Thriller #5 - The Silent Patient

I love this description of this book from Entertainment Weekly: "An unforgettable―and Hollywood-bound―new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."

#5 on my "Thriller Countdown" to Halloween... The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a relatively new release that jumped to the top of the bestseller list earlier this year. This book is about a woman's act of violence against her husband and the therapist obsessed with revealing her motive. The hitch? She hasn't spoken a word in six years; since her husband was murdered.

You will like this book if:
✔ you can't resist a psychological thriller✔ you like unpredictable✔ you can follow a complicated case with multiple suspicious people✔ you are ready to have your mind blown by a twist ending

This is another page turner and I did NOT see the ending coming! I kept questioning if she was actually guilty or not guilty. Truly a masterpiece of suspense that is sure to keep you guessing until the very end!

Have you read this one yet? Are you adding it to your "to read" list? Leave me a comment!

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