Dear Debbie.

Debbie has spent years advising other women, but her own life is unraveling. Family tensions and marital secrets push her toward a different response. Freida McFadden builds a sharp psychological thriller around resentment, control and revenge.

Why read Dear Debbie? Freida McFadden creates tension through the contrast between a columnist’s reassuring public role and her increasingly troubled private life. Dark irony accompanies a story about what happens when restraint begins to disappear. Key themes and summary Debbie Mullen has long helped women navigate difficult marriages through her advice column. After losing her job and confronting troubling changes within her family, she decides to respond differently to the people around her. Who should read this novel? Readers who enjoy domestic suspense, morally complicated characters and stories examining resentment, secrecy and personal justice.