The Silent Patient
The record-breaking, multimillion copy Sunday Times bestselling thriller and TikTok sensation
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Publisher Description
- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -
Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.
Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.
When she shot her husband in the head five times.
Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.
It's time to find out why.
READERS LOVE THE SILENT PATIENT
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Everything you need from a psychological thriller with a killer twist that is impossible to see coming!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fiendishly clever ... believe the hype.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Grabs your afternoon from the start and never lets go'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fantastic thriller with an incredible plot twist that I really didn't see coming. I highly recommend.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG, my heart is still pounding from the final chapters of this amazing thriller.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'm honestly speechless, best book I have read for a very long time'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The twists when they come, wow oh wow!'
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN
'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month
'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD
'Compelling' - OBSERVER
'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY
'A totally original psychological mystery' - DAVID BALDACCI
'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' - CARA HUNTER
'The pace and finesse of a master' - BBC CULTURE
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this confident debut, Alex Michaelides mixes the meticulous pacing of an Agatha Christie thriller with the dark tragedy of Greek myth. The Silent Patient starts with an unforgettable image: Artist Alicia Berenson stands in her living room soaked in her husband’s blood after apparently riddling him with bullets. After that, Alicia goes mute for years—until psychotherapist Theo Faber finds his way to the institution that houses her, armed with unconventional ideas about unlocking her past. Michaelides has crafted a binge-worthy, slow-burn psychological thriller that explodes in one final twist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Psychotherapist Theo Faber, the emotionally fragile narrator of Michaelides's superb first novel, finagles his way to a job at the Grove, a "secure forensic unit" in North London, where artist Alicia Berenson has been housed for six years since she was convicted of murdering her prominent fashion photographer husband, Gabriel. The evidence against Alicia was clear Gabriel was tied to a chair and shot several times in the face with a gun that had only her fingerprints. Since the day of her arrest, Alicia has never said a word. Before the murder, Alicia painted a provocative self-portrait entitled Alcestis, based on a Greek myth that seemed to echo her life. Her current therapists reluctantly agree to let Theo treat the heavily drugged Alicia to get her to speak. The boundary between doctor and patient blurs as Theo, who admits he became a therapist "because I was fucked-up," seeks to cure his own emotional problems in the course of treating Alicia. This edgy, intricately plotted psychological thriller establishes Michaelides as a major player in the field. 200,000-copy announced first printing.)
Customer Reviews
Brilliant read
Great book to read incredibly interesting!
A masterpiece.
Loved every part of this novel.
massive plot hole (spoilers)
I have double and triple checked and I have noticed a massive plot hole in the story. The author says that Theo is counselling Alicia as a result of the breakdown of Theo’s marriage (Kathy sleeping with Gabriel). However, the timelines don’t add up. How is it that Kathy is sleeping with Gabriel if he is dead? Theo stumbles across Kathy’s laptop when he is stoned AFTER Gabriel is dead and has started counselling alicia.. I’m unsure if i am just dumb or there’s a logical explanation.. if someone could explain i’d be delighted