I received this book from Netgalley and having read a few reviews beforehand I realised that this was a psychological thriller. The suspense was immense in that it took quite a while to get to the nub of the book, or so it seemed to me. That is not to say that the story dragged out, quite the contrary, I enjoyed getting to know Anna and her take on things from her limited viewpoint. I did find myself fill with anxiety though waiting for the drama to begin.

Once I realised what the plot was I did in fact expect to become very frustrated on Anna's behalf when no one, sometimes not even Anna herself, believed her version of events, but the fact that I didn't seemed to be a bit of a weak point, but again I read on with interest. of the eventual outcome.

Overall it made for a very interesting read but a little less suspenseful than I had been given to understand. I have heard that this book is already set to become a film and I shall be very interested to see that and I will keep an eye out for A. J. Finn in future as he has an immensely readable style.

Anna is a child psychologist who is agoraphobic. She hasn’t been out of her house in ten months and spends her time people watching from a window with her camera. She also passes the time by mixing alcohol and medication. One day she sees a murder happening in the window across the street but why won’t anyone believe her?
After a few chapters I started to get into the story but then I felt it dragged in the middle, however I carried on and about 80% through the pace picked up again and stayed until the end. The twist at the end was very good and something I wasn’t expecting.

This engrossing psychological thriller by A.J. Finn really can be described as a page turner and once started for me at least it was quite difficult to put down. You simply did not know how this twisting turning story of mounting paranoia would turn out and who could be believed or not. The main character and indeed the narrator is Dr Anna Fox, a child psychologist now living a secluded and lonely life in a New York apartment following a traumatic event that has resulted in her agoraphobia and increasing reliance on medication and alcohol.

Anna is separated from her family and spends most of her time spying on her neighbours from her window and watching old black and white film noir and Hitchcock movies. Indeed it is the blurring of reality between what she sees and what she think she sees that is at the heart of this story. Reference is made to Hitchcock's Rear Window and like in the movie Anna sees something no one was supposed to see but did she really see it and does the victim even exist?

I don't want to give too much away but after numerous twists I must admit I did not see the final one coming and the finale is well worth the wait. A great read for which I whole heartedly recommend and I would certainly read other books from this author.

This book grabbed me by the collar and held me tightly until the very end. Anna is an agoraphobic ex-psychologist confined to her house in Harlem, New York. Unable to go out, she watches the world outside from her lavish townhouse windows, spying on her neighbours through a Nikon camera lens. Struggling to come to terms with her husband and daughter no longer living with her, she drinks too much, abuses the medication the Dr prescribed and exists in a fog. When she sees a murder across the street, the book really takes off.
I googled the author and was surprised to find this book was written by a man. He tackles the female psyche so well and this in itself is a rare thing. The writing is tight and to the point and wow, does it make a point.
The themes of loss, alcoholism and depression, PTSD, are dealt with so convincingly. The book really touched my soul and tore at my heart strings. There were times — and particularly reading until 3am in the morning — when I cried and felt so desperately sad for Anna and the life she leads. The scenes where Anna self reflects and considers suicide were so powerful and my heart broke for her. I cared about her, I was with her. I was rooting for her. Such brilliant characterisation. The poignancy that the writer writes with in some of the pivotal scenes were just breathtaking. Without giving much away, one scene in the mountains really jumped out of the page: I was there. I was willing Anna to get through it . . . . well, I'll let you read that bit and you will understand what I mean when you do.Throughout the book, you really get a sense of Anna's claustrophobic life. She has hardly anyone to turn to and you really feel that; feel for her.

There are lots of themes and sub-plots in this book and it is certainly not a light read. But it's a read that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.
I had guessed one of the endings long before the book finished but this didn't spoil my enjoyment of it. Also, the final twist was well worth the wait.
If I am being picky the last few chapters, particularly the climatic scenes, were a little strung out and perhaps a bit far-fetched. I mean, if someone was in your house and you made it downstairs, would you really run to the roof where there was no escape? The writing in these last chapters felt a little melodramatic to me, but all in all, I forgave the writer this, for the other 300+ pages of sheer enjoyment! Also, I feel that the book was 2 chapters too long and could have ended earlier. Apart for that, this a gripping and enjoyable read and one which will definitely sit there as my book of 2017 (with only 2 days to go).
I thoroughly recommend this book and if you buy it, you won't be disappointed. I very much look forward to the next book from this very talented writer. It comes as no surprise to me, that the film rights have been snapped up and I wait with excitement to see the film that will be made from this.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for my advance copy.

I found this book too chaotic and all over the place to enjoy. Parts of it were interesting but I ended up skim reading most of it just to find out where it was going.

Dr. Anna Fox suffers from agoraphobia and hasn’t left her house in almost a year. She kills time by watching old black and white movies, playing online chess, drowning herself with alcohol and pills and spying on her neighbors with her Nikon camera. One day she witnesses an attack in her neighbor’s house but nobody believes her and Anna starts believing she is either hallucinating or losing her mind.

This book started a little slow for me with a lot of reference to black and white movies that seemed to take away from this psychological thriller. There were a lot of twists and turns some predictable but the ending was brilliant and made up for the slow beginning. A solid 3 ½ stars from me.

I would like to thank Harper Collins & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

While this was a fairly solid debut, I really felt that a lot of glaring plot holes detracted from the overall story and my enjoyment of it. In the beginning I was intrigued by Anna and her plight as I don't think I've personally read a thriller based around agoraphobia before. The callback to Rear Window was obvious- I didn't need the protagonist to also be a classic movie adept and the constant drilling home of the point I found grating. Character actions and motivations also seemed skewed, I really couldn't make sense of why anyone did the things that they did except as a device to move the story along. Everything also seemed to progress a bit too slowly for my liking. While a plot twist these days is almost cliche and expected, I have to admit that I guessed one and not the other so as someone who is not usually easily fooled I did appreciate the diversion. All in all I think The Woman In The Window is well written for a first novel, hopefully the author can take criticisms on board as I do think there were indications of real talent. I'd happily read something new in future.

Not my favourite book I have read recently. Good start but dragged slightly in the middle. Picked up the pace towards the end though which led to a good twist - one which I had guessed and the other I hadn't.

The Woman in the Window is one of those books that sucks you in and before you know it you’re half way through compelled to keep reading.

It’s a fantastic psychological thriller where the plot is revealed slowly but surely.

Definitely a book to get your teeth into and I can highly recommend it with 4.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Collins UK and the author for the chance to review.

Anna hasn't left the house in nearly a year. Ten months to be exact. Something happened to Anna, something she blocks out with painkillers and prescription medication and alcohol. She spends her time sleeping, watching old movies, and chatting online to others in similar situations.

Finn has created a very realistic, if not totally likable, protagonist. The information is drip-fed to the reader, catching hold and drawing you in. I must confess that I binge-read this book, so captivated was I by the story and the characters. In order to keep this review spoiler-free, I'm not going to say any more, but the twists and turns in this book are sharp and breathtaking.

My only "issue" with the book was the constant references to old movies, which sometimes got jumbled up. The antagonist was carefully created, crafted to fool both Anna and the reader.

This book WILL mess with your head! If, as I do, you like this then you're in for a treat.

Living without her family around her, Anna Fox, Child psychologist, film buff, agoraphobic and alcoholic is a truly unreliable narrator. A.J. Finn has written a great debut, with a suspenseful, well paced and skillfully revealed story line.

I loved the premise of this book and the descriptions of the trauma of agoraphobia and the haze and confusion of drug accompanied drunken hazes were fascinating to read, I loved the way that the film references were woven into the story line, enjoyed the suspense of this book and can see this being made into a fabulous movie.

4 - 4.5 stars

Many thanks to Harper Collins & NetGalley for the ARC - Book release date 25th Jan 2018

Wow.... after initially struggling to get into the book, after a while i found myself struggling to put it down! I thought i kind of had an idea of where the book was going, but i wasn't expecting the twist! I found myself racing through the chapters desperate to find out how it ended! Throughly enjoyed reading the story of Dr Anna Fox, my heart broke for her.... an agraphobic who gets through each day on a cocktail of medication, merlot and black and white films. Oh and watching her neighbours through their windows from afar.... but one day she witnesses something utterly shocking, as her story unfolds, we begin to question whats real, and what isn't. Gripping.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. 4.5 stars

I enjoyed reading this book but I found it below the description/comments given before I selected it. I can see the link with Hitchcock type story lines but I found it lacked one or two 'wow - didn't see that coming' moments. I don't always work out the end but did on this one. I have read so many stories about paranoid women with alcohol and drug problems although I accept there are valid reasons for this state. However this book is well worth reading and I can see it becoming a good script for a film in a couple of years time.

I would like to thank Netgalley, HarperCollins UK, Harper Fiction and A.J. Finn for the copy of The Woman in the Window to read in return for my honest and unbiased review.

Dr Anna Fox (former child psychologist) is suffering from agoraphobia. She watches the world of her neighbours from the windows of her upmarket flat in New York. A new family arrives and this brings with it disruption to her normal routine as she hears screams and believes she sees a murder.

As the plot unfolds, the original cause of her agoraphobia becomes apparent and with the mixture of pills and expensive Merlot wine it is never clear what is fact and what is fiction. The twists and turns are numerous and the ending was excellent.

Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.

An interesting read which kept me guessing. Although I wanted to believe the narrator, it was obvious that what she was seeing as 'the truth' was not always necessarily the truth because of her health issues. Her obsession with old thriller moves and the obvious references to Hitchcock's Rear Window only add to the suspense.

The story is told by Dr Anna Fox, a child psychologist, who suffers from agoraphobia developed ten months before. Her lonely life consists of drinking lots of merlot, taking mega amounts of medication and people-watching from her window.

Whilst I found the premise of the book interesting, it did not draw me in. I struggled for the first half of the book as it was very repetitive and slow. From the half way point the story did pick up and the intrigue of what or who to believe kept me going.

I give this book 3*.

Mesmerising. I have read somewhere that it is highly likely that this will be one of the books of the year in 2018 and I don’t doubt that. It is a tremendous read. Not only is the story terrific but it is so well written. It is tense, atmospheric, dark, and almost claustrophobic. All the characters are very well drawn.

Anna Fox is the unreliable narrator. She is agoraphobic and an alcoholic. She spends her days watching the comings and goings of her neighbours. One evening she is convinced she has witnessed a murder in the house across the street. Is it true or just her imagination? Who will believe her? Will the truth come out?

There are plenty of twists and turns in this novel. One I did guess but the ending left me open mouthed. Amazing.

I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley and publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you

This reminded me of The Girl on the Train, in that you suspect the wrong people, and drink blackouts impair the memory ( the character's, not mine!). It did not grip me at first so I started to skim-read it. I then had to go back and try to find out what had happened because some of the end bits piqued my interest. I think I have the whole story clear and it is probably better than I think. However, I am not interested enough to start again. I may see the film, though!

This is a story that will mess with your head over and over… One revelation after another. I loved it. The Woman in the Window is set out in days and short chapters making it an easy to read story which can be devoured easily.

At first I thought hmm this woman (Anna) is a bit strange maybe she is just one of those nosy neighbours we all hate, boy was I wrong. Readers are in for a treat with this story. I must admit I thought with the story being based in just one specific location that it was going to be dull and dragged out, yet again I was wrong.

I awarded four stars for this story as I found it took a while to get to the good bits but it still turned out to be a brilliant brain twister of a story to dive into. Highly recommend!

The Woman in the Window is available to pre-order now and will be released 25th of January 2018.