The psychological thriller I needed right now!

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The Silent Patient is a psychological thriller about Alicia and Gabriel Berenson, an incredibly gifted artist and fashion photographer. Alicia inexplicably murders Gabriel one evening, found by the police with her wrists slit. She never speaks again even during her trial and is sent to a mental institution.
Criminal psychologist Theo Faber is criminal psychologists that has watched the case with intense interest. He feels drawn to Alicia and somehow thinks he can cure her. Theo’s background is murky and he’ll tell you mental health professionals are all looking for their own cure. He was.
Alex Michaelides lures us into the story that simply buzzes with intensity in the best possible way from the opening page. We are kept guessing from the beginning. Was Alicia a battered wife, was it a jealous rage, sex gone bad? The pacing is exceptionally well done from the start. It’s steady and methodical. You’re going to want to catch every clue, every nuance.