A.J. Finn

For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade's most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-six 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.

“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.” So writes Sebastian Trapp, reclusive mystery novelist, to his longtime correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. With mere months to live, Trapp invites Nicky to his spectacular San Francisco mansion to help draft his life story . . . living alongside his beautiful second wife, Diana; his wayward nephew, Freddy; and his protective daughter, Madeleine. Soon Nicky finds herself caught in an irresistible case of real-life “detective fever.” “You and I might even solve an old mystery or two.” Twenty years earlier—on New Year’s Eve 1999—Sebastian’s first wife and teenaged son vanished from different locations, never to be seen again. Did the perfect crime writer commit the perfect crime? And why has he emerged from seclusion, two decades later, to allow a stranger to dig into his past? “Life is hard. After all, it kills you.” As Nicky attempts to weave together the strands of Sebastian’s life, she becomes obsessed with discovering the truth . . . while Madeleine begins to question what her beloved father might actually know about that long-ago night. And when a corpse appears in the family’s koi pond, both women are shocked to find that the past isn’t gone—it’s just waiting.

¿Lo ha visto o lo ha imaginado? Anna Fox vive sola, recluida en su casa de Nueva York, sin atreverse a salir. Pasa el día chateando con desconocidos, bebiendo vino (quizá más de la cuenta), viendo películas antiguas, recordando tiempos felices... y espiando a los vecinos. Entonces llegan los Russell al barrio: una pareja y su hijo adolescente. La familia perfecta. Hasta que una noche Anna ve algo desde su ventana que no debería haber visto. Todo su mundo empieza a resquebrajarse y sus propios secretos salen a la luz. ¿Qué ha visto? ¿Y qué ha imaginado? ¿Quién está en peligro? ¿Y quién está manipulándolo todo? En este thriller absolutamente fascinante, nada ni nadie es lo que parece. Una historia poderosa y retorcida. Una protagonista intensa y muy real. Un sofisticado thriller psicológico para el nuevo milenio con la tensa atmósfera y la oscura elegancia de los mejores clásicos del cine negro.

Δεν είναι παράνοια αν πραγματικά συμβαίνει… Η Άννα Φοξ ζει μόνη της, κλεισμένη στο σπίτι της στη Νέα Υόρκη, του οποίου το κατώφλι αδυνατεί να διαβεί. Περνά τις μέρες της με τις αναμνήσεις παλιών ευτυχισμένων στιγμών, πίνοντας κρασί, βλέποντας παλιές ταινίες και… κατασκοπεύοντας τους γείτονές της. Μια μέρα μετακομίζει στο απέναντι σπίτι η οικογένεια Ράσελ – ο πατέρας, η μητέρα και ο έφηβος γιος τους. Η τέλεια οικογένεια. Αλλά, όταν η Άννα, παρακολουθώντας από το παράθυρό της, βλέπει κάτι που δεν έπρεπε να δει, ο κόσμος της αρχίζει να καταρρέει και τα τρομερά μυστικά του να αποκαλύπτονται. Τι συμβαίνει στην πραγματικότητα; Τι κινείται στη σφαίρα της φαντασίας; Ποιος διατρέχει κίνδυνο και ποιος έχει τον έλεγχο; Σ’ αυτό το διαβολικά ανατριχιαστικό θρίλερ, κανένας και τίποτα δεν είναι όπως φαίνεται. Έξυπνο, δυνατό και συγκινητικό, Η γυναίκα στο παράθυρο είναι ένα θρίλερ που φέρνει στο μυαλό του αναγνώστη τις καλύτερες στιγμές του Χίτσκοκ.

Anna Fox har ikke forlatt huset sitt på lang tid. I ti måneder har hun gått fra rom til rom i det gamle huset i New York, fortapt i minner, for redd til å gå ut. Annas eneste forbindelse med omverdenen er gjennom vinduet. Der sitter hun dag etter dag og følger med på naboene. Da familien Russell flytter inn i huset over gaten, blir Anna veldig nysgjerrig. De virker som den perfekte familie på tre, de ser ut til å leve et liv likt det Anna selv hadde en gang. En kveld hører hun et skrik, og hun tror hun ser en kvinne bli drept i nabohuset. Men vil noen tro på henne? Kan hun stole på sin egen hukommelse? Kvinnen i vinduet er A.J. Finns første bok. En psykologisk spenningsroman under utgivelse i 37 land. «Kvinnen i vinduet er en av de sjeldne bøkene som det virkelig er umulig å legge fra seg. Finn skriver elegant og ofte bemerkelsesverdig. Han lar den gjennomført originale historien sin utspille seg med klassisk film noir som bakteppe på en måte som er både herlig og urovekkende.» Stephen King «Kvinnen i vinduet er krimboken hele verden snakker om.» Aslak Nore, Aftenposten