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 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 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 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 Genuinely chilling and with a real sucker punch of a twist ― SHARON BOLTON, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE CRAFTSMAN A hugely impressive debut ― STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of THIRTEEN Comes with a killer twist ― SUNDAY TIMES Crime Club An unforgettable - and Hollywood-bound - new thriller ― ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY An excellent, slow-burning psychological thriller; sharp, clever and with a whammy that genuinely took me by surprise ― JOANNE HARRIS Impossible to put down, with a twist that will blow your mind ― MARK EDWARDS, bestselling author of THE MAGPIES One of the most hotly anticipated novels of this year ― DAILY EXPRESS 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 Book Description With film rights snapped up by an Oscar winning Hollywood production company, rights sold in a world record 43 territories, and rave blurbs from David Baldacci, Lee Child and A.J. Finn, The Silent Patient is the international, multimillion-copy bestseller that you need to read this year. 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.
