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On sale Mar 03, 2020 | 416 Pages | 9780385677417
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Rear Window meets The Silent Wife in this fast-paced, intense psychological thriller from internationally bestselling author Joy Fielding.

Bailey has it all. At least, she had it all—a job she loved as a high-powered investigator in a top Miami law firm, a gorgeous condo in a stylish downtown high rise, a handsome boyfriend, a sizeable inheritance. A seemingly idyllic life.

But that was before a brutal attack left her feeling insecure about her entire world. And with her attacker still on the loose and the police at a loss for clues, she can't shake off the feeling that someone is watching her, monitoring her every move. Even after her half-sister, Claire, and Claire's sassy teenage daughter, Jade, move into her apartment to care for her, their presence does little to ease her overwhelming anxiety. Plagued by nightmares, she begins spying on her neighbours through high-powered binoculars, becoming obsessed with the new tenants in the building across from hers.

But the strange things she sees only deepen her fears. Is it all in her head? Is her growing paranoia just a symptom of trauma? Or is it possible that someone is really watching?
This is what I remember: the warm night air, darkness as soft and inviting as a cashmere shawl, a gentle breeze brushing flirtatiously across the tops of the sweet-smelling shrubs in which I’m hiding, their coral flowers now folded in on themselves, closed to the dark. I’m vaguely aware of their faint aroma as I peer through my binoculars into Sara McAllister’s third-floor window, my knees aching from squatting so long in the same position, my toes cramping. It’s closing in on midnight, I’ve been here for hours, and irritability is curling around my consciousness like a hungry boa constrictor. I’m thinking that if I don’t see something—anything—soon, I’m going to call it a night.

That’s when I hear it—the snap of a twig, perhaps, although I’m not certain, that signals someone behind me. I turn to look, but it’s already too late. A gloved hand quickly covers my mouth, blocking my screams. I taste leather—old, stale, earthy. And then, those hands, seemingly everywhere, on my shoulders, in my hair, snapping the binoculars from my fingers, as fists slam into my stomach and against the side of my head, causing the world around me to blur and the ground to give way beneath my feet. A pillowcase is pulled roughly over my face. I can’t breathe, and I panic. Keep your wits about you, I tell myself in an effort to regain my equilibrium and hold my growing terror at bay. Keep track of everything that’s happening.

Except that everything is happening too fast. Even before the pillowcase is pulled into place, the white cotton overwhelming the blackness of the night, I see nothing but a vague shape. A man, certainly, but whether he is young or old, fat or thin, black or brown or white, I have no idea. Has the man I’ve been waiting for been waiting for me? Did he spot me hiding in the bushes and simply bide his time?
National Bestseller

"A page-turning ride." —Kirkus Reviews

"For more than 40 years now, Joy Fielding has been churning out blood-curdling bestsellers with staggering consistency. . . . [Someone Is Watching] contains many of the Fielding signatures: a strong female heroine, an unknown evil-doer and a mystery that will keep you reading well past lights-out."
The Globe and Mail

“This modern and equally chilling take on Hitchcock’s Rear Window will keep you up well into the night.”
―Zoomer Magazine

“The mystery is not the point in Fielding’s work: A page-turning ride with a likable protagonist is, and here, she succeeds admirably.”
―Kirkus Reviews

“This engrossing standalone from bestseller Fielding makes you care about Bailey Carpenter. . . . The characters pulsate with life, and there are a few shocks in store-for Bailey and the reader-before the denouement. And the presence of Jade, Claire's outspoken teen daughter, blows everyone else off the page.”
―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[A] gripping, fast-paced psychological thriller reminiscent of Rear Window and the works of Lisa Gardner.”
―Booklist

“Joy Fielding’s latest follows an investigator trying to recover from a violent attack. Too traumatized to leave home, she discovers a new menace close by.”
―National Enquirer

“Alfred Hitchcock's famous Rear Window is the inspiration for a thriller that builds upon a favorite theme, transcending the risk of the voyeur in a plot that ratchets up the mystery and the consequences.”
―Curled Up With a Good Book

Someone Is Watching gripped me from the first to the very last page. Bailey Carpenter is a heroine who's both victim and warrior woman, a fascinating sleuth who will linger with you long after you've finished this thrilling read.”
―Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Die Again

“Joy Fielding has long been a go-to author for me. She never fails to deliver an edge-of-your-seat read, and with her patented blend of complex characters and escalating suspense she is in top form here. I highly recommend Someone Is Watching.”
―Karen Robards, author of The Last Victim

“Joy Fielding pens a spiraling tale of paranoia and suspense, as sultry as a Miami night. Readers will find a heroine to root for, scold, and ultimately adore in Bailey Carpenter. Though comparisons to Rear Window will inevitably arise, Fielding has created something even more remarkable: a modern-day Gaslight in which both cat and mouse are real, flawed, and eminently relatable.”
―Jenny Milchman, author of As Night Falls

“The first of this excellent entertainer's thrillers I've read in a while, and what a pleasure to be reminded how good she is. It starts with a close-up point-of-view character (our narrator, in fact) you don't like much. Then, just as you're getting really fed up with this woman it raises such hell with her that you can't help beginning to feel for her. And then her struggles grow her in such a way that you root for her gladly as the suspense winds tighter and tighter. Really shrewdly done, tense and gripping.”
Sullivan County Democrat
© Mark Raynes Roberts
Joy Fielding is the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching, Now You See Her, Still Life, Mad River Road, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida. View titles by Joy Fielding
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About

Rear Window meets The Silent Wife in this fast-paced, intense psychological thriller from internationally bestselling author Joy Fielding.

Bailey has it all. At least, she had it all—a job she loved as a high-powered investigator in a top Miami law firm, a gorgeous condo in a stylish downtown high rise, a handsome boyfriend, a sizeable inheritance. A seemingly idyllic life.

But that was before a brutal attack left her feeling insecure about her entire world. And with her attacker still on the loose and the police at a loss for clues, she can't shake off the feeling that someone is watching her, monitoring her every move. Even after her half-sister, Claire, and Claire's sassy teenage daughter, Jade, move into her apartment to care for her, their presence does little to ease her overwhelming anxiety. Plagued by nightmares, she begins spying on her neighbours through high-powered binoculars, becoming obsessed with the new tenants in the building across from hers.

But the strange things she sees only deepen her fears. Is it all in her head? Is her growing paranoia just a symptom of trauma? Or is it possible that someone is really watching?

Excerpt

This is what I remember: the warm night air, darkness as soft and inviting as a cashmere shawl, a gentle breeze brushing flirtatiously across the tops of the sweet-smelling shrubs in which I’m hiding, their coral flowers now folded in on themselves, closed to the dark. I’m vaguely aware of their faint aroma as I peer through my binoculars into Sara McAllister’s third-floor window, my knees aching from squatting so long in the same position, my toes cramping. It’s closing in on midnight, I’ve been here for hours, and irritability is curling around my consciousness like a hungry boa constrictor. I’m thinking that if I don’t see something—anything—soon, I’m going to call it a night.

That’s when I hear it—the snap of a twig, perhaps, although I’m not certain, that signals someone behind me. I turn to look, but it’s already too late. A gloved hand quickly covers my mouth, blocking my screams. I taste leather—old, stale, earthy. And then, those hands, seemingly everywhere, on my shoulders, in my hair, snapping the binoculars from my fingers, as fists slam into my stomach and against the side of my head, causing the world around me to blur and the ground to give way beneath my feet. A pillowcase is pulled roughly over my face. I can’t breathe, and I panic. Keep your wits about you, I tell myself in an effort to regain my equilibrium and hold my growing terror at bay. Keep track of everything that’s happening.

Except that everything is happening too fast. Even before the pillowcase is pulled into place, the white cotton overwhelming the blackness of the night, I see nothing but a vague shape. A man, certainly, but whether he is young or old, fat or thin, black or brown or white, I have no idea. Has the man I’ve been waiting for been waiting for me? Did he spot me hiding in the bushes and simply bide his time?

Praise

National Bestseller

"A page-turning ride." —Kirkus Reviews

"For more than 40 years now, Joy Fielding has been churning out blood-curdling bestsellers with staggering consistency. . . . [Someone Is Watching] contains many of the Fielding signatures: a strong female heroine, an unknown evil-doer and a mystery that will keep you reading well past lights-out."
The Globe and Mail

“This modern and equally chilling take on Hitchcock’s Rear Window will keep you up well into the night.”
―Zoomer Magazine

“The mystery is not the point in Fielding’s work: A page-turning ride with a likable protagonist is, and here, she succeeds admirably.”
―Kirkus Reviews

“This engrossing standalone from bestseller Fielding makes you care about Bailey Carpenter. . . . The characters pulsate with life, and there are a few shocks in store-for Bailey and the reader-before the denouement. And the presence of Jade, Claire's outspoken teen daughter, blows everyone else off the page.”
―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[A] gripping, fast-paced psychological thriller reminiscent of Rear Window and the works of Lisa Gardner.”
―Booklist

“Joy Fielding’s latest follows an investigator trying to recover from a violent attack. Too traumatized to leave home, she discovers a new menace close by.”
―National Enquirer

“Alfred Hitchcock's famous Rear Window is the inspiration for a thriller that builds upon a favorite theme, transcending the risk of the voyeur in a plot that ratchets up the mystery and the consequences.”
―Curled Up With a Good Book

Someone Is Watching gripped me from the first to the very last page. Bailey Carpenter is a heroine who's both victim and warrior woman, a fascinating sleuth who will linger with you long after you've finished this thrilling read.”
―Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Die Again

“Joy Fielding has long been a go-to author for me. She never fails to deliver an edge-of-your-seat read, and with her patented blend of complex characters and escalating suspense she is in top form here. I highly recommend Someone Is Watching.”
―Karen Robards, author of The Last Victim

“Joy Fielding pens a spiraling tale of paranoia and suspense, as sultry as a Miami night. Readers will find a heroine to root for, scold, and ultimately adore in Bailey Carpenter. Though comparisons to Rear Window will inevitably arise, Fielding has created something even more remarkable: a modern-day Gaslight in which both cat and mouse are real, flawed, and eminently relatable.”
―Jenny Milchman, author of As Night Falls

“The first of this excellent entertainer's thrillers I've read in a while, and what a pleasure to be reminded how good she is. It starts with a close-up point-of-view character (our narrator, in fact) you don't like much. Then, just as you're getting really fed up with this woman it raises such hell with her that you can't help beginning to feel for her. And then her struggles grow her in such a way that you root for her gladly as the suspense winds tighter and tighter. Really shrewdly done, tense and gripping.”
Sullivan County Democrat

Author

© Mark Raynes Roberts
Joy Fielding is the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching, Now You See Her, Still Life, Mad River Road, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida. View titles by Joy Fielding

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