Alex MichaelidesThe Silent Patient

Emily Woosey
We are starting with one of my favourite thrillers ever. The Silent Patient follows therapist Theo and his patient Alicia who hasn’t spoken a word since she shot her husband. The plot doesn’t give anything away - I was constantly considering characters and their motives, all the way through I kept changing my mind.
The chapters are short and the narrative is very well executed. One of my favourite things about this book is how it links with Greek mythology and Greek tragedies - I felt it added something extra to the novel that would have been lost without it! This is the perfect thriller - it's not spooky but it's definitely scary!
The chapters are short and the narrative is very well executed. One of my favourite things about this book is how it links with Greek mythology and Greek tragedies - I felt it added something extra to the novel that would have been lost without it! This is the perfect thriller - it's not spooky but it's definitely scary!