The Bedroom Window: A completely gripping and twisty psychological thriller

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Terry Lambert (Steve Guttenberg) is an executive in a construction company owned by Collin Wentworth (Paul Shenar). Terry has had the hots for Collin's wife, Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert), and convinces her to leave a party early and come to his place. After their tryst, he goes to the bathroom. Sylvia hears screaming outside and, from the bedroom window, witnesses a man brutally assaulting a woman. The man runs away when he sees Sylvia. Unfortunately, another young woman is murdered nearby that same evening. To protect their relationship, Terry goes to the police claiming to have been the witness to the assault from the window. He meets the assault victim, Denise (Elizabeth McGovern), at a lineup. From Sylvia's description, Terry thinks he recognizes the villain in the lineup, Chris Henderson (Brad Greenquist), but is uncertain. Added to that, Lottie's nightmares about her childhood have returned leaving her spent and confused. She hasn't been completely honest about her childhood with Neil...but then he's not being completely honest about what's going on up at Seaspray House. Does one lie cross out another? Or are they about to pile up and bury the couple, ensnaring them within the tangled wed of secrets and lies that has been woven around them?

Guttenberg was very enthusiastic to do the film and Hanson agreed to cast him after they had dinner together. "I thought the picture should have his enthusiasm and his humor," Hanson said. "Steve was dying to play the part. It was something different for him. He perceived his character as more of a leading man than a comedian." [1] Shooting [ edit ] And if I try to save that little helpless figure in the window, will I do what I've always feared most, and put my beautiful boy's life in danger...? As this book unfolded, it was a slower burn, but with an overarching ominous tone. You know that almost all the key figures have secrets and that alone keeps you on edge to find out. The setting is well described and I could picture it vividly. Sometimes I feel like authors are overly descriptive or not quite enough. She has the perfect blend and allows you to imagine you are at the center of her novels. Some things I suspected would unfold and others I was thoroughly surprised by. If you like a bingeable mystery- then you will absolutely enjoy this book. Terry seems confident and capable in his workplace and is a good natured guy who's anxious to do the right thing. He's also incredibly naive as he underestimates the professionalism of the police and the defence attorney and repeatedly gets out of his depth and puts himself in great danger. Steve Guttenberg conveys his character's gullibility convincingly and frequently looks as if he doesn't understand the seriousness of what's happening or the level of danger to which he's exposing himself. The more Lottie sees of these shadows and strange goings-on, the more she suspects the Williamses are up to something. But what, exactly? She tries to voice her concerns to Neil but he just shoots down every criticism or negative opinion she has of his new employers who have been nothing but good to them. He refuses to listen to reason even when Albie comes home sporting expensive new sportswear despite Lottie just buying him some with her staff discount from her new job. It seems Albie is just as taken in by Ted and Neeta as her husband. And then there is the question of what really happened to the previous occupants of their cottage...as the story proceeds, we find out that every major character in the book in harboring a secret and you tend to have a feeling that these secrets are life-altering.

Lottie is the nosey wife who stood by her husband Neil when he had an accident that almost rendered him paralysed. We were supposed to feel empathatic with her and what she did, but slowly slowly you discover that she is a meddler, with an awful past. I did not get her love for her mother. nothing implied that she was attached to her. So I was questioning her sudden feelings of love and protective Ness

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There’s so much perfection at Seaspray House, it is suspicious! With so many possible suspects it was difficult for me to nail down the killer in this nail-biting, stealthy psychological suspense about revenge and appearances. Congratulations, K.L. Slater, you got me AGAIN. And as Lottie finds herself drawn into a dangerous game, the question she keeps asking herself is... what is this couple hiding? I have a hard time reviewing this book because I think this story has the potential to be a great psychological thriller. However, I believe it felt short in deliverence Curtis Hanson read the novel The Witness by Anne Holden and tried to get the film rights. They had been bought by Paramount who had them for 15 years. Hanson did a deal with the studio to write the script. His adaptation added the character of Denise, the assaulted waitress. [1] Casting [ edit ] Lottie meets her mother after 18 years, and she says she is now 80 or late 70, so that makes her around 60 when the events took place! but she had a 13 year old daughter so she had her when she was 45! but she was close to Claire's mother age who was in her thirties???