The Housemaid

Book Playlist

The Housemaid Playlist

by Freida McFadden

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 22, 2026

3 mixes for this book

A tense, mystery-driven mix that mirrors The Housemaid’s daily routine sliding into hidden lies—quiet then uneasy, intimate then sharply unsettling. Instrumentals lead with measured, suspenseful atmosphere, then vocals heighten the emotional reveals around Nina, Andrew, and the narrator’s mounting dread.

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Track List

20 songs

1

'Round Midnight

Thelonious Monk · Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)

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2

In A Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

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3

Caravan

Duke Ellington · Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington

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4

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams · Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in A Fast Machine

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5

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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6

Kiss from a Rose

Seal · Seal

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7

Roundabout - Live

Yes · Yessongs

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8

bury a friend

Billie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

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9

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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10

Mr. November

The National · Alligator

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11

The Walker

Fitz and The Tantrums · More Than Just a Dream (Deluxe Edition)

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12

House Of Cards

Radiohead · In Rainbows

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13

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

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14

Say You Won't Let Go

James Arthur · Back from the Edge

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15

Secrets

OneRepublic · Waking Up (International Deluxe Version)

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16

Shut Up and Dance

WALK THE MOON · TALKING IS HARD

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17

A Moment Apart

ODESZA · A Moment Apart

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18

Night Ride

The Album Leaf · O S T (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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19

Gone, Gone, Gone

Phillip Phillips · The World From The Side Of The Moon

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20

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

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