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Book Review: The Silent Patient




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Taken from Goodreads
Title: The Silent Patient
Author: Alex Michaelides
Format: Paperback, 325 pages
Publishing date: February 5th, 2019
Publisher: Celadon Books

 Summary from Goodreads:

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...

Review (100 words):

Holy crap this book goes from 0 to 100 REAL FAST. If we are being honest I finished it in one night... the twists and turns that this book takes are insane, and honestly when the final one comes, there was no expecting it. While I do not agree with a few of the psychological concepts that this book uses, I have to say that approaching the crime from a psychological lens is an incredible plot device. The multiple layers of mystery is incredible, and is a wild ride that will stay with me long after the book is done. 

Rating:

5/5 Stars

See you next time friends, 
Marianne
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