The silent patient / Alex Michaelides.
Record details
- ISBN: 1432858645
- ISBN: 9781432858643 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781432858643 : HRD
- ISBN: 1432858645 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781432858643 (large print) (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1432858645 (large print) (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 483 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband?and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive... Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations?a search for the truth that threatens to consume him.... A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, Alica Berenson lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Her refusal to talk or give any kind of explanation captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist, begins a search for the truth that leads him down a terrifying path-- and threatens to consume him. -- adapted from back cover |
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Genre: | Large type books. Suspense fiction. Psychological fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) |
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Available copies
- 12 of 21 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ansonia Public Library | LP MICHAELIDES, ALEX (Text) | 34045143407265 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | LP FIC MICHAEL (Text) | 33750000074585 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | ALP MIC (Text) | 33260000283979 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | F/MICHAELIDES LARGE PRINT (Text) | 34029145984067 | Adult Fiction Large Type | In transit | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | LP FIC MIC (Text) | 34014142886358 | Adult Large Type | Checked out | 05/02/2024 |
Derby Public Library | LP FIC MIC (Text) | 34047141749375 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
Easton Public Library | LP MICHAELIDES, ALEX (Text) | 37777134645431 | Adult Fiction Large Type | In transit | - |
Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | LTE F MICHAELIDES (Text) | 31953143539669 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | LARGE PRINT MICHAELIDES (Text) | 32518145389774 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | FIC Mic LP (Text) | 33620143590004 | Adult Large Type | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
The Silent Patient
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Summary
The Silent Patient
An Instant New York Times BestsellerAlicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect: she's a famous painter married to a fashion photographer, and they live in a grand house in London. But one evening, Alicia shoots and kills her husband. Then she never speaks another word. The mystery captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. She, the silent patient, is held at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist determined to get Alicia to talk and explain her crime. But this takes Theo down a twisting path into his own motivations -- a search for the truth that threatens to consume him.