# The Housemaid

> Bookouture reported 5 million copies sold for a thriller carried by BookTok.

- Owner: Freida McFadden (author); Bookouture (original publisher)
- Kind: Book
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2022-04-26
- Observed peak date: Week of Sep 22, 2025
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 58 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Maker origin, Platform jump

## Summary

Bookouture released The Housemaid after advance-copy seeding. BookTok recommendations reached book clubs as print distribution widened access. Wikipedia attention peaked in the observed window after the film trailer; the novel led NIQ’s 2025 print ranking.

## Timeline

- 2022-03-22 — Lit with Leigh (Open web) — A Goodreads reviewer disclosed a Bookouture and NetGalley advance copy and gave it two stars.
- 2022-04-26 — Freida McFadden / Bookouture (Open web) — Bookouture released The Housemaid in ebook, audio and paperback.
- 2022-07-19 — Deadline (Press) — Deadline reported that Hidden Pictures had acquired film rights in competition with other bidders.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/the-housemaid

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “The Housemaid.” Case HIS-01304. Spread Score v1.2: 58/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01304