#1 New York Times Bestseller – Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, and Gary Oldman – Available on Netflix on May 14, 2021
“Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing.” —Gillian Flynn
“Unputdownable.” —Stephen King
“A dark, twisty confection.” —Ruth Ware
“Absolutely gripping.” —Louise Penny
For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most … Ware
“Absolutely gripping.” —Louise Penny
For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-six languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.
It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening . . .
Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors.
Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are laid bare.
What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems.
Twisty and powerful, ingenious and moving, The Woman in the Window is a smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense that recalls the best of Hitchcock.
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Exceptional whodoneit. Anyone who loves a good Hitchcock film or a Stephen King novel will want to devour this. I gobbled this book in half a day and was stunned by the twists and turns. I never even saw it coming. Dahlicious.
Even if you start to pick up on the twist and turns, you are going to want to finish this book!
After all the great hype for The Woman in the Window, I expected a compelling thriller. Instead this novel became a long and drawn out test of my patience while I watched basically nothing happen to a sad alcoholic shut-in who is doing absolutely nothing to improve her situation. I could not muster any sympathy for Dr. Anna Fox, who is mired in her misery. And there’s no break from her — she’s basically the only person in the novel!
It’s not interesting. It’s depressing and tedious to watch this pathetic character circle the drain, as her life loses all touch with reality.
Seriously, even when the Big Event happened, the one that (again) made Anna question her sanity (as she should), it wasn’t intriguing. I found it exasperating. Not in an “I can’t wait to find out what’s really going on” kind of way, more “I seriously need a life if I’m considering finishing this book”.
I started flipping pages, looking for content, and found myself glossing over page after page of depressing imagery and ruminations. Eventually I tossed it maybe halfway in, and am glad to be rid of the book. It was baggage I didn’t want to carry any longer.
If I had to describe how this book made me feel in one word, it would most definitely be thirsty!!! Ha!! The merlot! So much merlot! I won’t deny that I found myself pouring glass after glass myself while reading this. However, with or without the wine, this book is great! I had my guesses and suspicions throughout–some of them turned out spot on while others were nowhere near the mark—but it made it a great experience. This book has started my year of reading off right!
This book kept me guessing! I did NOT see the ending coming!
Anna Fox is an intriguing, intelligent woman forced by her own phobias to live alone, a recluse in a fabulous New York home. Slowly, throughout the book, the reader begins to learn why Anna drinks too much, is unable to leave her home, and watching old movies. The last quarter of the book is the BEST–you never see it coming. You just need to read to that point.
Dr. Anna Fox, child psychologist, is having her own issues dealing with agoraphobia. Her psychologist has her on many medications and Anna is mixing them with alcohol – bad combination. As she struggles with her own fears, she watches old horror movies and spies on her neighbors. When her imagination begins mixing with reality, she does not know the difference sometimes. She saw a woman scream, she saw the blood, but was it real? “The Woman in the Window” was well-written, fast-paced, with surprising ending. Hard to believe this was a debut book. Whew!