- Hardcover
- 336 pages
- The Silent Patient
- Alex Michaelides
- English
- 24 March 2017 Alex Michaelides
- 1250301696
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. Free Download [ The Silent Patient ] By [ Alex Michaelides ] – lemois-ess.org
An excellent, slow burning psychological thriller sharp, clever and with a whammy that genuinely took me by surprise it takes a lot to do this Kudos to the author More, please.
This unpredictable psychological thriller examines the relationship between psychotherapist Theo Faber and his patient Alicia Berenson, who becomes mute after she is hospitalized for murdering her husband This riveting book explores the broadening a...
This novel could be called a psychological thriller or a murder mystery.We follow Theo, a psychotherapist, who is interested in Alicia, a woman who murdered her husband at least that s what the police believes and what the press claims As he wants to help her to recover from this tragedy, he gets hired at the G...
My 3rd Theakstons proof this time an atmospheric psychological mystery with a brilliantly enigmatic central character Will you hear Alicia speak Another to watch in 2019.
Holy MotherF cker.This book has literally just blown my mind.Full review to follow once I ve had time to recover.
After Alicia Berenson is brought to trial for shooting her husband, Gabriel, to death at their home, she s remanded into psychiatric care at the Grove, an old facility in North London that s about to be shut down Her trial ended with this decision because it could not continue Alicia refused to speak She was frozen, immobile, non responsive It was said that she had a long history of mental illness It s 6 years later, now, and Alicia still has not spoken a word Enter Theo Faber a 42 ye After Alicia Berenson is brought to trial for shooting her husband, Gabriel, to death at their home, she s remanded into psychiatric care at the Grove, an old facility in North London that s about to be shut down Her trial ended with this decision because it could not continue Alicia refused to speak She was frozen, immobile, non responsive It was said that she had a long history of mental illness It s 6 years later, now, and Alicia still has not spoken a word Enter Theo Faber a 42 year old forensic psychotherapist He is convinced that he s uniquely qualified to help Alicia Berenson to tell her story and t...
Masterfully plotted, psychological thriller that kept me up past midnight, as I compulsively turned the pages to reach the end Totally gobsmacked by the ending, no way did I foresee THAT I m still thinking about itI even re read the first 15 pages to see where I might have missed things It will make a compelling film In fact I was casting the lead roles for the movie in my head as I read the book when I reached the end, I realized that I d have to rethink certain castings or m Masterfully plotted, psychological thriller that kept me up past midnight, as I compulsively turned the pages to reach the end Totally gobsmacked by the ending, no way did I foresee THAT I m still thinking about itI even re read the first 15 pages to see where I might have missed things It will make a compelling film In fact I was casting t...
If you are going to pick up this book then leave yourself enough time to finish it An absolute perfect surprising thriller When an author is able to completely surprise you even when you are looking to be surprised that is a good thing
I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review From the publisher That rarest of beasts the perfect thriller This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing I quite literally couldn t put it down I told myself I d just dip in eleven hours later it s now 5 47 a.m I ve finished it, absolutely dazzled A J Finn, 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowPromising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review From the publisher That rarest of beasts the perfect thriller This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing I quite literally couldn t put it down I told myself I d just dip in eleven hours later it s now 5 47 a.m I ve finished it, absolutely dazzle...
It takes a lot to impress a seasoned thriller reader such as myself, but Michaelides managed it Once upon a time, artist Alecia Berenson was happily married to the perfect manand then she killed him It s been years since the sensational murder was committed, and Alecia now living in a mental hospital, hasn t said a word since Despite ...