"An unforgettable―and Hollywood-bound―new thriller... A mix of
Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."
―Entertainment Weekly
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.
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. 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.
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.
Alicia’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. 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.
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....
About the Author
Alex Michaelides was born in Cyprus to a Greek-Cypriot father and
English mother. He has a MA in English Literature from Cambridge
University and a MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute
in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient is his first novel.
