The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womans act of violence against her husbandand of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
Alicia Berensons life is seemingly perfect. David Baldacci.
Michaelides has crafted a totally original, spellbinding psychological mystery so quirky, so unique that it should have its own genre. Lee ChildThe Silent Patient sneaks up on you like a slash of intimidating shadow on a badly lit street. Stephen FrySmart, sophisticated storytelling freighted with real suspense - a very fine novel by any standard.
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 motivationsa search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
More praise for The Silent Patient:Absolutely brilliant I read it in a state of intense, breathless excitement.
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.
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.
Alicias 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.
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 Londons most desirable areas.
The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womans act of violence against her husbandand of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
Alicia Berensons life is seemingly perfect
