The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides (Hardcover)

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Alicia Berenson seems to have it all: a successful career as a painter, a beautiful London home, and a marriage to an in-demand fashion photographer. Then one evening, when her husband returns from a shoot, Alicia shoots him five times — and never speaks another word again.

Her silence turns a private tragedy into a public obsession, and Alicia is committed to a secure forensic unit, where her paintings become more valuable and her motive more mysterious by the day. Enter Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist determined to get her to talk. As Theo digs into Alicia's past, he's pulled into a search for the truth that starts to unravel his own life along with hers.

A tightly plotted, twist-filled thriller, The Silent Patient debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and spent over a year on it — a modern classic for readers who love an ending they never see coming.

Details

• Format: Hardcover

• Pages: 336

• Publication Date: February 5, 2019

Perfect for:

• Book clubs that love a twisty, discussion-worthy thriller

• Fans of unreliable narrators and psychological suspense

• Readers who enjoyed Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train