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The Silent Patient: The record-breaking, multimillion copy Sunday Times bestselling thriller and Richard & Judy book club pick Paperback – 15 July 2019
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Print length352 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherOrion
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Publication date15 July 2019
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Dimensions12.6 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm
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ISBN-101409181634
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ISBN-13978-1409181637
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Absolutely brilliant . . . I read it in a state of intense, breathless excitement (STEPHEN FRY)
Masterly plotting, Hitchcockian suspense and an absolute jaw-dropper of an ending. Read this book! (LUCY FOLEY, bestselling author of THE HUNTING PARTY)
Intelligent, imaginative and a terrific read (THE TIMES - Crime Book of the Month)
I read it in two nights and savoured every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist (DAVID BALDACCI)
Smart, sophisticated suspense - a very fine novel by any standard (LEE CHILD)
The perfect thriller. I quite literally couldn't put it down (A. J. Finn, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW)
A taut, meticulously plotted and compelling novel (THE OBSERVER)
The Silent Patient may be a first novel, but it has the pace and finesse of a master (BBC CULTURE)
One of the best thrillers I've read this year. Masterfully plotted and brilliantly paced by a writer at the top of his game (CARA HUNTER, Sunday Times bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME)
A superior psycho-thriller (THE TIMES)
Masterly plotting, Hitchcockian suspense and an absolute jaw-dropper of an ending. Read this book! (LUCY FOLEY, bestselling author of THE HUNTING PARTY)
Intelligent, imaginative and a terrific read (THE TIMES - Crime Book of the Month)
I read it in two nights and savoured every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist (DAVID BALDACCI)
Smart, sophisticated suspense - a very fine novel by any standard (LEE CHILD)
The perfect thriller. I quite literally couldn't put it down (A. J. Finn, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW)
A taut, meticulously plotted and compelling novel (THE OBSERVER)
The Silent Patient may be a first novel, but it has the pace and finesse of a master (BBC CULTURE)
One of the best thrillers I've read this year. Masterfully plotted and brilliantly paced by a writer at the top of his game (CARA HUNTER, Sunday Times bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME)
A superior psycho-thriller (THE TIMES)
Book Description
The number one New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, THE SILENT PATIENT is the breakout debut thriller of 2019.
About the Author
Alex Michaelides was born in Cyprus to a Greek-Cypriot father and English mother. He read English at Cambridge University and received a MA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute. He wrote the film Devil You Know, starring Rosamund Pike, and co-wrote The Con is On, starring Uma Thurman and Tim Roth. The Silent Patient, his first novel, is a Sunday Times, New York Times, Australian and Irish bestseller.
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- Publisher : Orion (15 July 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1409181634
- ISBN-13 : 978-1409181637
- Item Weight : 240 g
- Dimensions : 12.6 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm
- Country of Origin : United Kingdom
- Generic Name : Book
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- #1 in Thrillers and Suspense
- #1 in Mysteries (Books)
- #2 in Action & Adventure (Books)
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"Perhaps some of us are born evil, and despite our best efforts we remain that way"
- The Silent Patient, Alex Michelides
About the book:
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...
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The perfect catch of the book is in starting itself to reveal the heinous crime done by protagonist Alicia Berenson. It was clear to the investigating team that Alicia was the accused and the gripping theme of the book is that she does not speak. That becomes the mere mystery. It was made out from her silence that there was more to the story and behind the murder of his husband Gabrial.
The story narrated by Theo Faber is really hooking. I enjoyed the history of Theo Faber and his motivation to become Psychotherapist. A genuine lover. Any girl would long for. He is another protagonist of the book. His efforts to save Alicia and make her talk is the main thriller of the book because that reveals the line sequence of Alicia's life before killing her husband.
I read such an intriguing book after a long time. This reminded me of "The girl on the train"
Overall, I loved the writing style of the book, The sequence of incidents mentioned. The characters of the book are all independent, determined and tough. To take the situation under control no matter the consequences. All the characters were really provoking in the sense of living up to the things we ever wanted. This book is excellent from an entertainment point of view, heavy to handle because it has heart-breaks and also concludes how to be like Theo. Even after having a difficult childhood, Theo gets out so strong with the help of Ruth and also manages to save his married life. I really really loved Theo. A lot!!!
Apart from the sudden twist in the story, my part love for this book exists because of the quotes and psychological way of writing it.
Book rating- 5/5 for the love of Theo!!!
- The Silent Patient, Alex Michelides
About the book:
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...
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The perfect catch of the book is in starting itself to reveal the heinous crime done by protagonist Alicia Berenson. It was clear to the investigating team that Alicia was the accused and the gripping theme of the book is that she does not speak. That becomes the mere mystery. It was made out from her silence that there was more to the story and behind the murder of his husband Gabrial.
The story narrated by Theo Faber is really hooking. I enjoyed the history of Theo Faber and his motivation to become Psychotherapist. A genuine lover. Any girl would long for. He is another protagonist of the book. His efforts to save Alicia and make her talk is the main thriller of the book because that reveals the line sequence of Alicia's life before killing her husband.
I read such an intriguing book after a long time. This reminded me of "The girl on the train"
Overall, I loved the writing style of the book, The sequence of incidents mentioned. The characters of the book are all independent, determined and tough. To take the situation under control no matter the consequences. All the characters were really provoking in the sense of living up to the things we ever wanted. This book is excellent from an entertainment point of view, heavy to handle because it has heart-breaks and also concludes how to be like Theo. Even after having a difficult childhood, Theo gets out so strong with the help of Ruth and also manages to save his married life. I really really loved Theo. A lot!!!
Apart from the sudden twist in the story, my part love for this book exists because of the quotes and psychological way of writing it.
Book rating- 5/5 for the love of Theo!!!
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Alicia Berenson shoots her husband Gabriel five times in the head and condemns herself to silence forever. She s thought to have committed the crime due her unstable mind and is judged to spend her life in a home for such accused people, called The Grove.The nature of this judgement is helped by Dr Diomedes, the eccentric incharge of the same institution not only due to Alicia s troubled previous mental health and self harm but at the crime scene she s found with her wrists slashed and with a lot of blood loss, she s hospitalised too,upon return, she paints the scene uninterrupted and indicates she be the culprit, naming the painting Alcestis!Psychotherapist Theo leaves his present job and joins The Grove. His drive is Alicia herself, who he follows since the time of the murder and who he believe s can be brought out from the silence by none other than himself.So, Theo on joining the institution, faces both adversity and help from his colleagues and boss but gets permission to be in therapy with Alicia. Does Alicia respond? Does she speak?After numerous varied attempts, digging into family past and counter questioning characters a many like Max Berenson, Jean Felix, Paul Rose and also Dr Christian West.To give it away she does speak! But not before she gives Dr Theo her diary, to reveal her troubled childhood and psychic death.Parallelly we know that Theo himself has had an abused childhood and himself has had therapy from Dr Ruth for long, however, his partner Kathy has been a breather in his life. The saddest part is, Theo discovers Kathy is cheating. He doesn't confront her, just lets the pain be in fear of loosing his most potent drug after marijuana! He instead shadows them and her partner in a crazy sadistic way!The rest is the twist, which makes this book a 5/5 🌟 read and one of my best this year!Find out for yourself,what happened when Alicia spoke?Whats the aftermath? Why she killed and whats the significance of Alcestis!Its a beautifully written thriller, with a karma twist, its unpredictable, edgy and so real life!Shows how much of a pretence life is..

5.0 out of 5 stars
Edgy, unpredictable read!
By Deotima on 26 August 2019
Alicia Berenson shoots her husband Gabriel five times in the head and condemns herself to silence forever. She s thought to have committed the crime due her unstable mind and is judged to spend her life in a home for such accused people, called The Grove.The nature of this judgement is helped by Dr Diomedes, the eccentric incharge of the same institution not only due to Alicia s troubled previous mental health and self harm but at the crime scene she s found with her wrists slashed and with a lot of blood loss, she s hospitalised too,upon return, she paints the scene uninterrupted and indicates she be the culprit, naming the painting Alcestis!Psychotherapist Theo leaves his present job and joins The Grove. His drive is Alicia herself, who he follows since the time of the murder and who he believe s can be brought out from the silence by none other than himself.So, Theo on joining the institution, faces both adversity and help from his colleagues and boss but gets permission to be in therapy with Alicia. Does Alicia respond? Does she speak?After numerous varied attempts, digging into family past and counter questioning characters a many like Max Berenson, Jean Felix, Paul Rose and also Dr Christian West.To give it away she does speak! But not before she gives Dr Theo her diary, to reveal her troubled childhood and psychic death.Parallelly we know that Theo himself has had an abused childhood and himself has had therapy from Dr Ruth for long, however, his partner Kathy has been a breather in his life. The saddest part is, Theo discovers Kathy is cheating. He doesn't confront her, just lets the pain be in fear of loosing his most potent drug after marijuana! He instead shadows them and her partner in a crazy sadistic way!The rest is the twist, which makes this book a 5/5 🌟 read and one of my best this year!Find out for yourself,what happened when Alicia spoke?Whats the aftermath? Why she killed and whats the significance of Alcestis!Its a beautifully written thriller, with a karma twist, its unpredictable, edgy and so real life!Shows how much of a pretence life is..
By Deotima on 26 August 2019
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After a very long time I've read such a thrilling book.. the story is very direct and captures you in every word. Not a word is wasted as the author wrote the story in simple but captivating words and does not wanders with subplots that usually happens when you read a psychological thriller. While reading I observed that all the pages and words are directed and focused on telling me the story of the protagonist. And every word has a meaning in this book. So do not skim through pages. I loved it. I wish all the psychological thrillers were like this.
Looking forward to the next book by this author.
Looking forward to the next book by this author.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect story..😍
By AKANSHA on 7 May 2019
After a very long time I've read such a thrilling book.. the story is very direct and captures you in every word. Not a word is wasted as the author wrote the story in simple but captivating words and does not wanders with subplots that usually happens when you read a psychological thriller. While reading I observed that all the pages and words are directed and focused on telling me the story of the protagonist. And every word has a meaning in this book. So do not skim through pages. I loved it. I wish all the psychological thrillers were like this.By AKANSHA on 7 May 2019
Looking forward to the next book by this author.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Book industry hype fools us ... again!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2019Verified Purchase
I don’t normally write reviews but on this occasion I feel so annoyed at being conned out of my fiver by the book industry moguls that I simply had to have my say.
I succumbed to the hype and purchased this book only to end up being painfully (almost literally) disappointed. Like many of the other poor reviews I read on Amazon (and mercifully there are enough of them to support my opinion), this book is an example of how anything can make millions of it’s marketed well enough. But it’s so unfair to some of the talented writers out there struggling to get a look in. Plot? Ridiculous. Knowledge of psychotherapy? Verging on dangerous and for the most part unethically represented. Writing style? Cringe worthy , stilted and overly explanatory ... what happened to the ‘show not tell’ mantra of good creative writing? Character development? Embarrassingly one dimensional and frankly boring. Twists? Seriously ... it’s a joke! And as for the typos, the confusing misuse of tenses and basic grammar - horrifying! And the guy supposedly has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge!
I predict that this, when played out on the silver screen, headlined no doubt by another big celebrity like Thurman or Lawerence, will flop in the same way Mr Michaelidis’ other two screenplays did. It’s inevitable. The guy may have a bucket load if high profile connections but he’s an average/poor writer at best. But I suppose what does he care? He’s making a fortune. That makes him a good business man .. . at least.
I succumbed to the hype and purchased this book only to end up being painfully (almost literally) disappointed. Like many of the other poor reviews I read on Amazon (and mercifully there are enough of them to support my opinion), this book is an example of how anything can make millions of it’s marketed well enough. But it’s so unfair to some of the talented writers out there struggling to get a look in. Plot? Ridiculous. Knowledge of psychotherapy? Verging on dangerous and for the most part unethically represented. Writing style? Cringe worthy , stilted and overly explanatory ... what happened to the ‘show not tell’ mantra of good creative writing? Character development? Embarrassingly one dimensional and frankly boring. Twists? Seriously ... it’s a joke! And as for the typos, the confusing misuse of tenses and basic grammar - horrifying! And the guy supposedly has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge!
I predict that this, when played out on the silver screen, headlined no doubt by another big celebrity like Thurman or Lawerence, will flop in the same way Mr Michaelidis’ other two screenplays did. It’s inevitable. The guy may have a bucket load if high profile connections but he’s an average/poor writer at best. But I suppose what does he care? He’s making a fortune. That makes him a good business man .. . at least.
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DCB
1.0 out of 5 stars
I fell for the hype...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2019Verified Purchase
...so that you don't have to. The narrative is split between a psychotherapist who seems to have just picked up his first 'how to' manual and is determined to share it with us, and the least convincing diary I have ever read. Don't read this book unless you enjoy flat, predictable prose and unconvincing characterisation.
Lovers of big twists may be tempted, but I found it both predictable and, paradoxically, implausible. The Stephen Fry who declares this to be 'brilliant' on the dust cover can't be the Stephen Fry we are all thinking of. Avoid.
Lovers of big twists may be tempted, but I found it both predictable and, paradoxically, implausible. The Stephen Fry who declares this to be 'brilliant' on the dust cover can't be the Stephen Fry we are all thinking of. Avoid.
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Certainly engrossing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2019Verified Purchase
Many books are marketed as compelling page-turners. This one certainly is. As sleep-denying novels go, this one must come high up the list. It does not belong in the crime genre, even though crime is involved. Rather it is a psychological thriller, fittingly set mainly within a secure psychiatric ward. The narrator, for the most part, shares top billing with a young girl artist, who after traumatic events refuses,or is unable, to speak, seemingly trapped in post traumatic shock.
The narrator , Theo Faber, is a young psychotherapist, who seizes on the opportunity to work with the patient, Alicia Berenson, in the hope of helping her, and in particular restoring her speech. To say more about the action would be to spoil the experience of being carried along by the plot. It's a novel that can very nearly be read at a sitting, and once past a certain point, is extremely difficult to put down.
On the basis of all this, it would seem the book falls automatically into the highest bracket, yet I do have some reservations. That it is a quick easy read is only partly owing to the intriguing plot. Some of the writing is flat and cliched; the diary sequences are not wholly convincing - I find them inconsistent with an agonised state of mind - there are lapses in grammar and the book needs more careful proof-reading.
The underlying idea is original and promising and it's not a book that anyone is likely to abandon half way through, but it lacks polish; it would have profited by the author standing back at the end and taking a hard critical look. At times I felt it was written in as great a rush as it is likely to be read. I have to admit, though, that it seems to have impressed a large number of people.
The narrator , Theo Faber, is a young psychotherapist, who seizes on the opportunity to work with the patient, Alicia Berenson, in the hope of helping her, and in particular restoring her speech. To say more about the action would be to spoil the experience of being carried along by the plot. It's a novel that can very nearly be read at a sitting, and once past a certain point, is extremely difficult to put down.
On the basis of all this, it would seem the book falls automatically into the highest bracket, yet I do have some reservations. That it is a quick easy read is only partly owing to the intriguing plot. Some of the writing is flat and cliched; the diary sequences are not wholly convincing - I find them inconsistent with an agonised state of mind - there are lapses in grammar and the book needs more careful proof-reading.
The underlying idea is original and promising and it's not a book that anyone is likely to abandon half way through, but it lacks polish; it would have profited by the author standing back at the end and taking a hard critical look. At times I felt it was written in as great a rush as it is likely to be read. I have to admit, though, that it seems to have impressed a large number of people.
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A.M.
3.0 out of 5 stars
An okay psychological thriller - but overhyped
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2019Verified Purchase
It was an okay read. I’ve been reading quite a lot of psychological thrillers recently and this one didn’t quite grip me in the same way some of the others have. I also disliked the way certain behaviours were dismissed along the lines of ‘she’s borderline; borderlines act like that’. Firstly, the term borderline (or borderline personality disorder) has generally been replaced with the term emotionally unstable personality disorder. Secondly, it’s unlikely a doctor would define a patient by her diagnosis. For example common parlance often describes people as ‘being bipolar’. A mental health professional would describe that person as ‘a person who has bipolar disorder’. There’s a subtle, but crucial, difference there. Finally, emotionally unstable personality disorder gets enough bad press - patients do not need books like this badmouthing their diagnosis. I am thinking here of the fact that the phrase ‘borderlines are seductive’ is used a handful of times, never mind the fact that we are told Alicia ‘is borderline’ and the whole book centres on the fact that Alicia, a mute in patient in a psychiatric facility, may have killed her husband. As someone who has the diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder, I take issue with the things I have highlighted.
Having said all that, the book did have some interesting twists and turns in it and the ‘borderline’ issue didn’t put me off to the extent that I couldn’t finish it. So, yes, all in all an okay read but I do think it is over hyped and I probably won’t bother with the film adaptation that is apparently going to be made.
Having said all that, the book did have some interesting twists and turns in it and the ‘borderline’ issue didn’t put me off to the extent that I couldn’t finish it. So, yes, all in all an okay read but I do think it is over hyped and I probably won’t bother with the film adaptation that is apparently going to be made.
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Gabe Lemkin
1.0 out of 5 stars
Abysmal Writing
Reviewed in the United States on 13 February 2019Verified Purchase
What makes Gone Girl and Sharp Objects more then just cheesy page turners is the quality of the writing. What makes The Silent Patient such a tacky slog is the consistently lazy, cliche-ridden, dumbed down prose. Who cares about a mystery when you have to trudge through page after page of sophomoric prose?
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