Anna has problems. It's been nearly a year since she left her house. Not as hard these days with so many things being bought online and delivered to your door. Obviously there are things that she does need to go outside and do, putting the rubbish out for one, but for these, she has a lodger.
So, what does a person do all day if she can't go out. Yes, that's right, she spies on her neighbours. Making up names and backstories where she does not know the truth and keeping careful watch of what they all get up to on a daily basis. She's not casual about it by any means. In fact you could consider her dedication to her watching, even dipping into the realm of voyeurism on occasion.
And then, one day, she hears a scream coming from the Russell's house, and she sees what she thinks could be a rather nasty crime. But looks can be deceiving, especially if the watcher isn't exactly sober at the time, which is basically the police's attitude to the whole thing, backed up by the rest of the members of the household. Did Anna really see what she thought she saw and, if so, why are the Russell's lying?
Basically, this book is a updated re-imagining of the wonderful Rear Window. A well loved Hitchcock film based on a short story. But there are as many similarities as there are differences, especially with the plot and here, this book really excels. As with the majority of this genre of book, we have all the usual key plot elements front and centre. Secrets, lies, duplicitous behaviour, assumption, unreliability, mental health issues, you name it, it's here. But, never does the book come across as "psychological thriller by numbers" each element warrants inclusion and is seamlessly injected into the plot perfectly.
To say that Anna is a bit of a complex character would be the understatement of the year. Wow, she really has got herself into a bit of a pickle, even before seeing what she believes she saw. From the start, we know there is something that triggered all this off. Brought it to a head so to speak but it is not until much later that we found out what. And my heart bled as I read on with tears in my eyes. OK, I get a bit emotionally involved with well described, believable, wounded characters.
The atmosphere described by the author was suspenseful, indeed claustrophobic at times, especially as Anna's paranoia started to escalate. There were a few occasions where the action was physical but, what with Anna not being so mobile, these were few compared with the cerebral level of intrigue the author wove throughout. It was also quite a visual book for me, unusually so, and I also think it would transfer to screen very well (but please don't kill it).
All in all, a cracking book which looks to be a debut - surely not! One which grabbed me from the first page, held me captive throughout, leaving me spent but satisfied at the end. I really can't wait to see what the author serves up next time.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Took a while to get into as I didn't immediately relate to the main character but once her life and history began to unravel and you understand more about her back ground you warm to her a lot more. The twist shocked me and definitely didn't see it coming. Would recommend this book, a great read.

Oh. My. God. This is one of those books that when you finish it your head is spinning and you want to go back and re-read to see if you can find the hints dropped like breadcrumbs. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn is an absolutely outstanding psychological thriller that I was absolutely blown away by.

This is an excellently plotted novel, it is clever, taut, neat and there isn’t a word out of place. Anna spends her days watching her neighbours and keeping tabs on their activities, initially we think she is a nosy neighbour but it becomes apparent that something darker is afoot. Anna is an agoraphobic who no longer lives with her husband and daughter and her only connection to the outside world are her conversations with them, brief chats with her lodger and watching her neighbours going about their daily lives. Anna is a wonderful and cleverly constructed character, her agoraphobia has taken over her life and she has retreated in her shell, building a life within the walls of her house with a plethora of noir films to keep her company.When sh e sees something she isn’t supposed to see at the neighbour’s house across the park things start to unravel. She is trapped in her house, unable to help and when she does try she is cast as a deranged woman who is imagining things.

This is a slow burn of a book, it builds, gradually, layer upon layer – Anna’s life is created for us piece by piece and then, there is the slow descent into madness. She is the ultimate unreliable narrator whose obsession with classic noir films seem to be taking over her thoughts and her life. I loved these moments – the hints of noir and the film references that mirrored the action so wonderfully. I was there in the action, completely engrossed. I really felt for Anna, I was fully connected to her and her story and felt her frustrations and fear.

The Woman in the Window is utterly gripping, it is wonderfully written and tight with no flaws. When the twists come they are whiplash fast, sharp shocks that blind side and make you rethink everything you have come to believe. This is a psychological thriller with a difference, there is real humanity and empathy within its pages – it explores the role of family, the bonds we build and the terror of isolation and loneliness.

Mark my words, this is going to be one of the books of 2018 and everybody is going to be talking about it.

Many thanks for the copy of this wonderful book, I will be posting a full review on my blog around publication date and will promote via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I will also post reviews on Goodreads and Amazon,

It will be a challenge to write this review and express how amazing and twisted this thriller is and say about the plot as little as possible. The Woman in the Window is masterfully executed psychological thriller with one of the most unreliable narrators I know. Anna has a severe agoraphobia, she hasn't left her New York house in nearly a year. She's all alone in the house, with the old black-and-white movies and wine keeping her company. From her house she can watch lives of her neighbours, she knows all about their routines, she knows their secrets. One family is particularly interesting to her, especially after she hears a scream from their house and sees something disturbing.

We are confined to the four walls of Anna's house, we can feel how excruciatingly limiting and frustrating it is to stay indoors for so long. This limited space gives a great background to the growing obsession and fear. Anna mixes large amounts of alcohol with medications, how can we trust in everything she sees and hears? Other people come and say that what she says never happened. Thought the book we get expertly planted hints of what's true. Anna can see them but she cannot connect them and understand what's real and true.

The Woman in the Window is not easy to put down, it's was build to keep you with your nose in the book from the beginning to the very end. Chapters are quick and precise, every few chapters the whole mystery is taking a new, unexpected turn. It was remarkably satisfying and thrilling to read. The ending is amazingly unexpected and expected at the same time, we are given all the clues to figure it out ourselves, but like Anna, we cannot connect it all and understand. For me, the ending is what makes or breaks the thriller, and this ending is on point. Nothing worse than spending time with a book just to be hugely disappointed by how the story ended.

I loved the cover and the blurb for this book which is what initially drew me to wanting to read this, oh and the fact that I love a good psychological thriller.

Suffice to say I wasn't disappointed, it was a highly addictive read with plenty of nerve tingling suspense moments throughout. I literally read this book in two evenings, could not turn the pages fast enough.

I've noticed that a few reviews for this book are staying that it was slow to get into, but I didn't think this at all. I thought the beginning was great in that it sets the scene, gives you time to familiarise yourself with Anna and her surroundings and you get a real feel for the characters.

Once you get to that point in the book where it all just starts to happen and everything goes a bit crazy, you will find yourself literally sitting on the edge of your seat in baited anticipation of what will happen next. Trust me, I certainly was.

The storyplot was so well written, that it had me guessing throughout wondering what the outcome would be. I never did guess. But WOW the ending to the book, I literally did not see it coming, what a twist. It was all so very cleverly done.

I absolutely loved it and I'll definitely be eagerly awaiting the author's second book.

I was very quickly drawn in to the world of "the woman in the window" and carried along by the clever and clear writing. I liked the contemporary communication descriptions (chat rooms, forums, texts and so on) - perfect, given that the main character has agoraphobia. There's a "but" though: I felt that the "famous final scene", the wrap up, was completely OTT (although it did take me by surprise at first) and I found myself flicking through the final chapter (or two) to get to the end. It almost felt as if the ending was written with a film in mind (it would make a cracking movie). Good book overall, I'd recommend it.

What a great read, couldn’t wait to find out how it would unfold.

Anna fox is moving for ten months and looking out at the haunting for all the rooms .
She sits around the window and it’s the first time they see the Russell’s move in.
In about time they heard a scream and I wonder what it is .

I found this story about Anna who is suffering from agoraphobia, to be long and drawn out with little storyline.
Written in the first person, Anna spends her days systematically watching the surrounding area and neighbours, also interacting with an internet forum, offering support.
There is little interest in the story, hints are given about Anna’s past, but when you expect to find out how she arrived at the situation she is in, the story goes to another event, leaving the reader annoyingly frustrated. Chapters in the book are short and in my opinion, seem to hinder the story’s development.
Although well written and descriptive, the story is disjointed in the way the story continually flips to different times and events in Anna’s past life. There seemed little storyline development in the first half of the book, although it became more exciting as the story unfolded, leaving a totally thrilling and unexpected ending.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the Publisher for this review copy, given in exchange for an honest review. Also thank you to Emilie from Harper Fiction for organising the Blog Tour!

Dr Anna Fox sits lives alone in her multi-storey townhouse in New York City. She has separated from her husband and her daughter, although she still keeps in regular contact with them. She doesn’t go outside and suffers from agoraphobia. She spends her day drinking wine and watching the neighbours through her windows. When Anna spies that new neighbours have moved in, she is intrigued by them and watches them more closely. One day she witnesses an attack in their house, but when she tells people, nobody believes her. She begins to wonder whether she did actually see it, or is it a side effect of her medication. How will she find out which one?

My first book by this author. To be honest, I found the beginning of the book slow and confusing. There were a lot of characters with all the different neighbours and family that I struggle to keep track with it. As it was quite a slow build up, I also began to lose interest, until suddenly the suspense turned up a notch and the story dragged me back in there!

It is difficult to review without giving away anything, but safe to say once the suspense had built up the story became a fast flowing proper ‘on the edge of your seat’ thriller. It definitely hooks you in and keeps you turning just one more page until you get to the explosive finale. There are lots of twists and turns, and believe me don’t give up on this book at the beginning because you sure as hell don’t want to miss the ending.

A good old fashioned psychological thriller! Would definitely recommend!

Dr Anna Fox is a child physcologist. She is also agrophobic, drinks a lot and is the face at the window. She is also good with a camera. Her husband and daughter do not live with her so she lives alone with her cat. One night she witnessess a murder or does she? No one believes her and why would they. But is she telling the truth? This really is a page turner and one which keeps you guessing to the twist at the end.

Anna suffers from agoraphobia and studying the lives of her neighbours has become her main occupation. She witnesses a frightening sequence through the lit windows in the house of a new neighbour, but in the absence of any supporting evidence, fails to convince anyone that anything untoward has occurred.
The Woman In the Window is a gripping and mostly convincing debut thriller. A J Finn teasingly reveals what has brought Anna to her current paranoid drugged-out state, at the same time unravelling the mystery of what has actually occurred at the Russell’s house. The twist, which this reader did not see coming, more than compensated for the slightly overblown if interesting backdrop of Hitchcock thrillers and a longish resolution.
An entertaining read, and one which I would thoroughly recommend.
With thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, Harper Fiction

Anna Fox hasn't been outside her home for almost a year, she is too scared to even open a window. She has suffered a mental and physical trauma and is separated from her daughter and husband. She spends her time online, spying on her neighbours and drinking wine. She gets to know her teenage neighbour Ethan who visits with a gift and they strike up a tentative friendship. One day she thinks she witnesses a murder in a neighbouring house, and this tips her over the edge. Because of her mental problems, nobody believes her when she calls for help and we realise that she often confuses fact and fantasy.
There are a lot of psychological thrillers being churned out recently,based on the unreliable narrator premise, but this one is a bit more classy and is certainly worth a read. There is a pervading sense of claustrophobia and more than a nod to classic noir movies, with Anna's preoccupation with old black and white thrillers. You don't really know what direction this is going in and there are definitely some twists and surprises that I didn't see coming! My only criticism is the book is slightly too long and is a bit repetitive in parts, however, that is a minor point, for a debut this is an extremely impressive book.

I found this a slow burner of a thriller with more predictable parts than I would have liked but I did enjoy it on the whole. I liked the build-up of the characters and although initially a bit confusing with all the comings and goings of neighbours it was well written and kept me interested. I thought there was a sense of humour in the writing that I really liked with little quips here and there that made up for the bits I didn’t like so much. Overall a good story and I am grateful for NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my review.

Though I wouldn't like this as it so similar to Gone Girl. Mistake. This is so much better. Anna spends her days spying on her neighbours and has not left her home in over a year. Her husband and daughter having gone. A man lives in her basement and they occasionally flirt. New neighbours arrive and Ann's convinced she has seen an act of violence and informs the police. Now, the book starts to get interesting. Has she or hasn't she? Is it the wine? Is it depression? Read this twisty novel and find out.

Simply superb: a tense, well-written thriller that will have you gripped till the final chapter.

I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, as the title and synopsis suggested a bit of a take on The Girl on a Train, which I didn't enjoy nearly as much as the hype would have had me believe. I couldn't have been more wrong.

All we know is that Anna Fox has suffered an immense trauma, which has turned her into an agoraphobic 'shut in' , reliant on drugs and alcohol to get her through the day. Chapter by chapter her story unfolds, woven into her account of what she sees when spying on her neighbours through her windows. This piecemeal enlightenment, when run alongside the events happening in the house next door, makes for delightfully tense reading, as you turn page after page seeking the truth but never really sure if you'll recognise it when you see it.

It's totally gripping and the denouement, which you won't guess at until it actually happens, is brilliantly clever and unexpected. All the clues are there, but are you smart enough to spot them? A truly excellent read - but make sure you remain undisturbed as you reach the close, you won't be able to stop.

This was the type of book I really enjoy. Exciting and easy to read! I was gripped until the very end. I would only say that I was slightly disappointed to have guessed from the very start a) that Anna Fox’s husband and daughter were dead and b) that the neighbour’s son would be the danger. Nevertheless it was a fast paced novel and I would vertically read another by the same author. Thanks for letting me read.

I thought this was an excellent debut novel and it really caught my attention. There were plenty of twists and turns along the way that got me hooked. Towards the end I did feel some of it was getting a bit far fetched but it was overall a very entertaining read and I would look out for this author again..

Wow! This book is truly a psychological thriller. A stunner in this genre. I immediately connected with the writing and power read over a day and night. A chilling tale about Anna trapped in her house watching the world from her window. A really unreliable narrator as she polishes off her meds washed down with merlot. So evocatively written that I want to visit this neighbourhood and see these amazing sounding houses. The story is very cleverly written so you really don't know who is telling the truth. Also, wonderfully timed throughout the book to engage you in the back story of how Anna ended up here. Great twists and spins throughout. Loved it!

Start 2018 with a kick with this new thriller. A must read in one sitting, twists and turns galore. Loved it