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Dr. Jane McGill
The Dr. Jane McGill series by Freida McFadden has 2 known books (2 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013).
- Books
- 2 known books (2 novels)
- Published
- 2
- First published
- 2013
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Devil Wears Scrubs
Years before her Housemaid-era thriller fame, practicing physician Freida McFadden published The Devil Wears Scrubs in 2013, a 282-page darkly comic novel following young doctor Jane McGill through her first year as a surgical intern under a terrifying senior resident.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Devil Wears Scrubs - Book 2:
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know continued Jane's residency story four years later, in 2017, at a longer 352 pages, closing out this early, pre-breakout pair distinct from McFadden's later thriller work.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Devil You Know
About the Dr. Jane McGill series
Years before she became a psychological-thriller phenomenon, Freida McFadden — writing early in her career as a practicing physician — published two darkly comic novels about Jane McGill, a young doctor navigating the exhausting, absurd, occasionally horrifying world of hospital residency. The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) follows Jane through her first year as a surgical intern under a brilliant, terrifying senior resident, mining the sleep-deprived chaos of hospital hierarchy for both comedy and genuine tension. The Devil You Know (2017) continues her residency story. Tonally these are closer to wry medical-workplace fiction than to McFadden's later thrillers, though the same clear, propulsive prose style is already fully formed.
The series draws directly on McFadden's own medical training and predates the pen name's breakout success by nearly a decade; it's a niche entry point for readers who want the McGill books specifically or who are curious about her pre-Housemaid writing, rather than a typical starting point for new readers discovering her through the Housemaid trilogy or her standalone thrillers.
Frequently asked questions
How many Dr. Jane McGill books are there?
Two: The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) and The Devil You Know (2017).
Is Dr. Jane McGill a thriller series?
No — it's medical workplace fiction with comic and dramatic elements, drawing on author Freida McFadden's own experience as a physician. It predates her later psychological thrillers.
Do I need to read the Dr. Jane McGill books before McFadden's other novels?
No. The series is entirely separate from the Housemaid trilogy and her standalone thrillers, with no shared characters or continuity.
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