The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides| Expected publication: February 5th 2019 by Celadon Books  |  336 Pages | Goodreads

✅ PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION

“Promising to be the debut novel of the season 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…”

✅ REVIEW

This book is absolutely captivating, suspenseful, and intriguing. I devoured it quickly.

The novel follows Theo Faber, a psychotherapist who started working at a medical facility where an artist named Alice Berenson is confined. Alice became a notorious figure after murdering her husband. Her fame is surrounded by increased public interest due to her silence. Alice, is not any murderer, she simply stopped talking after the crime.

Theo is eager to work with her and get her talking. He wants to understand what happened that night, what made Alicia murder her husband. We also follow his personal life with his wife, which is the part I found even more interesting.

I loved the voice of the narrator, the novel takes place in London and the story is compelling and absolutely engaging. I loved it and highly recommend it.

Received ARC from the publisher via Netgalley

✅ BOOK SOURCE AND FORMAT

ARC, ebook