The Silent Patient Book By Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

A Must-Read #1 New York Times Bestseller: The Silent Patient

Discover “The Silent Patient”, lauded as a blend of Hitchcock’s suspense, Christie’s plot intricacies, and the gravitas of Greek tragedy by Entertainment Weekly.

Delve into this riveting psychological thriller that unveils a woman’s extreme act against her spouse and the dedicated therapist set on deciphering her silence.

Alicia Berenson, a renowned painter, lives an enviable life in one of London’s upscale neighborhoods. But her life takes a dark turn when she inexplicably shoots her photographer husband, Gabriel, and subsequently falls into silence.

This baffling act turns Alicia from a celebrated artist to a notorious figure overnight. Her artworks’ value surges, but Alicia – now known as the ‘silent patient’ – gets secluded in the Grove, a high-security mental health facility in North London.

Enter Theo Faber, an ambitious criminal psychotherapist. Driven to understand Alicia’s silence, Theo’s quest to uncover her motives leads him to a labyrinth of his personal demons and truths that might just overwhelm him.

Join the exploration of human psyche, mystery, and the lengths one will go for truth in “The Silent Patient”.

About the author

Alex Michaelides

Alex Michaelides was born and raised in Cyprus. He has an M.A. in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and an M.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel, …read more