The Silent Patient

The instant #1 New York Times bestsellerAn unforgettable?and Hollywood-bound?new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense Agatha Christie plotting and Greek tragedy.?Entertainment WeeklyThe Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womanÕs act of violence against her husband?and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.Alicia BerensonÕs 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 LondonÕs 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.AliciaÕs 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 spo