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Best-selling The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals true identity

Best-selling The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals true identity

One of the biggest mysteries in publishing is solved, as The Housemaid writer reveals her real name.

April 9, 2026 at 09:35 AM Original source
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Best-selling The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals true identity
BBC Newsvia rss

One of the biggest mysteries in publishing is solved, as The Housemaid writer reveals her real name.

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‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden Says ‘It’s Time’ to Reveal Her True Identity, Admits She’s ‘Tired of This Being a Secret’
The Wrapvia ai

Freida McFadden, author of 'The Housemaid', reveals her real name as Sara Cohen, a brain doctor, ending years of speculation about her identity.

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Housemaid Author Freida McFadden Finally Reveals Her Real Identity
E! Onlinevia ai

Freida McFadden, known for 'The Housemaid', discloses her true identity as Sara Cohen, a doctor treating brain disorders, after years of maintaining secrecy.

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Paradevia ai

Fans react as Freida McFadden, author of 'The Housemaid', reveals her real name as Sara Cohen, a brain doctor, ending years of speculation.

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‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity: ‘I’m Tired of This Being a Secret’
Yahoo! Newsvia ai

Freida McFadden, author of 'The Housemaid', reveals her real name as Sara Cohen, a brain doctor, expressing she's tired of the secrecy surrounding her identity.

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“The” “Housemaid” Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity After Keeping It Secret for 23 Years
Yahoo! Newsvia ai

Freida McFadden, author of 'The Housemaid', reveals her real name as Sara Cohen, a brain doctor, after 23 years of maintaining secrecy about her identity.

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Best-Selling Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity
National Todayvia ai

Freida McFadden, author of the hit novel 'The Housemaid', has revealed that her real name is Sara Cohen and that she works as a brain doctor when not writing books.

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La autora de 'La asistenta' revela su nombre tras años firmando como Freida McFadden: se llama Sara Cohen
El Paísvia ai

Sara Cohen, conocida hasta ahora por el seudónimo Freida McFadden, ha revelado públicamente su verdadera identidad. Cohen es médica especializada en trastornos cerebrales y autora de gran éxito en el género del thriller psicológico, destacando con su bestseller 'La asistenta'.

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La autora de 'La asistenta', el libro más vendido del 2025 en España, desvela su verdadera identidad: se llama Sara Cohen
Cadena SERvia ai

La autora del bestseller de 2025 en España, 'La asistenta', conocida hasta ahora por el seudónimo Freida McFadden, ha revelado ... como Sara Cohen, médica especialista en trastornos cerebrales de 45 años.

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'The Housemaid'-författaren avslöjar sin sanna identitet - efter 23 år
Aftonbladetvia ai

Efter 23 års anonymitet har succéförfattaren bakom thrillern 'The Housemaid' avslöjat sin sanna identitet. Freida McFadden, känd för att ha framträtt i peruk och glasögon, heter i verkligheten Sara Cohen och arbetar som hjärnläkare vid sidan av sitt författarskap.

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