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Alicia Berenson was a famous painter married to a famous fashion photographer. One evening, she shoots him five times in the face. Then, she never speaks another word. Open and shut case, right? Wrong.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is the psychological thriller that broke my brain. Alicia Berenson shoots her husband in the face and then never speaks again. Enter Theo Faber, a psychotherapist obsessed with getting her to talk. La paciente silenciosa

But the question isn't why she killed him. Alicia Berenson was a famous painter married to

"Enter Theo Faber, a forensic psychotherapist who is obsessed with getting her to talk. He gets a job at her mental health unit, thinking he can crack the case everyone else failed at." Open and shut case, right

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Alex Michaelides’ debut novel isn't just a thriller; it's a psychological labyrinth. Here’s why you need to read it (or re-read it to catch the clues you missed).

The question is: Who is really telling the story?