By: Freida McFadden
Narrator: Leslie Howard
Hollywood Upstairs Press
ISBN: 978-1464227325
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Pub Date: 01/28/2025
Format: e-book & audiobook
My Rating: 5 Stars +
A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden!
The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed.
Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard.
She never arrives at her destination.
Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.
But something isn't right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.
And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself―and her unborn child.
A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
My Review
The queen of twists, Freida McFadden, returns with an INTENSE, chilling, locked-in atmospheric and claustrophobic psychological thriller— one of her BEST—THE CRASH. A read/listen in one sitting. Unputdownable. Clever. Creepily addictive!
A woman is trying to escape and winds up stranded in a snowstorm blizzard. However, when rescued, she finds herself in an even worse nightmare. How will she ever escape?
A nail-biter, heart pounder. Dark, atmospheric, twisty, suspenseful, and downright chilling!
About...
Set in the unforgiving winter of Maine, the story follows Tegan, who is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her life behind her. Her brother advises her to drive to his house to stay with him until she figures it out.
But what she did not expect was a snow blizzard. She never arrives at her destination. A crash.
Stranded in the cold, pregnant and alone, with a broken ankle and a dead car. Then, someone finally comes along to rescue her, but he looks a little scary. Then he takes her to his home to his cabin, where he is married to a former nurse. She thinks this will work. She will remain with them until the roads are cleared.
But things take a SINISTER turn. Tegan realizes she is unsafe and must keep her baby and herself from harm. How will she ESCAPE in a blizzard, not knowing where she is?
My thoughts...
Buckle up! Oh my, this is one edgy, clever, unpredictable thriller! Get ready for a truly terrifying, ice-cold chiller from the master of suspense with her latest, THE CRASH.
Cancel all your plans. This is one not to be interrupted. Atmospheric and claustrophobic, tense, and twisted, this chiller will leave you breathless, waiting to discover what darkness is luring on the next page.
What makes this so spine-chilling is that anyone can be stuck out in a storm, and with no cell coverage, you are vulnerable. If someone stops to help you, what could happen?
McFadden explores this nightmare brilliantly with plot twists you do not see coming when the past and present collide and then a FINAL jaw-dropping stab, leaving you smiling at the satisfying conclusion. The unexpected twists will keep you on the edge of your seat from page one to the end.
From motherhood, courage, determination, memory, trust, greed, deceit, betrayal, and survival, THE CRASH has everything you want in a thriller. A wicked ride of psychological tension. Get this one on your list.
Audiobook...
The audiobook was exceptional!
I have purchased every Freida McFadden audiobook and LOVE Leslie Howard, but this is a favorite. Leslie gave an award-winning performance, elevating the story with suspense and emotion, keeping you glued to your AirPods/iPhone in one sitting. THE CRASH is unputdownable. The dynamic duo (Howard/McFadden) are a dream team. I highly recommend the audiobook!
Recs...
For McFadden fans and (2019) Taylor Adams' No Exit (book & movie) and (2022) Heather Gudenkauf's The Overnight Guest (both favorites; 5-stars ++ )
Unfortunately, I did not receive an ARC or an ALC 😢and the suspense killed me. I had to wait until the pub date, but I purchased the e-book and audio the minute it came out! 😎 Listened in one day. Yes, it is that good.
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
My Rating: 5 Stars
Pub Date: Jan 28, 2025
Praise
"The Crash is everything a great thriller should be, with jaw-dropping twists and nonstop tension. I could not―repeat―could not put it down!" ― Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast
About the Author
#1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Sunday Times internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean. WEBSITE
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