The Silent Patient

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★ The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller “An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.”— Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller about a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life seems perfect: a famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand London home overlooking the park. Then one evening, her husband Gabriel returns late from a shoot—and Alicia shoots him five times in the face. After the crime, Alicia never speaks another word. Her silence transforms a domestic tragedy into an international mystery that captivates the public imagination. Her artwork skyrockets in value, and she, the silent patient, is confined to the Grove, a secure psychiatric facility in North London. Enter Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist who has long awaited the chance to work with Alicia. His mission to make her speak—and uncover why she did it—leads him deep into a web of obsession, deceit, and hidden truths that threaten to consume him completely.