“The Devil You Know” (1) by Freida McFadden: Her second novel, which was based on her experience as a practicing medical doctor before she became a bestselling novelist (2)

1. Freida McFadden. The Devil You Know, 2017.

2. Wikipedia. “Freida McFadden.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freida_McFadden

Comment: See my previous posts in this blog on her best-known novel, The Housemaid, in which I found issues of multiple personality. I just obtained a copy of her second novel (1) to see if it has any earlier signs of this blog’s theme, “Novelist’s Multiple Personality Trait’ (See “Basic Concepts” on the cover page of this blog).

On page 6 of her second novel (1) is the italicized line, “Don’t look directly at the sexy surgeon, Jane [the author’s protagonist].” As discussed in this blog, novelists often italicize words to indicate they are not just ordinary thoughts, but are a voice in the character’s head, probably from an alternate personality. Search “italicized words” in this blog for past discussions.