A J Finn

Last Updated on January 9th, 2019

A J Finn is a new author of psychological thrillers, with his debut novel titled A Woman in the Window.

If you like reading stories that follow the currently popular trend of psychological thrillers similar to Before I Go to Sleep, Girl on a Train, Gone Girl, and Woman in Cabin 10, this book will be right up your alley.

Currently, the author A J Finn has only one book written. The list will be updated with any new books published in the future.

The Woman in the Window, 2018

A J Finn Author Bio and Books

A J Finn is a pseudonym for Daniel Mallory, who as a child loved to read crime fiction novels. He was in love with reading Agatha Christie and similar classic crime mystery books.

As he grew up, he started reading books by Ruth Rendell and Patricia Highsmith, which further deepened his love for crime mystery.

He graduated from New College, Oxford, and following his true calling, he even wrote his doctoral thesis on Patricia Highsmith.

Once he finished his studies, he went on to work for Little, Brown imprint Sphere in London, a major book publishing house, where his focus was on crime, mystery and thriller books. After a while, he moved to the US, where he is currently working as an executive editor at William Morrow, another major publishing house.

At the age of 21, A J Finn fell into a deep depression which made him try every treatment available at the time. It was not until 15 years later when a Russian psychologist told him that he’s been misdiagnosed all those years earlier, and, in fact, he is bipolar. This happened on his birthday in 2015. Now, at least, he could get the proper medication that would keep his highs and lows (especially lows) in check.

His goal is to become a full-time author and leave the publishing world for good. And the way his debut novel is going, this will be a dream fast realized. The Woman in the Window not only sold in 38 countries worldwide, but it is also being made into a movie. Having a major publishing house (the same publishing house he is working at) behind his back is a big help as well. However, it is undeniable: A J Finn is a darn fine author.

In The Woman in the Window, we meet Anna Fox, 38, a psychologist and agoraphobic who sees the world passing by from the window of her apartment in uptown Manhattan, New York.

Due to her phobia, she has not left her home for over a year. To add to her problems, she is also a drug addict and has issues with alcohol.

Her husband left her and took their daughter with him, and Anna has a hard time coping with all this.

So when she one day notices something strange happening to one of her neighbors, Jane Russell, nobody actually believes her. This is, in fact, a recurring theme to the Girl on a Train type books: a woman who has an issue that makes her a less than credible witness.

In an interview, the author A J Finn mentioned that he likes writing about people who are secluded and confined, in books with a singular setting, the way Hitchcock used to do back in the day, and in the way noir mystery novels do it. In The Woman in the Window he pulled it off brilliantly.

Fox bought the movie rights before the book was even published, and paid a 7-figure amount for it, as they didn’t want to option it. The film will be produced by Scott Rudin, an Oscar-winning producer.

Praise for A J Finn

A dark, twisty confection with an irresistible film noir premise. Hitchcock would have snapped the rights in a heartbeat (Ruth Ware)
One of those rare novels that really is unputdownable (Stephen King)
The Woman in the Window is the most riveting thriller I’ve read since Gone Girl. A. J. Finn is a bold new talent with the touch of a master (Tess Gerritsen)
A tour the force. A twisting, twisted odyssey inside one woman’s mind, her illusions, delusions, reality. An absolutely gripping thriller (Louise Penny)
Astounding. Thrilling. Lovely and amazing…Finn has created a noir for the new millennium, packed with mesmerizing characters, stunning twists, beautiful writing and a narrator with whom I’d love to split a bottle of Pinot. Maybe two bottles—I’ve got a lot of questions for her. (Gillian Flynn)
Twisted to the power of max. Hitchcockian suspense with a 21st-century twist. (Val McDermid)
Gripping, compelling, and utterly intriguing (Liz Nugent)

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