The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If you loved “Gone Girl” and “The Girl on the Train,” if you love twisty narratives, bump this book to the top of your list RIGHT AWAY and read it as quickly as possible to avoid being spoiled. I read it in a few days and there will be a moment in this book that causes an audible gasp or bulging eyes or whatever your “tell” is for OMFG.
I’ll tell you this about the plot: Alicia is a former up-and-coming painter, imprisoned in a psyche ward for murdering her photographer husband Gabriel. Theo is a psychotherapist newly hired by said psyche facility, aware of Alicia’s notorious crime and the fact that since it occurred, she hasn’t uttered a single word. He is convinced he can help her — meaning, get her to talk, and find out what happened that caused her to murder her husband when by all accounts, their lives were idyllic, their love solid, their careers soaring. I’ll leave it at that. Enjoy!
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