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The Silent Patient
- Author
- Alex Michaelides
- Narrator
- Jack Hawkins, Louise Brealey
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 7 February 2019
- Run Time
- 8 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Psychological testing and measurement, Psychological methodology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Abnormal psychology, Portraits and self-portraiture in the arts, Medical ethics and professional conduct
- Rating
- 3.9 (9 reviews)
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What to expect
Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.
Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.
When she shot her husband in the head five times.
Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.
It's time to find out why.
READERS LOVE THE SILENT PATIENT
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Everything you need from a psychological thriller with a killer twist that is impossible to see coming!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fiendishly clever ... believe the hype.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Grabs your afternoon from the start and never lets go'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fantastic thriller with an incredible plot twist that I really didn't see coming. I highly recommend.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG, my heart is still pounding from the final chapters of this amazing thriller.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'm honestly speechless, best book I have read for a very long time'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The twists when they come, wow oh wow!'
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN
'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month
'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD
'Compelling' - OBSERVER
'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY
'A totally original psychological mystery' - DAVID BALDACCI
'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' - CARA HUNTER
'The pace and finesse of a master' - BBC CULTURE
Critics Review
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Absolutely brilliant . . . I read it in a state of intense, breathless excitement
STEPHEN FRY
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Masterly plotting, Hitchcockian suspense and an absolute jaw-dropper of an ending. Read this book!
LUCY FOLEY, bestselling author of THE HUNTING PARTY
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Intelligent, imaginative and a terrific read
THE TIMES - Crime Book of the Month
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I read it in two nights and savoured every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist
DAVID BALDACCI
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Smart, sophisticated suspense - a very fine novel by any standard
LEE CHILD
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The perfect thriller. I quite literally couldn't put it down
A. J. Finn, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
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A taut, meticulously plotted and compelling novel
THE OBSERVER
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The Silent Patient may be a first novel, but it has the pace and finesse of a master
BBC CULTURE
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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
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A superior psycho-thriller
THE TIMES
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I was kicking myself black and blue that I did not see *that* moment coming. I have never been so happily wrong-footed. A very clever book - highly recommended.
C. J. TUDOR, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE CHALK MAN
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A neatly woven, intelligently written story that lifts the curtain on the complexities of trauma and the human psyche
ALI LAND, Sunday Times bestselling author of GOOD ME, BAD ME
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The definition of a page turner. The twist comes as hard and fast as a slap across the face.
JOHN MARRS, bestselling author of THE GOOD SAMARITAN
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Genuinely chilling and with a real sucker punch of a twist
SHARON BOLTON, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE CRAFTSMAN
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A hugely impressive debut
STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of THIRTEEN
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Comes with a killer twist
SUNDAY TIMES Crime Club
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An unforgettable - and Hollywood-bound - new thriller
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
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An excellent, slow-burning psychological thriller; sharp, clever and with a whammy that genuinely took me by surprise
JOANNE HARRIS
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Impossible to put down, with a twist that will blow your mind
MARK EDWARDS, bestselling author of THE MAGPIES
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One of the most hotly anticipated novels of this year
DAILY EXPRESS
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One of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read . . . with an ending that is destined to go down as one of the most shocking, mind-blowing twists in recent memory
BLAKE CROUCH, author of DARK MATTER
User Reviews
Book 3.9
Narration 4.4
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3.0 5.0
I was really looking forward to this one as it always comes up on “best thriller of all time” lists. It was a pretty good listen, but for me it didn’t live up to the hype.
KP 2026-08-12 -
5.0 5.0
Loved the way this unfolded, I didn’t know who had done it until the end! Just as all mysteries should be!
jeannette 2026-01-13 -
4.0 4.0
I found the book a page turner, though a little far fetched. I had my suspicions as to who done it, but got it completely wrong.
jackie.kimber@ntlworld.com 2025-09-17 -
5.0 5.0
Great book with a superb narration.Slowly it dawned on me what was going on.There is a sub plot between talking and taking drugs as methods of therapy and self medication.
cheesepleasepeter 2024-08-23
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2.0 4.0
I was a bit disappointed after reading so many favourable reviews. The book objectifies and infantilises women, which spoilt it for me. The story isn’t so bad, but it is a completely joyless listen. Depressing!
JuliaCB 2024-01-22
Details
- Author
- Alex Michaelides
- Narrator
- Jack Hawkins, Louise Brealey
- Duration
- 8 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 February 2019
- ISBN
- 9781409181651
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Psychological testing and measurement, Psychological methodology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Abnormal psychology, Portraits and self-portraiture in the arts, Medical ethics and professional conduct
- Rating
- 3.9(9 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.4(9 reviews)
Synopsis
- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.It's time to find out why.READERS LOVE THE SILENT PATIENT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Everything you need from a psychological thriller with a killer twist that is impossible to see coming!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fiendishly clever ... believe the hype.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Grabs your afternoon from the start and never lets go'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fantastic thriller with an incredible plot twist that I really didn't see coming. I highly recommend.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG, my heart is still pounding from the final chapters of this amazing thriller.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'm honestly speechless, best book I have read for a very long time'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The twists when they come, wow oh wow!'CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD'Compelling' - OBSERVER'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY'A totally original psychological mystery' - DAVID BALDACCI'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' - CARA HUNTER'The pace and finesse of a master' - BBC CULTURE
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