Why did I love this book?
Alicia, a prominent painter, is arrested for the murder of her husband. The situation leaves her unable to communicate and the courts sentence her to a forensic unit to live forever in silence.
Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, feels he can help Alicia find her voice. But Theo has his own inner demons. The two work together to discover what happened that fateful night.
The writing was memorizing. Both Theo’s and Alicia’s stories keep the reader enthralled. The climax comes as a total surprise and is more shocking because of it. I had heard about this book for a while. So glad I took a chance on this author.
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**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 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…