The whole unreliable narrator thing drives me crazy. Reader: I'm not normally a fan of psychological thrillers. Get this into the hands of the right readers and I can easily see this one blowing up.
It's dark, and twisty, and you never know what's going to happen until it does. You know who I'm talking about, the readers who wanted to spend forever chatting to you about every twist and turn. Picture the readers at your library who absolutely devoured Gone Girl and Girl on a Train. Librarian: This will be a good one for all your fans of psychological thrillers. 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. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. 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. 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.Īlicia’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. 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. 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.Īlicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect.
This program includes a bonus interview with the author.
Instant number one New York Times best seller "The perfect binge listen." (Yahoo Lifestyle)
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