The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, 2019
A psychotherapist tries to make a silent murder suspect speak, and finds his own life caught in her refusal.
Alex Michaelides
Alex Michaelides is a British-Cypriot screenwriter and psychotherapist; The Silent Patient, his debut novel, was published in 2019 and became a bestseller.
Feels like society, unease and curiosity.
What it costs to answer no questions when the charge is murder.
The following day, she lay in bed in a private room at the hospital. The police questioned her in the presence of her lawyer. Alicia remained silent throughout the interview. Her lips were pale, bloodless; they fluttered occasionally but formed no words, made no sounds. She answered no questions. She could not, would not, speak. Nor did she speak when charged with Gabriel’s murder. She remained silent when she was placed under arrest, refusing to deny her guilt or confess it. Books by Alex Michaelides
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