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The Housemaid series by Freida McFadden has kept readers guessing with the story of Millie Calloway. Millie is a housemaid with a mysterious past who becomes deeply involved with the lives of the families she cleans for. Hoopla has the audiobook versions of the full Housemaid series, so you can jump into the story and immerse yourself in McFadden’s thrilling world.
The Recommended Reading Order for the Housemaid Book Series
There are three main books in the Housemaid series, plus a short story. (Fun fact: the short story was written to entertain fans who had finished the first two books and were having a hard time waiting for the third!)
Book 1: The Housemaid
Book 2: The Housemaid’s Secret
Short Story: The Housemaid’s Wedding
Book 3: The Housemaid Is Watching
Overview of the Main Characters in the Housemaid Series
Millie Calloway
Millie works as a housemaid while studying social work, carrying the weight of a past that includes a 10-year prison stint. With her blond hair in a practical bun and simple clothes meant to blend in, she seems unremarkable. Yet beneath her quiet exterior is a fiercely protective woman who bends rules to defend the vulnerable.
Enzo Accardi
Enzo is bold, loyal, and never afraid to ignore red tape when justice moves too slowly. Originally from Sicily, he’s shaped by the loss of his sister, which drives his fierce instinct to protect vulnerable women. To Millie, he’s the one person who truly understands her darker side.
Themes in the Housemaid Series
The Housemaid series explores psychological manipulation, domestic abuse, and power imbalances inside wealthy homes. Through fast-paced suspense, the story highlights class differences, the vulnerability of domestic workers, and themes of female empowerment as characters uncover secrets and fight for survival and justice.
A Summary of Each Book in the Housemaid Series
Book 1: The Housemaid
Read by Lauryn Allman
Each day, Millie Calloway cleans the Winchesters’ luxurious home, collects their daughter from school, and cooks dinner before retreating alone to her attic room. As Nina becomes stranger and Andrew more troubled, curiosity and envy grow, until a locked door shows Millie that she has no idea who the family truly is.
Book 2: The Housemaid’s Secret
Read by Lauryn Allman
Millie accepts a job cleaning the Garricks’ luxurious penthouse, grateful they ask few questions about her past. But the forbidden guest bedroom hides a suffering wife and disturbing clues. When the truth emerges, Millie vows to protect Mrs. Garrick, no matter how far she must go.
Short Story: “The Housemaid’s Wedding”
Read by Edoardo Ballerini
What should be the happiest day of Millie’s life has arrived. She is engaged to the man she loves and will soon stand before a judge to be married. Yet one chilling truth shadows the moment: someone intends to stop the wedding permanently, and Millie’s life may depend on staying vigilant.
Book 3: The Housemaid Is Watching
Read by Lauryn Allman and Ina Marie Smith
Millie finally has the family home she once only dreamed of after years of cleaning other people’s houses. But unsettling neighbors, a watchful stranger, and her husband’s late-night absences stir fear, especially as Millie’s buried past threatens to resurface on their quiet suburban street.
Test Your Knowledge of The Housemaid With Some Trivia
Q. Who is the new employer in Book 2?
Douglass Garrett
Q. How long was Millie’s Prison sentence?
10 years
Q. Where does Millie sleep in the Winchester house?
In the attic bedroom
Q. What animal shape chicken nugget does Celia demand?
Dinosaur shaped ones
Q. Why was Millie imprisoned?
Manslaughter charges
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