WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A. J. Finn
January 9, 2020
Dan Mallory. Daniel Mallory (born 1979) is an American editor and author who writes under the name A. J. Finn. His 2018 novel The Woman in the Window debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list and has been adapted into a feature film.
Read-alikes
1. Bitter orange Fuller, Claire Reason: In each, a socially isolated female protagonist who spies on her neighbors becomes dangerously entangled in their affairs. Bitter Orange has gothic elements, while Woman in the Window offers Hitchcockian suspense. Both are character-driven and crackle with psychological tension. -- Kim Burton
2. Sometimes I lie Feeney, Alice Reason: These taut psychological thrillers center on women imprisoned by their circumstances -- one in a coma (Sometimes I Lie) and one suffering from agoraphobia (Woman in the Window). Both feature outrageous twists. -- Andrienne Cruz
3. The girl on the train Hawkins, Paula Reason: The flawed main characters of these suspenseful and taut thrillers think they have information about a crime based on what they observe from their windows. However, their unreliable memories and dependence on alcohol have everyone questioning their involvement and their sanity. -- Halle Eisenman
4. Watching you Jewell, Lisa Reason: These intricately plotted, suspenseful and compelling murder mysteries involve long-held secrets and voyeurs who notice suspicious activity in their upscale neighborhoods. Woman in the Window takes place in New York City while Watching You takes place in a British suburb. -- Alicia Cavitt
5. The breakdown Paris, B. A. Reason: When everyone around them contradicts what they think they know, the complex women in these engaging thrillers struggle to retain their sanity when they can't rely on their memories. -- Halle Eisenman
6. The woman in cabin ten Ware, Ruth Reason: Coping with a traumatic event, the protagonists don't trust their own memories after witnessing a crime that everyone surrounding them claims never happened. These gripping thrillers are full of twists and turns and a deep sense of foreboding. -- Halle Eisenman
7. Her every fear Swanson, Peter, Reason: The unreliable narrators of these intricately plotted, Hitchcockian thrillers involve themselves in a police investigation, but their unstable mental state makes them questionable witnesses. -- Halle Eisenman
8. I know who you are Feeney, Alice Reason: These books are menacing, intricately plotted, and intensifying, and they have the theme "unreliable narrator"; the genre "psychological suspense"; and the subjects "obsession" and "secrets."
9. In a dark, dark wood Ware, Ruth Reason: These books are menacing, compelling, and intricately plotted, and they have the theme "unreliable narrator"; the genre "psychological suspense"; and the subjects "obsession," "secrets," and "recluses." © 2020 EBSCO
9. Tom Ripley novels by Patricia Highsmith
A second novel from AJ Finn has been slated for a January 2020 release. Mallory has said that it will be set in San Francisco, “the only Hitchcockian American place that is not New York”. The New Yorker said it would be a story of revenge involving a female thriller writer and an interviewer who learns of a dark past.Feb 7, 2019
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