The Silent Patient is intelligent, imaginative and a terrific read." Dimensions. It spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list and sold in a record-breaking fort Alex Michaelides was born and raised in Cyprus. 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. It's about to tell you a thrilling and scary story. The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides, is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband―and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. The Grove is the asylum that Alicia is incarcerated in and Theo begins his work at the very beginning of the novel. The Silent Patient is called a psychological thriller, but the reviewer of Crime by the Book blog considers it an in depth character study in which both characters' identities take precedence over the actual crime. This Study Guide consists of approximately 69 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to … To view additional authors, go to Author List.Author List. But what readers might not realize is that this edge-of-your-seat thriller has also been published all over the world. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. 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…. Currently, Michaelides’s debut novel is available in more than 40 territories, from Catalan to Estonia. The Verdict: A sly, hypnotic character study - a stellar debut. 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. This program includes a bonus interview with the author. Prologue: Alicia Berenson’s Diary - Part 1: Chapters 1 - 5, Part 2: Chapter 29 - Part 3: Alicia Berenson’s Diary. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a dark and twisted tale about passion and obsession.
BBC "That rarest of beasts: the perfect thriller.