Barry Award Nominee For Best First Novel (2020)
The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient
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ISBN: 9781409181637
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The Silent Patient is a 2019 psychological thriller novel written by British-Cypriot author Alex Michaelides. It was a critical and commercial success, reaching number one on the New York Times Best Seller list and winning the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & Thriller.
The novel centers on Alicia Berenson, a successful fashion photographer who shoots her husband, Gabriel, in the face five times and then refuses to speak again. Theo Faber, a psychotherapist obsessed with the case, takes on Alicia as a patient, determined to unravel the mystery of her silence and her motive for killing her husband.
The Silent Patient is a suspenseful and twisty novel that explores themes of trauma, mental illness, and the unreliability of perception. It has been praised for its well-developed characters, its intricate plot, and its shocking ending.
Here are some of the reasons why you might enjoy The Silent Patient:
- It's a fast-paced and suspenseful read that will keep you guessing until the very end.
- The story is told from multiple perspectives, which allows you to get inside the heads of the characters and see the events of the novel from different angles.
- The novel explores complex themes of trauma, mental illness, and the unreliability of perception.
- It's a well-written novel with a lot of atmosphere and suspense.
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