A.J. Flynn's debut novel is intoxicating, dark, full of suspense, and very hard to put down. THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW takes place in current day Harlem. Dr. Anna Fox spends her days enjoying wine, taking pills, and spying on her neighbors. All of which is to numb her thoughts. She has a story for all her neighbors with each one being unique and different in their own way. Simply put, Anna suffers from agoraphobia which prevents her from leaving her house and dealing with the real world effectively.

Throughout the day she watches black and white movies, drinks, and regularly checks in with her husband and daughter. She recently separated from them due to her disease. Spending most her waking hours consumed by fear and curiosity. When she notices that people are moving into the house across the park from her, she becomes concerned. They are not normal and that is when she witnesses something that should not have happen. Or did she? Was it a combination of the pills and the wine? Are her eyes deceiving her?

I was drawn into THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW from page one. Most people must admit that they have spied on their neighbors from time to time! Flynn paces the story at a moderate but steady pace that is just right to draw you into and hold your attention to the end. A real slow burn kind of story that has remarkable character development. Nothing is rushed or forgot and everything seems to happen at the right time. You will ask yourself numerous questions along the way. Why is Anna like this? Why is she agoraphobic? Why are there so many people around her? All of which will leave you second guessing yourself until the very end.

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is unlike any psychological thriller I have read before. Flynn takes you into the mind of Anna's character making everything seem more vivid and realistic. While this book may not be for everyone, if you love a suspenseful, psychological thriller that is sure to make your skin crawl then THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is the perfect novel for you.

Book Summary

For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-five languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.

It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening . . .

Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors.

Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, mother, their teenaged son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble?and its shocking secrets are laid bare.

What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems.

Twisty and powerful, ingenious and moving, The Woman in the Window is a smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense that recalls the best of Hitchcock.