MixedI gave it a three. I think it's overhyped, but the twist can definitely work for many people.
The Silent Patient (2018)
Others: Leaning positive Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. 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.
- ISBN:
- 9781250230782
- Length:
- 336 pages
Genres: thriller
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Loved itI really don't like the silent patient cover. I did end up liking that book but like the cover makes me uncomfy.
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Not a fani despised every character and not in a way where i thought they were a fun villain to hate it was just very frustrating very stale i thought in general the book really fell flat
Not a fani didn't like how this ended i didn't like how it went i thought there was a lot of missed opportunities from my memory
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