This feels a very confidently written book for a debut, and an enjoyable read. Hi has a long build up to the main plot, but a necessary one with good character building and story telling.
It’s a simple idea, Anna an agoraphobic, watches her neighbours from the windows of her house. She is sure she witnesses a crime, but due to her fragile mental health plus the medications she is taking, Maine people including the police do not believe her. She then sets about how she can persuade people and maybe even herself that she saw what see thinks she saw.
Most of the twist were easy to predict as the book went along but not all, and Anna’s actions were believable, it didnt make you scream ‘oh come on she wouldn’t do that’
As many others are saying I can easily see how this book could lend itself to a movie adaptation.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Anna Fox is an Agoraphobic. She can't leave the house but watches and photographs the people in the street. Anna sees something, a woman getting hurt, but had she seen what she thinks. Anna can't be sure as she drinks a lot and mixes it with a lot of medication.

I have really enjoyed this book and being part of Anna's housebound world. The story does remind me of the Hitchcock film Rear Window, Anna watches and Anna sees. There is also a lot of mentions to Hitchcock films during the story as Anna likes the old black and white movies including Hitchcock. I did feel that with the subject matter and how the story pans out it would make a great Hitchcock type film.

I was drawn in instantly to the story and wanted to see what was going to happen. Anna is the unreliable narrator and because she drinks heavily did she really see what she claims. Well all is revealed, and I didn't guess so it made the truth a surprise. What I did guess quite easily was why Anna became housebound. All is made clear but that part I did guess really early on in the book.

This story has the claustrophobic feel about it with most of the story taking place in Anna's house, and with the unreliable narrative the story is a very tense thriller with a few twist and turns.

Thanks to the publisher via Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review the book.

Anna is a child psychologist who hasn’t left her house in nearly a year. Her world is inside her house, with her therapist and physio the only visitors. She interacts with people online and watches her neighbourhood change through the window. She watches her neighbours and is intrigued by the Russell’s who are new to the area.

One night she sees something she shouldn’t have. She needs to discover if what she saw was true when no-one believes her and she’s not sure if she believes herself.

The writing flowed really well and I loved the short chapters, mace it a quick read. I really engaged with Anna. I loved how we discovered her backstory and the reason her world had shrunk to her house.

I didn’t guess the ending, which was a good and satisfying one. I loved the references to the old movies.

Awe-inspiring

Unequivocally brilliant this really is a book to savour. Claustrophobic and cloying, Anna’s house and mind draw you in and throw away the key only ejecting you bleary eyed and gasping for breath once their story is told. Every single word is perfectly plotted and wonderfully phrased. Will this be the thriller of 2018? I certainly can’t see anything else coming close!

Thank you so much to the Publisher and to NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review. It left me speechless and gasping in awe.

Thank you Harper Collins UK and Netgalley for a copy of this book. I chose to read this after all the hype that I have been hearing about this book.
Dr Anna Fox used to be a child psychologist dealing with children’s problems. But nowadays 10 months later she has her own problems. She suffers from agoraphobia. She spends her day watching old Black and white thriller movies, spends time watching her neighbours, drinking merlot and taking pills. My first impressions at the start of this book that Anna was just a nosey neighbour, but then one day Anna witnesses one of her neighbour’s being stabbed. But, no one believes her. They think that she is imagining things as she is always hungover with drink and pills. Not even the local detective thinks that she is telling the truth.
We discover as the story goes along, the story behind Anna’s agoraphobia and why she is separated from her husband and her daughter Olivia. I didn’t see that coming at all. and what happened to Jane Russell (the woman who was stabbed.)
I found this story expertly written, tense and I really enjoyed it, especially the ending. But, for me personally it didn’t wow me like it has for others. I just thought somethings where just being repeated too much, especially about her excessive drinking habits. 3 stars for me.

Anna Fox has agoraphobia, she spends her days watching her neighbours go about their business from her window. When new neighbours move in, Anna finds herself drawn to the family and sits and watches. When she witnesses a violent crime in her new neighbours home, no one believes her as it turns out Anna is quite possibly one of the most unreliable witnesses the police have come across.

With references to classic noir cinema, this twisting turning crime thriller gets under your skin, you will find yourself second guessing the plot (with little success). Anna is one of the most frustrating characters you will come across, but this shows how well drawn she is. Probably the thriller of 2018, it's got to be made into a film.

My Review: So this book is being hyped as one of the hottest anticipated books of 2018 and it's been sitting on my bedside table for 2 months as I didn't want to read it before publication date as I know how annoying it is to read about a brilliant book and then realise you can't actually read it for ages - but the good news is that this is available to buy on 25th January 2018.

I read so many psychological thrillers that it does become difficult to find an original story or plot line that I haven't already read and being such a compulsive reader it's getting harder for me to not work out the twist early on and unfortunately The Woman in The Window didn't quite live up to all the hype in my opinion.

With similarities to The Girl on a Train with an alcoholic, unreliable narrator and Rear Window as she witnesses a crime that no-one believes I can see why this book has been optioned for a Hollywood movie.

It is a very claustrophobic and atmospheric story told through the main character Dr Anna Fox, a self medicating alcoholic suffering from severe agoraphobia who is estranged from her family and isolated in her house for the past 10 months. Her days are spent playing online chess and spying on her neighbours when she sees something happen but is unable to convince anyone else.

Yes, there are some great twists (sorry I did spot them early on), yes it's well written, gripping and a real page turner. The constant referrals to the black and white movies did start to grate on my nerves a little but overall I did enjoy it and would definitely go see the film when it's released. A solid 4 stars.

What a fantastic, fast paced thriller this was! Very girl on the train-esque and I loved it. Short chapters kept the suspense right through - couldn’t put it down. I would highly recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and AJ Finn for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow I seriously devoured this in a few hours! It’s a book and a half and then some. The twist at the end I didn’t see coming, a brilliant book. I loved the main character Anna and the storyline too, suffering from agoraphobia she becaimes sort of obsessed with watching the neighbours & witnesses something quite awful by accident, her back story is quite sad in parts and I really connected with her. It’s got a few twists but the main one is a whopper! A must read for 2018 I loved it....!!!! More please!!!

This book is breath taking, I found myself breathing heavy with the suspense of what was happening. Brilliant well written. Holds you to the last minute. With some surprising twists and turns. This is my book of the year already.

Child Psychologist, Dr Anna Fox hasn’t left her apartment in 10 months. She manages surprisingly well without setting foot into the outside world. She stays connected through her online chat groups, where she’s able to help other ‘Agoraphobes’. She can order all her groceries online and they get delivered. She can also order all her cases of wine, and all her prescription medication and it conveniently arrives on her doorstep. She can communicate with her therapist via Skype or cellphone, and similarly, her absent husband and daughter are just on the other end of the line, aren’t they? So really, why on earth would she ever need to leave her safe cocoon? Even the simple act of opening the front door fills her with dread. And if an emergency does arise, her downstairs tenant Daniel is there to help out.
So Anna passes her time learning French online, watching old movies (very cleverly woven into the narrative), popping pills, drinking wine while she watches all the goings on in her neighbourhood (quite closely) through her camera and telescope and has a pretty good idea of who’s doing what, and with whom! That’s how she first sees the Russells, who move in across the way from her. Their son comes over with a gift and they immediately get along. Soon after, his mom shows up and Anna is surprised at how much she enjoys her company – it’s been a while since she’s allowed herself to befriend newcomers. But then, not long after that, his father pays her a visit and the feeling she gets is one of distinct discomfort. Things escalate fast from there and shortly after that, while watching from her window, Anna witnesses a horrific incident … or does she?
This is a disturbing, dark look at how one can quickly lose clarity when you’re being manipulated without even realising it’s happening. I was left wondering: “Could it happen to anyone? Could it happen to me?” It’s psychological noir at its best. The description of what it feels like to be stuck in the terrifying grip of agoraphobia is so graphic that it might make you fear walking out of your front door yourself! On the other hand, it also allows one a look at how possible it actually is to live without having to leave the confines of one’s home. I couldn’t help but be fascinated by this!
It took me a couple of chapters to get into this book, but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. Anna intrigued me. While it’s obvious that she’s a protagonist who would invite sympathy, or at least empathy from readers, I never found myself feeling sorry for her. At times I felt slightly angry with her, and I’m not sure she’s particularly likeable, but she is engaging and Finn has crafted Anna’s story (because this is very much Anna’s story, despite the other characters and their necessary roles) in such a way that I was reading into the early hours of the morning.
Highly recommended for those who love good, twisty psychological suspense!

A scary thriller about a woman who hasn’t left her house for a long time and watches her neighbours through the window. Good novel, but felt it a little long winded at times.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this fascinating book

have to say though that its a very slow build up and at times i very nearly gave up...but somewhere near the middle it grabbed me and held my attention enough for me to carry on and find out who what and where

never saw that particular ending at all and there were clues all the way through but alas i was stunned at who it was
very cleverly written about a woman who has suffered from acrophobia for a certain amount of years...her daily life and her interest in her neighbours and drinking loads of merlot, but is also a story about loss and life and a daily grind of living life vicariously through others

I have heard such a lot of good reviews about this book but I really struggled to get into this one and it wasn't for me.

A very complex and different thriller with a major twist at the end. Wasn't sure about this book but was quickly hooked. Difficult subjects were tackled sympathetically and the main character was well drawn. I felt her pain and confusion.

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.