The Woman in the Window

This book is the longest I have ever taken to complete a thriller book. Although it was an enjoyable read, I have few problems with this book. Here's about the book and why this doesn't make into my ‘mystery-thriller recs' list.

Anna is a psychoanalyst who lives alone, all by herself. While being separated from her husband and her daughter, she also deals with agoraphobia - a condition due to which she cannot step out of the house. She is The Woman in the Window, the one who spies on the neighbors as a way to pass her time. One day, the Russells move into her neighborhood and mistakes them for a regular family. One night, she hears a scream from the Russells and sees something she shouldn't have. However, she is not taken seriously because of her medications and she is left to ask herself, ‘Has it really happened or is she crazy?'


On paper, this book has an interesting premise. However, the biggest setback for me is the pace of the book. When I pick up a thriller book, I expect it to be fast-paced, if not fast-paced, I would like to see the story to progress. However, the author takes about 40% of the book to setup the characters. I mean, I understood the dynamics and their stories in the first 20% maybe. (Yeah, I read it on Kindle. Thats why the %'s). Apart from that, I think it has everything that a thriller should have-except the pace.

If you like a slow burner, I would definitely recommend this to you. But if you are someone like, who pick up thriller to have more of a quick read, I would not recommend this to you. I had to push myself to read this book until the actual plot started and once the plot took off, there were no complaints!