#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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Get this book! Wow….I read this book in one sitting as I could not put it down. Fantastic characters, plot is so darn well done, and Dr Anna Fox is one interesting lady.
There is a big heart beat in this book and a secret that just almost breaks you when it is revealed…..but most importantly this is a book about HOPE and living. It is very inspirational and you learn so much about the human mind and the way it copes.
Dr Fox lives in a large home drinking way too much, watching her neighbors as if she was Jimmy Stewart in “Rear Window .”
Parts of the book confused me, but then they were meant to, you experience Anna and her drugs and drinking and confusion.
You experience her fears, feel a bit disgusted with her drinking and really wonder why she won’t leave her home. You learn alot about ways to cope with agoraphobia and also about how manipulated one can become…scary. There may have been a murder or not, a missing wife, or a different wife. And many references to old Hitchcock movies…an ode to Hitchcock.
The plot twists and turns and you aren’t sure who or what to believe until the very end. And the ending gives you hope. This is one heck of a ride and I give it 5 stars plus 5 more.
A good read. Many twists and turns and you don’t know where it’s going to take you. Kept me on the edge of my seat! I highly recommend it.
Definitely a page-turner. I like my thrillers like I like my men – fast and shady. Great read.
A rollercoaster ride challenging the reader to determine what is real and what is an illusion. Although I figured out the major twists slightly before they were revealed, they were still satisfying and remarkable. For fans of classic b&w movies such as Hitchcock’s Rear Window, this story is eminently satisfying.
There are actually so many adjectives to describe this book from debut author A.J. Finn. It’s chilling and mysterious, in the vein of Rear Window and any Hitchcock movie. But it’s also sad–I found myself scream crying at the end. It’s a book that you will read in one big gulp and it will stay with you for a long time.
The book gets off to a slow start, but the more you delve in, it picks up speed. Took a while for this book to become a page turner, and once it did, it all came at you. Hard to guess the plot twists that are in store, thus making it very enjoyable. Highly recommend!
My, oh my! If you’re looking for a suspenseful page-turner with a very unreliable narrator, this one is for you. Couldn’t put it down. Alfred Hitchcock would have happily made the movie
Definitely a new favorite. Can’t wait to see if the movie does it justice. Will recommend to any one who loves a good ‘didn’t see that coming’!.
Wow. Just wow. Most intense thriller I’ve read in ages (and I read a lot!). Excellent.
An unreliable narrator–a late thirties child psychologist suffering from severe agoraphobia, PTSD, and panic disorder as a result of a tragic trauma only gradually revealed–watches her neighbors through a telephoto lens on a camera. One day she sees something she should not. But what is real? What is delusion? Who is good? Who is evil? (hint: not who you’d expect). Will anybody believe her? Does she believe herself? And can you really mix all those psychotropic drugs with that much wine?
If Alfred Hitchcock wrote a book, he might have written this one. Shades of “Gaslight” and “Rear Window,” yet wholly original. Gripping. Intense. Compelling. Deserves all the accolades it is receiving. Thriller fans, don’t miss this one.
It’s rare that I read a suspense novel–I find them super stressful!–but I really enjoyed this book! There are some excellent twists. As a total movie geek I loved all the noir/Hitchcock references, and the Rear Window/Gaslight vibe.
As an avid fan of all things Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock, this book was SPOT ON with suspense, twists, and characters that I’ll remember for a long time.
A really fun read! A true page turner with a very likeable and sympathetic character. Apart from being very entertaining and making you guess throughout, it was very informative about agoraphobia and how difficult it is to live with.
Great psychological thriller!
Best book I’ve read in a long time!
It was very easy to read with great characters. The main character is a woman, PHD in Psychology, who develops anangrophobia (fear of outdoor spaces). She is separated from her husband and 8 year old daughter and has not been out of her house in 10 months. Confined in her home, she watches the lives of her neighbors through her windows.
As the story unfolds, you see her spiraling out of control. There are many twists and turns in the plot with one final turn that I did not see coming! I highly recommend this book and cannot wait to see the movie that is being made from this book.
The mystery was good. A bit of a nail biter in a few places, but to me the story was more intriguing than suspenseful. What I found to be most interesting though, was the psychologist at the heart of the story, the woman in the window: A psychologist who wants to help others. She’s vulnerable, compassionate, smart, plays online chess (and wins most of the time). She has a great vocabulary and uses unique phraseology (thoughts tumble-drying in my brain). She also has a fabulous introverted sense of humor. So…she has a lot going for her. But she is not without her challenges: she drinks too much, is afraid to leave her house, is ashamed of past behavior and guilt-ridden. Throughout this novel, she was an enigma to me as I observed how she coped and evolved. To me, she was the best part of the mystery – complex and fascinating.
“Dead but not gone, watching life surge forward around me, powerless to intervene.”
Highly recommend & if you’ve watched the Netflix movie, no worries about spoilers…the book is soooo much better!
Wow I can see why this is book is read by everyone! It is quite twisty and I like that it is reminiscent of The Rear Window, which I loved. I enjoy reading about the brownstones in NYC and how Anna knows everyone’s life lol we all have a nosy neighbor! Anna Fox is a child psychologist that has agoraphobia. She spends her time indoors, looking through her windows of other neighbors’ day to day routines. Anna and her husband, Ed, are separated and he has their daughter, Olivia, live with him. Parts of the book drags a bit, but it doesn’t take away that it’s unputdownable and suspenseful.
Wine, wine, wine then oh ya a horrific mystery full of suspense that keeps you guessing and entertained. Highly recommend
Lots of twists, with a big one I didn’t see coming!
The reviews and the star cast Hollywood movie compelled me to pick up this book and give it my full attention. However, as I began reading, I soon discovered that a good portion of the story focused on Anna Fox’s sloppy wine drinking, which became a bit tedious and eventually boring. The author clearly knows a lot about the diabolical elements in Hitchcock movies and isn’t shy about plugging them into the plot. Beginning with a “Rear Window” setup, the main character, Anna Fox, spies on her neighbors, looking from her Harlem townhouse into theirs. She is a housebound agoraphobia but thinks she witnesses a crime. And now for a dose of “The Girl on the Train” with Anna drinking and taking prescription drugs, making her doubt her own actions and memories.
When she eventually deals with the police, they happen to notice that she has stockpiled enough wine and prescription drugs to sedate an army. There’s no chance they will ever believe anything she says, as the danger level rises. So, without giving too much away, the story was entertaining for the most part and kept my interest until the end, but it wasn’t unique by Hollywood standards.
This first-person, possibly unreliable narrator thriller does, indeed, thrill! A. J. Finn realizes his obvious love for the genre (and its corresponding classic film noir greats) in a psychologically damaged main character, an ironically named police detective (who I enjoyed tremendously), and a stunning, twisty storyline that deserves praise. I hate possibly spoiling anyone’s reading experience with uninvited divulgence, and with a thriller, it’s especially important to monitor what’s revealed. That said, this book is for fans of Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware, or Tana French or classic Hitchcock or Black-and White classic detective flicks. I understand there’s a movie version starring Amy Adams (an astounding actress who doubtless did an amazing job with a challenging role) which I will need to check out as soon as I get the kids to sleep tonight. (They shouldn’t mind an early retiring, do you think?)