I’ve been on a mystery thriller kick lately. Two of my friends were reading this one at the same time I was, so I’m including their thoughts as well as mine in this review.

The Woman In The Window is very Hitchcock, and I think that is part of the appeal for me. From the summary:

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.

There will be inevitable comparisons to The Girl on the Train , but I like this one better.  In fact, one thing that Kenneth, Deanne, and I all liked is the chapter structure- the chapters are short, and by day. That keeps you interested and the plot moving.

We also all loved that A. J. Finn keeps us guessing about the reliability of the protagonist. After all, she drinks a lot of merlot and mixes it with a lot of pills, so the “whodunit” isn’t obvious.  Deanne and Kenneth had suspicions about a few things that happened in the story, but none of us saw the ending coming. And that makes it great fun to read.

I’m going to go ahead and say put this one on your t0-read list.  Fox has already bought the film rights, and hopefully they won’t muck it up too much.  If you like thrillers, you’ll like this one.