The Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hooter: A criminal psychotherapist journals his experience dealing with the toughest patient he has come across.
Being a thriller, I'll stay away from any spoilers but Alex sticks to revealing a layer after a layer in each chapter adding characters and angles as we dig deeper into the past of Alicia Berenson - a famous painter married to a famous photographer who is found murdered. She stops speaking after that. Theo Faber narrates his journey as a psychotherapist as he aims to have her open up and sync in with reality on her part to recovery. Skeletons out of the closet come tumbling down with each chapter.
While the build up is well done, I don't believe the author may have actual mental health professional experience for there are jarring aspects to treatment and character development that don't sit right but if you ignore facts in this fiction , you'll find it an easier read.
Overall a good thriller, a commute read for most of the characters remain uni-dimensional , added to keep the storyline going and giving the reader more loose ends to grapple with. The ending pieces together towards the end and reveals itself to you before the author wanted you to.
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