I could not put it down.' - Heidi Perks, author of Now You See Her You may also be interested in.**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** 'An unforgettable-and Hollywood-bound-new thriller. 'Impossible to put down, with a twist that will blow your mind.' - Mark Edwards, author of The Magpies Then I'll stop.' Once you pick up The Silent Patient, this will be what you'll say to yourself, before you give in and keep reading until the blindsiding and brilliantly clever conclusion - no matter how good a sleuth you are, you aren't going to see it coming.' - Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake 'An excellent, slow-burning psychological thriller sharp, clever and with a whammy that genuinely took me by surprise (it takes a lot to do this). The Silent Patient is a swarming, paranoid nightmare of a novel 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

'Alex Michaelides has written one of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read. 'A hugely impressive debut.' - Steve Cavanagh, author of Thirteen

'Genuinely chilling and with a real sucker punch of a twist.' - Sharon Bolton, author of The Craftsman The twist comes as hard and fast as a slap across the face.' - John Marrs, author of The Good Samaritan 'A neatly woven, intelligently written story that lifts the curtain on the complexities of trauma and the human psyche.' - Ali Land, author of Good Me, Bad Me A very clever book - highly recommended.' - C.J. I have never been so happily wrong-footed. 'I was kicking myself black and blue that I did not see that moment coming. Masterfully plotted and brilliantly paced by a writer at the top of his game.' - Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home 'One of the best thrillers I've read this year. I told myself I'd just dip in eleven hours later - it's now 5.47 AM - I've finished it, absolutely dazzled.' - A. This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing - I quite literally couldn't put it down. 'Smart, sophisticated suspense - a very fine novel by any standard.' - Lee Child The pages will burn with the friction from your hands turning them.' - David Baldacci I read it in two nights and savored every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist. Michaelides has crafted a totally original, spellbinding psychological mystery so quirky, so unique that it should have its own genre. ' The Silent Patient sneaks up on you like a slash of intimidating shadow on a badly lit street. I read it in a state of intense, breathless excitement and never saw the ending coming.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides