The Silent Patient

It’s a spellbinding psychological mystery thriller, with a sharp, clever and slow burning twists and turns and a definition of a page turner. It keeps you on edge and always in the state of intense, breathless excitement with a ending you would have never expected. The story revolves around a well known artist Alicia Berenson having a perfectly loving husband Gabriel and life . Suddenly one night she kills him with 5 gun shots in the head and then becomes silent forever. After 6 years a psychotherapist Theo determine to find the truth about that night and make her speak. But are you ready for the truth she have kept to herself for last 6 years?. Are you ready to break her silence and unravel the threads of madness?. Behind the mask of sanity : there’s a art of deception . There are many people trying to hide the truth many who have their fear of getting exposed with their own secrets. People who heard her story have different assumptions on what happened to her and why did she kill her husband and became silent and emotionless like a white ghost. Some say she’s psychopath, while some says she’s pure evil. What exactly was Alicia. If she was acting like a psychopath to skip the punishment why she didn’t quit that act in last 6 years. What does Alicia actually wanted.
With each turn of page there’s a new secret, a new face reveled. The key to Alicia secret and silence is in the painting of Alcestis, Euripides made by Alicia. But why is Theo so desperate to break Alicia Berenson silence . Who’s telling the truth or who’s telling lies , it’s difficult to say till the very end. The build up tension is never ending as Theo delves deeper into Alicia psych. There are multiple timelines with layered narrative which makes it’s impossible to look away for a moment too. If you like mystery and thriller novel with a absolute plot twist endings that is shocking yet satisfying. You should definitely read this book “The silent patient” . There’s reason why it’s #1 in New York Times &Sunday Times.