THE SILENT PATIENT is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman's brutal and random act of violence against her husband - and the man obsessed with discovering why. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought.Īnd if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth?

Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.įorensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. I won't write about that.Īlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. I love him so totally, completely, sometimes it threatens to overwhelm me. Dymocks Booklovers voted for it as one of their favourite reads and we hope you enjoy it too! Discover all the winning titles in the 2022 Top 101 list. 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.This book is #98 in our 2022 Top 101. 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 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. 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.Īlicia’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. 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. 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.Īlicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.' 'An unforgettable―and Hollywood-bound―new thriller.

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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides