Finally, a book for everyone who’s tired of ‘taking the high road.’ Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden is what happens when a polite advice columnist chooses violence and has the IQ to get away with it. Buckle up! Debbie Mullen is an MIT graduate, and she has decided to stop playing by the rules. It’s about to get messy!
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4/5 stars ★★★★☆
From the publisher: 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.
Published on: January 27, 2026
Pages: 336
Genre: Psychological Thriller
What I Liked About Dear Debbie:
You already know you’re in for a wild ride the second you see Freida’s name on the cover. She is the undisputed queen of the ‘wait, what?‘ moment. She takes everyday, relatable characters and plunges them into chaos, leaving you convinced that the most dangerous people aren’t in high-security prisons; they’re living right on your street.
If you’re old enough to have read the ‘Dear Abby’ columns, then you can imagine if Abby finally snapped, traded her typewriter for a tactical plan, and started solving her readers’ problems with a shovel instead of a pep talk. Wouldn’t that have been great?
My favorite part about Dear Debbie was the humor. I don’t go into Freida’s books thinking that they are going to make me laugh, but this one truly cracked me up. Her ‘drafts’ for her column were foreshadowing and funny at the same time. Do you have a husband who snores? A neighbor that tries to outdo you? Have to attend PTA meetings? Have teenagers that don’t understand you? Debbie is deeply annoyed by the same things as us; she just takes matters into her own hands.
The final reveal isn’t just a twist; it’s a total wrecking ball that makes every single page leading up to it worth the adrenaline. THAT is the reason that I find Freida books so fun and why I gave it four stars. It’s not a book that I will remember years from now (which is when I give a book five stars), but I did enjoy it.
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Looking for more book recommendations?
If you enjoyed this book, I highly recommend these other psychological thrillers:
- The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark | Buy on Amazon
- The Profiler by Helen Fields | Buy on Amazon
- Lies He Told Me by James Patterson | Buy on Amazon
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