The Woman in the Window
by A. J. Finn
4 stars
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn is a psychological thriller that had my attention from the opening pages. Anna Fox is an agoraphobic in her New York City restored four story home who spends her days taking her prescription drugs with a lot of wine, watching old thriller movies, and spying on her neighbors. One night, looking through the windows, she witnesses her neighbor lady being murdered across the street. Or did she? She calls the police, but Anna is shocked and confused when the neighbor is just fine, but this other woman she has never seen. What’s going on?
Author Finn does an excellent job of offering us a view into an agoraphobics suffocating claustrophnic world when she does leave the safety of her house. When Anna seemed frustrated with what is real or not real, you are right there questioning if she is hallucinating. I liked that Anna’s past is intertwined within what is gong on in the current story. You’ll be guessing until the end! Watch for the upcoming Hitchcockian movie in 2019!
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