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Finn, Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh and The Girl Before by J.P. And that is just a taste of the latest KELOLAND Living Book Club Pick, psychological thriller, The Silent Patient.

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. The Silent Patient was the gripping must-read debut thriller of 2019 - perfect for fans of The Woman in the Window by A.J. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. Famous artist Alicia Berenson shoots her husband in the head five times and then never speaks again. 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. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womans act of violence against her husband - and of the man obsessed with uncovering her motive. 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.Īlicia’s 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 Silent Patient is a novel that is very centered on being unpredictable to its readers, that it forgets the entire essence. 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 London’s most desirable areas. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband-and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.Īlicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.' 'An unforgettable-and Hollywood-bound-new thriller.

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