THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides



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....



In my defense, the nonlinear timeline got me, making my theory of what really happened so wrong!! Kudos to the author with his excellent story-telling.

Without giving any spoilers, I was manipulated and I felt extreme dislike towards one of the characters while I was trying to uncover the truth. This book is a real page-turner and a phenomenal read.

It's an intriguing and captivating story. I loved the clever twist and turns and the ending I never saw coming.


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