The Window Watcher

by Hannah Linder

No one knew what she had seen. She wasn’t sure she knew herself.

In this fast-paced thriller, an unhappy wife spends her days looking out the window of their beach cottage, wishing she could trade places with the strangers outside. But when a grisly crime is committed outside her window, her world spirals into chaos, fear, and suspicion. Will she tell what she saw? Or stop the killings herself?

28 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2022

About the author

HANNAH LINDER resides in the beautiful mountains of central West Virginia. Represented by Books & Such, she writes Regency romantic suspense novels filled with passion, secrets, and danger. She is a four-time Selah Award winner, a 2023 Carol Award semi-finalist, and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).  

Also, Hannah is an international and multi-award-winning graphic designer who specializes in professional book cover design. She designs for both traditional publishing houses and individual authors, including New York Times, USA Today, and international bestsellers. She is also a self-portrait photographer of historical fashion. 

When Hannah is not writing, she enjoys playing her instruments—piano, guitar, ukulele, and banjolele—songwriting, painting still life, walking in the rain, and sitting on the front porch of her 1800s farmhouse. To follow her journey, visit hannahlinderbooks.com.

Reviews

[Eden J. Blackwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Window Watcher is a typically great Hannah Linder story.
This short story was deep, engaging and somehow disturbing. (Can disturbing be used as a positive attribute?)
The main character's struggle feels extremely real (it could have been my background music, but all the points go to the author:)), the prose is wonderful, as always, and the ending is just as powerful as the story itself. The ending emotionally broke me, but I loved it all the more.

[Kaitlin Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boy howdy! What a story! I'm all ripped up about it. Within such a short span of time (and pages), I developed a strong attachment to both Lise and Archie. I was right there with Lise as she processed through the things she saw and drew her conclusions. I wanted to be wrong. I found myself asking whether or not Lise herself truly wanted to be wrong. This story was jarring, painful, gripping, and all twisted up in the selfishness of human hearts and the illusions that often accompany it. I was hooked from the first page. The only reason I did not give it five stars is because I had a few questions at the end about Lise's future and whether or not one of the ending lines was realistic: "For the rest of my life I would watch them." Would she? Maybe that's the point. Maybe it's the shock and she doesn't realize exactly what's happened and the implications of it. We'll never know.

[Jacquelyn 💐 {This Rapunzel Reads} [Jesus Christ, my Living Hope] · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible, terrible book! It was awful! I don’t even know where to begin!