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The Silent Patient

By: Alex Michaelides
Narrated by: Louise Brealey, Jack Hawkins
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- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION

Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.

Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.

When she shot her husband in the head five times.

Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.
It's time to find out why.


CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED

'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN
'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month
'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD
'Compelling' - OBSERVER
'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY
'A totally original psychological mystery' - DAVID BALDACCI
'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' - CARA HUNTER
'The pace and finesse of a master' - BBC CULTURE

©2019 Alex Michaelides (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Suspense Technothrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Exciting

Editorial reviews

The Silent Patient is a psychological thriller that will have you obsessed like the therapist trying to uncover the mute Alicia Brenson’s motive for murdering her husband.

The debut novel by former screenwriter Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient has sold more than three million copies and earned a number one spot on the New York Times best seller list. Immediately adapted into an audiobook, this intriguing crime thriller features a plot twist that will shock you and leave you gasping.

Narrators Louise Brealy and Jack Hawkins lend their British-English voices to The Silent Patient in what listeners describe as 'superb', 'captivating' and 'easy to listen to both in clarity and pace'. Different characters are given a distinct voice, with spot-on accents.

Following the novel’s success, The Silent Patient is being adapted for the screen, with Brad Pitt listed as a producer. With a movie on the horizon, it’s time to download the audiobook and discover this gripping mystery’s secret for yourself.

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Didn’t take long to read and I concur with all other reviews that narration and story were tops. A tricky story to test your powers of logic and imagination..

Excellent read

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So well written. The 2 narrators were excellent. easy to listen to. I often chose audios based on the narrators.

Highly recommend it

Wow! What a Great Book

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This story is well written and the performance by the reader is excellent. A real twist in the tale. Best book so far for me this year.

Great story

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I couldn't stop listening to it. I wanted more and more it was great. The ending was unimaginable it is must read.

Gripping

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At first I wasn't too sure about the story because I found I didn't really like the main character. Wow, am I happy I continued with the story! The author did an amazing job at making many characters look guilty and to even make the reader question whether any of it was even real! The book ends with the biggest twist. I loved the story and couldn't put it down.

Huge twist!

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Very interesting book at times slow, so thought provoking when it was finished... actually well worth reading

intriguing Story

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The narration was 5*, The story itself frustrated me at times. Even suspending belief (and you really have to!), I found too many "red herrings' for my liking. But it is a good yarn and definitely worth the "deal of the day" price I paid.

Kept me interested

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Great listen, well narrated and a couple of nice little twists throughout. This is not a predictable read at all and as you journey through a hard one to put down.

The Silent Patient

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fast paced; lots of twists and intrigue. kept me interested all the way to the end. highly recommend this book

absolutely brilliant

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I could not put this book down, wow!! I did not see the twist coming at all, really great book!!

Read this book!!

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