**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**"An unforgettable?and Hollywood-bound?new thriller. . . A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy. "?Entertainment WeeklyThe 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. . . .
All Editions
Hardcover, 8th Edition
ISBN13: 9781250301697
Celadon Books, 2019
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781409181637
Orion Publishing Co, 2019
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December 12, 2024
The author skillfully manipulates our perceptions, creating an atmosphere of suspense and tension that is impossible to resist. The conclusion is a brilliantly placed ,I could never predict the end and it was worth it. THE HYPE IS REAL!!!!!