TheSilentPatient

"Promising to be the debut novel of the season, The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller. It tells the story of Alicia Berenson, a famous painter married to a renowned fashion photographer. They live in a grand house with a view of a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening, Alicia shoots her husband Gabriel five times in the face when he returns home late from a fashion shoot. Afterwards, she never speaks another word.

Alicia’s silence turns this domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. Her art skyrockets in price 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, a criminal psychotherapist, has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. He is determined to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband. However, his quest takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations as he searches for the truth that threatens to consume him."

作者简介

AlexMichaelideswasborninCyprustoaGreek-CypriotfatherandEnglishmother.HehasaMAinEnglishLiteraturefromCambridgeUniversityandaMFAinScreenwritingfromtheAmericanFilmInstituteinLosAngeles.TheSilentPatientishisfirstnovel.