The Housemaid (2022) is a mystery novel written by Freida McFadden. The story follows Millie Calloway, a young woman with a criminal past, who is employed as a housekeeper by a rich woman, Nina Winchester, with a seeming mental health condition. McFadden is the author of multiple bestselling psychological thriller novels. In The Housemaid, McFadden explores themes of discipline and power, and victimhood and abuse.