The Silent Patient

Alicia Berenson appears to have an enviable life as a celebrated painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer. Everything shatters when her husband returns home late one night and Alicia shoots him repeatedly in the face, refusing ever to utter another word. Her silence turns the horrific crime into an enduring public enigma, driving her away from the public gaze and into the Grove, a secure psychiatric clinic in North London.

Enter Theo Faber, an ambitious criminal psychotherapist who has long waited for a chance to treat Alicia and uncover why she committed the murder. Convinced he can coax her into breaking her silence, Theo begins investigating her history, only to find that his relentless pursuit of the truth draws him into a tangled web that threatens his own life and motives.

Crafted with tension and sharp psychological twists, this international bestseller will appeal to adult fiction enthusiasts and lovers of gripping crime mysteries.