Title: The Silent Patient
Author: Alex Michaelides
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 325
Publisher: Celadon Books
Year Published: 2019
Format: Audiobook
"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 Groce, 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..."
My Rating: 4.5/5
Where do I even start? I guess here, I haven't read a straight-up thriller or mystery book in look time. I've read a few YA horror mixed with paranormal romance thing. And this was intense. I thought that it did a great job of leading me astray. While I guessed aspects of the ending, I wasn't certain. I was still trying to muddle out what was happening by the time we finished the ending twist. I think that the setting of a mental hospital also just breeds good mysteries, due to their history in society (not to say that now they are a spooky place). I thought that the characters were well fleshed out, I was intrigued! It definitely held my interest throughout! I might go on a mystery binge now. Don't mind me.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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