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Freida McFadden’s The Coworker takes a simple setup—a missing employee—and turns it into a devious psychological maze. Dawn Schiff is the office oddball: awkward, punctual to a fault, and obsessed with routines. When she suddenly vanishes, her bubbly coworker Natalie Farrell is the first to notice—and the first to realize something’s very wrong. As police and colleagues start digging, Natalie’s version of events begins to crack, and the truth becomes far murkier than anyone expected.
McFadden keeps the tension high with alternating points of view and short, punchy chapters that make it nearly impossible to stop reading “just one more.” The twists land hard, especially the mid-book reveal that flips everything upside down. While some dialogue feels exaggerated and the ending veers into melodrama, the pacing and psychological mind games make this a binge-worthy read.
Part workplace drama, part cat-and-mouse thriller, The Coworker reminds readers that even the most ordinary office can hide extraordinary secrets. It’s clever, fast, and darkly funny—a perfect weekend escape for fans of The Woman in the Window or The Housemaid.
Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the complimentary review copy. The opinions are my own.