That rarest of beasts: the perfect thriller. This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing--I quite literally couldnt put it down. I told myself Id just dip in; eleven hours later--its now 5:47 a.m.--Ive finished it absolutely dazzled. --A. J. Finn #1New York Times bestselling author ofThe Woman in the Window Promising to bethedebut novel of the seasonThe Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womans act of violence against her husband--and 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 motivations--a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
