#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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Hitchcockian in nature and thoroughly engrossing throughout! The twists and turns keep you guessing all the way to the end. A must-read debut!
This is definitely one of the best books I’ve read in a long time! It’s going to be a definite classic. At one point, there is a single sentence that will take your breath away. The story is very reminiscent of Hitchcock thrillers, a true page-turner. Great characters, intriguing story line, and unexpected twists make this such an outstanding piece. A. J. Flinn is definitely an exceptionally talented author to discover and follow. I can’t wait for the movie release! I also anxiously await Mr. Flinn’s next book!!!
Written well, kept me anxious to see what else would happen. Descriptions were very vivid, I could see it happening just as described.
Spine tingling, a good ole fashioned whodunit. The lead character has many flaws is a mess but you root for her from page 1.
This is expected to be THE BOOK for 2018. It was let down for me, like The Girls was last year.
Anna Fox is The Woman in the Window. She has shut herself inside her house for eleven months, ordering supplies online and observing her neighbors in their day to day activities. The PTSD and Agoraphobia keep her inside. One evening, Anna sees something in the window she’s not supposed to see – a woman being murdered. Unfortunately, no one believes the crazy, drunk shut-in, but Anna believes what she saw. With many twists and turns, The Woman in the Window keeps you reading til the end.
For me, this book was a mix between Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train (without the Train). It was definitely a thriller with a few twists thrown in that kept me wanting to read. Other than that, I did not really enjoy this book. (Probably because I just could not stand the narrator.)
I really did not have a lot of patience for Anna. She is an alcoholic pill popper who couldn’t stay sober for people to actually start to believe her. I was definitely ready for this story to end about half way through. I knew from some other reviews that there were some twists, so I suffered through til the end.
Was the ending worth listening for it? Yes it was. Would I read it again or recommend it to anyone? No.
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn receives 2 stars.
Great read! Short chapters so you could read a little or a lot. Kept trying to figure out what was going on and just as soon as I thought I had something, I was wrong. Compelling characters. Definitely a page turner as I would say to myself “one more chapter” and then I’d read another 10! Lots of twists to keep you on your toes. Would recommend for sure.
This book is well written and the main character is one you have empathy for. Psychological thriller and lots of twists.
Hitchcock like suspense. Just when you think you have it figured out, you get another twist. Loved it, but it also haunted me for a while after finished.
Though this book had a slow start, once I got past the first chapter I couldn’t put it down. It’s a “who done it” with so many twists and turns you keep changing your mind about the final reveal until the very end.
Great psychological mystery. Although I did figure out a subplot before the reveal I did not see the ending coming. There were pepperings of fowl language which the author did not need to add to make her point. Very well written books can convey the same intensity without it.
Just when you think you have it figured out, you don’t. And then again and again. Great read.
I couldn’t put it down. Reminded me so much of “Rear Window,” in all the right ways.
Being a mystery gobbler I thought I had this one all figured out- the ending took me completely off guard.
It took about 145 pages to get into the plot. If you can get past the beginning it’s a good read. Not unpredictable but the story does get better.
This is a good Hitchcockian thriller. If you like suspenseful movies like “Rear Window,” “Night Watch,” “Midnight Lace,” and “Niagara,” you should enjoy this book. You’re never really sure what’s going on in this thriller, but you know something evil is afoot–which keeps you turning the pages.
After reading a couple of disappointing psychological/suspense thrillers, it was a refreshing change to read one that’s skilfully – at times, beautifully written. A.J. Finn’s debut novel is impossible to put down once you’ve entered the narrow, messed-up prison of Dr. Anna Fox’s life. The plot is as dark and twisty as the best Hitchcock movies, the language smooth and the suspense intense. The real tour de force in this novel, however, is not the surprise ending – which I predicted quite early on in the novel – it’s the absolutely in-depth portrayal of a brilliant but depressed, alcoholic woman afraid to step outside her front door. A woman torn between crippling fear and the moral imperative to do what’s right after witnessing a terrible crime. A woman so muddled by alcohol and prescription medications that she can’t even trust her own recollections. I was surprised to discover that A.J Finn is actually the pen name of Daniel Mallory, an executive editor at Morrow, the publisher of the book. I could be sarcastic and say it helps to know people on the inside, but this book is so well written I’d like to think it would have been published if the author hadn’t been an insider. A great book!
At last – a book that really delivers. How many books I’ve read meant for those who enjoyed Woman on a Train and Gone Girl. Well, truthfully, Woman on a Train wasn’t such a good book – not until she finds herself in the kitchen, slowly opening drawers behind her does the story come alive. Before that, chapter after chapter of her being desperate and pathetic. Gone Girl is great, but not on the level of this book.
Woman in the Window is the real thing. From the first page you know this is serious writing. Anna is a self-deprecating, brilliant child psychologist – her character pops. I read the first few chapters and started over so I could savor each sentence.
Anna loves her husband and daughter, but her agoraphobia and depression have pushed them away – they now live separately. Although she talks with them daily, Anna lives completely alone in a five story Brownstone in Upper Manhattan. She spends her days observing her neighbors, (Rear Window), her nights are filled with marathons from her vast collection of Film Noire. She drinks excessively and takes way too many psychotropic drugs. She has become a shut-in, the neighborhood crazy lady, a total joke.
Her life becomes her movies when she sees a neighbor murdered, yet no one believes her. Empty wine bottles and and overflowing pill bottles are everywhere in her home. Her 911 call is hard to understand because she slurs so badly – she appears to be a lush with binoculars and too much time on her hands. But someone thinks she knows far too much. There are several twists, nothing is as it seems. When you think you’ve got it figured out, you don’t.
This is so well written, it stands far above its peers. Cabin 10, Train Lady, Gone Girl – no – this book is in better company with Postman Rings Twice, The Man who Knew Too Much, Wait Until Dark, Double Indemnity, Strangers on a Train.
I was angry with Anna for drinking so damn much. You’re setting yourself up to be a joke, Anna, you aren’t able to think clearly. You’re so much better than this! Ah, another twist.
This book is the best of its kind out there. I give it FIVE STARS, and hope you love it as much as I!
Anna Fox is a psychologist who is agoraphobic. She spends her days drinking wine, watching old films and spying on her neighbors. She observes a crime in her neighbor’s home and no one will believe her because she is drunk and doesn’t seem credible.
I enjoyed this book. It is captivating with some unexpected twist, but some parts were a bit slow and the ending was predictable about 3/4 of the way through. At least the “who did it” part was. There were a couple twists I didn’t see. All and all, it was a pretty good book.
The Woman in the Window is a stay up all night binge read! I wanted to race through to the ending yet wanted to savor every detail!