{"product_id":"the-silent-patient-alex-michaelides","title":"The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most talked-about psychological thrillers of the decade — \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/em\u003e is the BookTok phenomenon that has left over 1.5 million readers completely stunned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlicia Berenson appears to have a perfect life: a celebrated painter, married to a sought-after fashion photographer, living in a beautiful London home. Then one evening, her husband Gabriel returns late from a shoot — and Alicia shoots him five times in the face. Then she never speaks another word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer silence transforms a domestic tragedy into a gripping public obsession. Her art skyrockets in value. She becomes the silent patient, locked away in a secure forensic unit. Criminal psychotherapist Theo Faber has waited years for the chance to work with her — but his obsessive pursuit of the truth behind her silence takes him down a twisting path that threatens to consume him entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViral for its unreliable narrator tension, the chilling power of silence as a weapon, and a twist ending that readers describe as genuinely jaw-dropping: \u003cem\u003e\"Her silence was the loudest scream.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Perfect for fans of \u003cstrong\u003eVerity\u003c\/strong\u003e by Colleen Hoover, \u003cstrong\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/strong\u003e by B.A. Paris, and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Couple Next Door\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shari Lapena. A natural bundle partner with \u003cem\u003eVerity\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Housemaid\u003c\/em\u003e for BookTok thriller sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA paperback (2019, Orion) in Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jhb Preloved Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45061344821363,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3357\/6307\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_aefb0487-d485-4381-ba65-ce5353096f60.jpg?v=1780393987","url":"https:\/\/jhbprelovedbooks.co.za\/products\/the-silent-patient-alex-michaelides","provider":"Jhb Preloved Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}