Took too long to get to the main plot. I almost gave up. Once the woman was killed it became more interesting and there was more of a reason to continue and find out who done it!?
It was obvious her husband and daughter were dead ,took time to discover how they died.
Ok for a holiday read.

I had read all the hype on this book and was looking forward to reading it. I did find the endless dedications, introductions, table of contents annoying, so almost gave up. Initially, I was disappointed. The plot was getting knowhere, boring, and predictable. It did get a little better mid-way through although far-fetched and silly at times.
I can see this as a film, which is its next step. I do think that since Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train that authors are trying to replicate the same scenarios-Personally I think its time for something new.

The Woman in the Window.

This is quite a debut; a fast paced psychological thriller which hooks from the start and keeps the reader guessing. It's another unreliable narrator story. It's difficult to judge what's real, what's imagined, where is reality. Anna's an interesting character; an intelligent but fearful and paranoid, pill popping, wine drinking recluse. She enjoys old films and spying on her neighbours. As a curtain twitcher, she sees new neighbours move in across the road, then she witnesses a shocking event. There are clear parallels with Rear Window and this book has all the events of a great film.

My interest was held by wanting to understand why Anna was so traumatised. And I found the pacing perfect. It's slower, initially, as various characters are introduced and the scenario is set for later twists, turns and reveals. It kept me guessing, in the main, but more mportantly, it's a darn good tale.

My thanks to the publisher for a review copy via Netgalley.

I just could not put this down and finished it in one day.
The story flows well with some real twists.
A enjoyable read.

Wow, what a fantastic book this is - I can completely see why it has sold all around the world, and that film rights have been snapped up. Being called 'the next Gone Girl' is something of a poisoned chalice I'm sure - you run the risk of alienating or annoying everyone who loved that book - but in this case, I would agree. For once, you can believe the hype!

The story follows Anna, an agoraphobic who hasn't left her home for ten months. Separated from her husband and daughter for reasons that become clear later in the book, she is alone with just a slightly creepy tenant in her basement, and sees the rest of the world through her windows. A family across the street, the Russells, attract her attention, and when she hears a scream one night - and then witnesses a horrific bloody crime, she becomes tangled up in their lives, like it or not.

What's so compelling about the book is Anna's narrative - she's on powerful medication, she drinks a lot (despite being told not to mix the two) - and she forgets things and doubts herself. The whole time we, the readers, are trying to piece together the blurred and often nightmarish jigsaw ourselves; you are always questioning and wondering. There's some deep pain and sadness that is gradually revealed (and which really packs a punch), and at times it's hard to witness Anna floundering through life, afraid and uncertain - especially when nobody will believe what she claims to have seen.

The structure is deftly handled, the writing is excellent and the drama really gets hold of you, ratcheting up and up to a skilfully executed climax. I loved the constant references to old black and white films too, these heightened the atmosphere as well as being a knowing wink to Hitchcock. This was a book I found very hard to put down. Anna's character has real depth and plausibility and overall, this is a classy, clever thriller which I will be highly recommending to everyone. A fantastic read, much enjoyed.

It took me a few chapters to get into this book, I felt confused as to what was going on at first but by chapter three I had figured it out and began to enjoy the story. It's fairly well written and researched as you really empathise with Anna and her condition. For me the ending was a bit rushed and dare I say predictable? Overall a decent book and i would recommend it to my friends.

A book surrounded by a great deal of justifiable hype. It starts slowly but the suspense builds until I found it difficult to put down. Short chapters used to effect. Dr Anna Fox, a psychologist is a tortured soul who has become an agoraphobic who disregards hr o toes advice messing with hr medication and addiction to alcohol. Her life for the last few months revolves round people watching in her Street , supporting others via the web, watching Black and whit movies and playing chess. She also has conversations with her absent husband and daughter. She believes she sees a murder take place in a House across the street and it is around this the tale revolves. Can you believe all that you see? Is everyone who they say they are. The book tackles mental health problems and problems with alcohol. An enjoyable book that gets under your skin.

This book was fantastic, and had me hooked from the start. From page one I had the feeling that not everything was as it seemed.. And boy was I right!

Clever, absorbing, noir psychological drama with a fascinating main character and a beautifully constructed plot that holds you enthralled.

This type of psychological thriller really gets you in the mindset of Anna's psyche without throwing everything at you at once.

Unsure at the start of book but when I got into it I enjoyed it. Recommended.

Riveting thriller, with a good twist at the end. Very enjoyable

Housebound through agoraphobic Anna has only a few people that she shares face to face contact with and a few online services for company. She extends her social group a little by playing voyeur to the comings and goings on the street that she live is through the zoom lens of her camera. It is through this that she sees a neighbour murdered. Or did she?

The book seemed to begin rather slowly but persevere through the introductory chapters and you see this slow start serves a purpose, showing the mundane slow passage of time that precedes the extraordinary sequence of events to follow. The story certainly speeds up as after several suggested conclusions are shattered it reaches it unexpected climax.

The sub story about how Anna became agoraphobic keeps teasing the reader throughout and is a bombshell in itself. Pay close attention to the story since every time you think you have worked out what is real and what is suspect, a new twist dashes your theories.,

Very reminiscent of Hitchcock and Rear Window in particular. If you like a psychological thriller, you will lap up this story.

An intriguing tale of a woman who suffers from agoraphobia, spending her life hermetically sealed in her dark apartment, with a life largely composed of seeing what her neighbours are up to. One day she witnesses what she imagines is a murder of the occupant across the street. Her experience following that grim sight causes ripples in her life which are hard to imagine despite there being many clues along the way. It’s a mystery best looked back on, if as a reader (like me) you missed the opportunity to prematurely unravel the story by spotting the clues.
It was a blessing the book was divided in to daily chapters, otherwise it would have been a bit of a slog. I must confess to being disillusioned early on by the woman upon hearing a scream, being able to pinpoint its direction through closed windows and doors. The story redeems itself later with an injection of pace, culminating in a big finish.

This book is so suspenseful that it's almost stressful to read. A seriously good read that will leave you with a book hangover.

There has been a lot of hype about this book and I was keen to see for myself if it lived up to expectations!
Well once I started reading it I was immediately hooked and didn’t want to put the book down as it was that compelling!
Told in the first person it is the story of Dr Anna Fox, an agoraphobic psychologist who lives in a large house in a New York suburb. She spends her time spying on her neighbours through her window and watching old black and white movies on her tv. She also takes part in an online chat room with others who are fearful of leaving their homes and is happy to give advice using her expert knowledge.
Separated from her husband and young daughter Anna is frightened to leave the house, speaking to her family on the phone and receiving home visits from her therapist and physiotherapist.
Obsessed with old films, Anna particularly likes the Hitchcock thrillers like Rear Window and when one day she witnesses what she thinks is a murder when looking across the park to her neighbour’s house she reports it to the police.
However, Anna drinks a lot, she takes numerous pills and can barely function in her depressed state. No one believes that she has seen a murder and in fact some of the time she is not sure if she believes it herself. No body is found and her neighbours deny all knowledge.
This is a great read and I raced through it barely coming up for breath! There are several major plot twists one of which I did guess really early on but this did not detract from the story.
As well as being a great noir thriller this is also an examination of family relationships and the debilitating effect guilt can have on a person’s life.
The descriptions of Anna’s spiralling depression and agoraphobia are excellent and I really felt I was able to get inside her head.
This is perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn- Gone Girl and Paula Hawkin’s The Girl On The Train.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review.

The opening of The Woman in the Window has a pleasing dissonance. The narrator is watching her neighbours through a camera lens, describing them in a cool ironic voice. The set-up is reminiscent of a classic movie but you gradually realise the references are sharply contemporary.

Anna is an agoraphobic, living alone in her affluent New York home. When she isn’t observing her neighbours or engaging in various online forums she is watching her favourite black-and-white films.

She becomes particularly fixated on the neighbours who move in across the road. On first impression they seem a happy family. Then she believes she witnesses a crime in their home. Her condition, her medication, the alcohol she is not supposed to drink, all mean that no one, including Anna herself, is sure that her account can be believed.

This is very stylish, clever and intriguing book. What I liked about it most was that distinctive narrative voice. There are a number of satisfying twists. Some of them I saw coming (that’s not necessarily a bad thing as it allows me to feel smug) but others were genuinely shocking.

I was fascinated by Anna and by her story and although I’m not a big movie fan I did pick up many of the cinematic references. (Some of them are spelt out in the narration – I think devotees of the genre might feel cheated of their opportunity to feel smug.)

My only reservation is that it is a very long book. Those Hollywood classics are very spare and fast-paced, and I think the book should have mirrored that structure. If it were a hundred pages shorter I would have loved it even more.

I was caught up in this thriller right from the beginning. We learn that Dr Anna Fox hasn't been outside for 10 months. We see her current life of observing her neighbours through a camera lens from her window. We see a woman who drinks merlot all day long. We know her husband and daughter are not living with her but speak to her most days. And then we meet the mysterious Jane Russell who has moved into the street with her husband and teenage son, Ethan. Anna befriends the son, who visits her regularly. Anna is also pleased when Ethan's mother Jane comes to visit and is very friendly with her. But what is going on in the Russell house across the street? Anna witnesses a crime, but nobody believes her. Strange things are happening in Anna's house. And still nobody believes her. Is her mysterious lodger behind any of this? I don't want to give any of the outcomes away. Although I could see some of what was happening I truly did not anticipate the ending. All I can say is WOW! This really was a psychological thriller of the first degree.

A book that’s had big hype I was so forward to reading this .. and whilst it kept my interest ,unfortunately for me, it didn’t live up to its hype ,A great storyline of a woman suffering from agoraphobia alone in her world who witnesses a crime this could have been a better read than it was . A little too drawn out and repetitive for me . However all in all a decent read and I can see it making a good movie which I will want to see . My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read.

This blew me away. If you’re a film noir/Hitchcock fan, just read this. I promise you won’t be disappointed. At first I was a little unsure about the first person prose and I found it hard to get into but once the story got going it was amazing.

I absolutely loved this. Really connected with the emotional side to this book. I did guess the twists but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment.

The atmosphere in this book is spot on. Claustrophobic, dark and with a backdrop of black and white Hitchcock films, it doesn't get much better than this.
Anna is fantastic as the central character. Her loosening grip on reality, her alcoholism and laissez-faire attitude to her prescriptions, her solitude and her agoraphobia made her the perfect unreliable narrator. Did she really see a crime being committed or did she imagine what she claims she saw?
Throw in a slightly creepy lodger, absent husband and daughter and Anna's habit of spying on her neighbours and this is a recipe for a most delicious thriller.
Thanks go to the publishers and netgalley for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.