I wasn't sure about reading this book after looking at the reviews. I'm not into old black and white films, especially Hitchcock! Lot's of people likened this book to Hitchcock's films. I am so glad I didn't let them put me off. The Woman in the Window is so gripping I couldn't read it quickly enough! As for the ending, well I strongly recommend you read this book.

I'd heard quite a bit of hype on this one, which can sometimes lead to unreasonably high expectations, but glad to say that wasn't the case. One of the best constructed thrillers I've read for a while, and I motored through it in just over 24 hours. Some of the descriptions are simply sublime; the kind that you read and think "wish I'd written that." Several "did not see that coming" moments, and a great set of characters that carve up the plot nicely between them, Destined to be one of the big hits for 2018 in my humble opinion.

A.J. Finn respins a contemporary version of Rear Window set in Manhattan, New York. This dark psychological thriller has the pill taking, wine drinking, ex-child psychologist, Dr Anna Fox, residing in a three storey home that is the sum total of her world. Anna, you see, is an agoraphobic, and cannot step outside her home, she has lived like this for 10 months after a mystery trauma blew apart her world. She lost her marriage, her family and her career, although she does spend considerable time in communication with her ex-partner and her daughter, who is in his custody. Anna spends her days engaged in various activities, such as chess and learning French. She is a old black and white crime noir film aficionado, that includes watching Hitchcock movies with their motifs that spill over into Anna's actual life.

Anna gets her dose of the outside world by people watching, observing the lives of her neighbours, like the Millers, through her window with her camera. A new family moves in directly opposite Anna, Alastair and Jane Russell with their son, Ethan. One day she observes a shocking event taking place in the Russells home. However, no-one believes her, including the police, and the Russells deny the allegations. Anna is your unreliable narrator, can she really be trusted? As Anna's paranoia levels reach sky high levels, she finds herself in increasing danger. She finds her past history colliding in her horrifying present. This is a story of twists, short chapters, and a narrative that proves to be fast paced, full of fear, tension and suspense. An engrossing and highly entertaining read that succeeded in holding my attention throughout. Many thanks to HarperCollins for an ARC.

I loved this book, it was cleverly written and kept my attention throughout. It contained many twists and turns and I honestly couldn't wait to continue reading it! Would I recommend this book? Absolutely, I can't wait for the author's next novel.

Thanks to Net Galley and Harper Collins UK for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.
Wow, what a psychological thriller, when you start this book you won’t put it down until you reach the end, definitely lives up to all the excellent reviews.
Dr Anna Fox hasn’t left her home for 10 months. She is suffering from agoraphobia, she lives through her window, watches her neighbors, drinks too much red wine, which she orders in bulk, pops too many pills, spends her days playing chess, chats on an online forum andwatches old classic black and white movies with her cat Punch for company.
The story moves at a fast pace , Anna is intrigued by new neighbours, the Russell’s, has met the teenage boy Ethan, a well brought up pleasant boy who she connects with, she has also met Jane, his mother. She is alarmed to watch from her window, Jane being stabbed with a sharp silver object,, she is frantic and calls the police. She has though rang them a few times and due to this and her medication being spread out on the table, empty bottles of wine, her unkempt appearance and slurred speech, the police don’t believe her, they think she is delusional, crazy and paranoid, after all, her family aren’t living away as she has led everyone to believe.
Anna is puzzled by events, starts her own investigation, manages to leave her home in her robe and slippers. She knows what she saw, she is determined to find out what really happened. She knows the Jane Russell the police have presented to her is not the Jane who was in her home playing chess, chatting and drinking wine
Lots of twists and turns, with a finale of an ending. Brilliant plot and brilliantly written.

Anna Fox is a successful psychologist who has been suffering from severe agoraphobia and PTSD (physician, heal thyself) since an incident 10 months before the beginning of the novel. Unable to leave her Manhattan home, she spends her days supporting other agoraphobics in online chatrooms, watching black & white noir films and drinking wine. Oh, and spying on her neighbours. When a new family move into the house across from her, she becomes obsessed with watching them. And yet, when her watching leads her to witness a crime, no one (least of all the police) believe her.

Owing an explicitly stated debt to Hitchcock and other noir films of the era, The Woman In The Window takes typical tropes of the thriller genre - an unreliable narrator, a new family in the neighbourhood - and weaves something new from them. It's a slow burner, taking a good third to get to anything that could be described as action, but Finn does a great job of establishing tension and making the reader feel instantly invested in Anna.

Thank you Netgalley for an early read of this book in exchange for an honest review..... I struggled a little to get into this book at first. It was a bit slow-paced in the beginning and seemed to go off on a tangent quite often which I didn't like at all. However the story itself was extremely gripping! Once I got through the slow beginning I was hooked! I read the rest of the book in one seating and thoroughly enjoyed it. So many twists and turns in this one and an ending you don't see coming! A must read!

I was given an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.
After a slow start I really warmed to this book and to the main character Dr Anna Fox.
There are two stories being told here, the first being the events that lead to Anna becoming an agrophobic recluse. The second the events that Anna saw through her window. Once the first story becomes clear the pace of the book picks up and I was impressed that this was a debut book.
Would definitely reccomend..

A perfect book for a long cold dark evening, keeps you on the edge of your seat, lots of twists and turns to keep you wanting more.
Anna has severe agoraphobia and cannot leve her home. She lives alone, her husband and daughter are gone and she has no real friends. One evening she witnesses, through her window and into her neighbours house an unspeakable act of violence. She manages to report it to the police but no one seems to believe her. They think she is seeing and imagining things due to her medication and excessive drinking.
As the story progresses it’s clear that nothing can be taken at face value, I loved the concept and it kept me engrossed until the end.

This is an ode to Hitchcock and the classic tale of suspense.
Anna’s story is also indicative of the stigma and discrimination, which is prevalent in our society, that people with mental health issues have to deal with.

Regardless of your social status, professional background, age or gender, a mental health diagnosis brings an entire busload of baggage with it. Suddenly you are no longer considered competent enough to make decisions and are an unreliable source.

Anna finds herself going from respected professional to the lonely lady who lives in her bathrobe and survives on a few bottles of wine a day. Her perfect family is a thing of the past. Her husband and child no longer live under the same roof, and Anna holds on tightly to every phone call and every conversation she has with them.

Her agoraphobia holds her prisoner in her very large house. The only contact to the outside world is via internet forums, her lodger in the basement and the people she watches through her windows. The neighbours who don’t know that she views them through her camera lens during the night, the day and any time she needs to feel a connection to the outside world.

The Hitchcockian aspect of the story starts when Anne meets one of her neighbours and later witnesses something horrific during one of her spying episodes, thereby starting a cycle of terror and mistrust. Suddenly everyone around her doubts each word she says and every action she takes. Anna becomes the crazy lady, who is scared to leave her own home.

The Woman in the Window is a story of grief, desperation, self-doubt and in the end of self-preservation. It’s also about momentary lapses in judgement and choices that can destroy lives. I can understand why it has been picked up to be developed into a film.

Finn has infused the story with fear of self and the unknown, and given it an air of nostalgia. Fans of classic films will perhaps recognise certain scenarios or films that are mentioned throughout the story.
It’s compelling and full of suspense, and Finn is definitely an author I look forward to hearing more from.

Wow wow wow ! what a brilliant psychological thriller I found this so hard to put down .Anna Fox has suffered a trauma so she has become agrophobic and lives her life peering through her windows at her neighbours .It is while she is looking out of the windows she think she sees one of her neighbours being stabbed .The story thus begins at a fast pace ,weaving around other characters twisting and turning never knowing what is true and what is imagined ,no one believes Anna in the end she is not sure if she should believe herself .The ending is pure genious I never saw it coming and it absolutely took my breath away .This is a book I won't forget .

It took me a while to follow the unusual style of this writer until I realised it was the ramblings of a woman with PTSD and Agoraphobia. It has a slow start. Anna Fox (formerly a doctor) lives alone since her daughter and husband left 9 months ago. Her world is now memories, drinking and watching the neighbours. Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for letting me have the opportunity to read it. I shall post this on Amazon and my blog.

What an amazing book! I was up till 3 am finishing it. The story is very well written and the characters are very well described. I really enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it!

Excellent story line and great main characters. I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend.

This novel brings us on a journey. We follow the protagonist into the depths of her depression and agoraphobia. We feel her need to drink to numb her feelings. We don't know why she has this mental ill health but we get drawn into it. It's wonderfully written and visits many issues regarding mental illness. When the picture is drawn then the real thriller element of the story begins. I was afraid it would lose momentum, but it didn't. The plot twisted so many times that the reader is as confused as Anna. A great read.

Unique and original in content and style. This book kept me intrigued and guessing all the way through, I simply could not put it down.
Thanks to netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. Felt like I was in this story. Figured out the first twist, but not the others. Spent the whole book wondering when this would be made into a film. Happy to find out it will be!

Ahhhhhhhhh. A tremendous book! I see reviews about being "hooked from the first page' all the time--but I literally was with this one. I so enjoyed this book and it's questionable narrator full of flaws. Excellently paced story full of twists. Great read!

Dr Anna Fox lives alone in a large house. Trapped indoors by her agoraphobia (triggered by a mysterious trauma) she spends her days missing her husband and daughter, who no longer live with her, watching old movies, chatting on online forums and watching her neighbours go about their day to day lives. When she witnesses something disturbing through her new neighbours’ window, Anna finds herself in a dangerous and perplexing situation - because of her known mental health issues and alcohol dependence, nobody believes her.

There are a few links back to The Girl on the Train (not least Anna’s alcoholism rendering her an unreliable narrator), but despite this The Woman in the Window remains an original and gripping story. The twists and turns keep you guessing until, like Anna, you don’t know who to trust. The author cleverly builds up a sense of claustrophobia as you remain trapped with Anna in her home, desperately trying to solve the mystery before it’s too late.

For me, the book started off a little slow. I just couldn't get into it for some reason and it took me a while to connect with the main character. However, the pace and the plot did pick up after the first few chapters so I found it much easier to get through after that.

I really enjoyed the writing style in this book. Finn's writing is very engaging and easy to read. I like a simple writing style in a thriller because you don't want to lose sight of the plot in flowery description or unnecessary action. The plot was intriguing and it had some good twists but I did find some of it a tad predictable which a shame because it's a enjoyable thriller. I also love the format of the book. Each chapter is very short and this keeps you interested because you're not reading huge passages of writing at any one time.

The main character, Anna, is an odd one. She's very isolated due to her phobia but she's also incredibly interested in the lives of her neighbours, perhaps because she's living vicariously through them. I found it hard to connect with her until I learnt more about her background and her personality and even then I didn't fully connect with her for some reason. She's an incredibly unreliable narrator, and she sort of reminded me of Rachel from The Girl on the Train, but she's also highly analytical and that gives the reader a false sense of trust at times. Her psychological background was a really compelling part of the book because she is both a doctor and a patient and she describes her own problems in very cold, medical terms rather than using everyday language like most people would.

Overall, The Woman in the Window is a good book with some excellent writing, an interesting plot, and an intriguing main character. I don't think I'd buy this book for myself but I would certainly buy it for friends and I'd recommend it to others.