Review
Absolutely brilliant . . . I read it in a state of intense, breathless excitement (STEPHEN FRY)
Masterly plotting, Hitchcockian suspense and an absolute jaw-dropper of an ending. Read this book! (LUCY FOLEY, bestselling author of THE HUNTING PARTY)
Intelligent, imaginative and a terrific read (THE TIMES - Crime Book of the Month)
I read it in two nights and savoured every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist (DAVID BALDACCI)
Smart, sophisticated suspense - a very fine novel by any standard (LEE CHILD)
The perfect thriller. I quite literally couldn't put it down (A. J. Finn, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW)
A taut, meticulously plotted and compelling novel (THE OBSERVER)
The Silent Patient may be a first novel, but it has the pace and finesse of a master (BBC CULTURE)
One of the best thrillers I've read this year. Masterfully plotted and brilliantly paced by a writer at the top of his game (CARA HUNTER, Sunday Times bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME)
A superior psycho-thriller (THE TIMES)
Book Description
The number one New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, THE SILENT PATIENT is the breakout debut thriller of 2019.
About the Author
Alex Michaelides was born in Cyprus to a Greek-Cypriot father and English mother. He read English at Cambridge University and received a MA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute. He wrote the film Devil You Know, starring Rosamund Pike, and co-wrote The Con is On, starring Uma Thurman and Tim Roth. The Silent Patient, his first novel, is a Sunday Times, New York Times, Australian and Irish bestseller.
