The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Author: Alex Michaelides

*First International Edition*

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Crime, Psychological Thriller

Synopsis:

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.

Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.

Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages

Awards: Barry Award for Best First Novel (2020), Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller and Nominee for Debut Novel (2019), Book of the Month Book of the Year Award for None (2019), Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award for None (2019)

Goodreads Rating: 4.18

*This book is pre-loved, but has been carefully looked through to ensure it is not missing any pages and is in good condition. All visible flaws have been documented in the product photos.