7.5342 98%

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