#1 Bestseller
The #1 New York Times Bestseller that hooked millions: A woman shoots her husband five times and never speaks again. Her psychotherapist becomes obsessed with uncovering why—but the closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes. One jaw-dropping twist you’ll never see coming.
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The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller that captivated millions of readers worldwide and redefined the psychological thriller genre.
Imagine a woman who has everything: beauty, talent, love. Now imagine her shooting her husband five times in the face—and never speaking again. This is the haunting premise that launches Alex Michaelides’ masterful debut into the darkest corners of the human psyche.
Alicia Berenson was a celebrated painter living an enviable life in London until the night she murdered her fashion photographer husband, Gabriel. Her silence in the aftermath transforms a shocking crime into an irresistible mystery. Why did she do it? And why won’t she speak?
Enter Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist who becomes dangerously obsessed with uncovering Alicia’s motive. As he works to break through her silence at the Grove, a secure forensic unit, he finds himself drawn into a twisting labyrinth where nothing is quite as it seems. The closer he gets to the truth, the more his own demons surface—and the more the line between patient and therapist begins to blur.
Entertainment Weekly calls it “An unforgettable thriller… A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.” With its jaw-dropping twist ending and masterful storytelling, The Silent Patient is the kind of book you’ll devour in one sitting, then immediately want to discuss with everyone you know. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Woman in the Window.
An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.
The perfect thriller! The Silent Patient is a swarming, paranoid nightmare of a novel with an ending that is destined to go down as one of the most shocking, mind-blowing twists in recent memory.
Brilliant! Beautifully written, perfectly paced and with a twist that left me reeling. I loved it.
Smart, sophisticated suspense at its very best.
Terrific—a rare, original and gripping psychological thriller. I read it in two nights and savored every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist. A wonderful book.
Edgy, intriguing and impossible to put down.
The Silent Patient isn't quiet at all. It loudly announces that Michaelides is a new talent in the field of psychological thrillers.
This is a wonderful new voice. I loved The Silent Patient.
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