02/25/2023
The Silent Patient Audiobook
Publisher Description
“The perfect binge listen.” Yahoo Lifestyle Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. This program includes a bonus interview with the author. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womans act of violence against her husbandand of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berensons 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 Londons 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. Alicias 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 motivationsa search for the truth that threatens to consume him…. More praise for The Silent Patient: Absolutely brilliant I read it in a state of intense, breathless excitement. Stephen Fry Smart, sophisticated storytelling freighted with real suspense – a very fine novel by any standard. Lee Child The Silent Patient sneaks up on you like a slash of intimidating shadow on a badly lit street. Michaelides has crafted a totally original, spellbinding psychological mystery so quirky, so unique that it should have its own genre. David Baldacci
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“The Silent Patient kept my attention from beginning to the very last page. The first couple of pages start off slow, but the story picks up pretty quick. I thought this would be another predictable murder mystery, but I was wrong. The final twist threw me for a loop. Seems like the story is going to be a run-of-the-mill wife kills husband story, but the story becomes more and more sinister as you read on. The therapist is so much more than an obsessive therapist. That’s all I’ll say. ”
Julie (5 out of 5 stars)Quotes
That rarest of beasts: the perfect thriller. This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing.
A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
One of the most spellbinding psychological thrillers weve read in years. Beautifully written, exquisitely plotted[an] extraordinary read.
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, New York Times bestselling authors
One of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read.
Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author
An unforgettableand Hollywood-boundnew thrillerA mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.
Entertainment Weekly
This edgy, intricately plotted psychological thriller establishes Michaelides as a major player in the field.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Silent Patient is unputdownable, emotionally chilling, and intense, with a twist that will make even the most seasoned suspense reader break out in a cold sweat.
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