Then, there was the artist, murder wife who went silent for years after the crime.Įarly revelation of the conflict- The purpose of a psychological thriller is to make readers think usually of the “who” but this story is chiefly about “why”. Shooting a loving husband from perfect marriage five times in the face was definitely one. Premise as good as good can be- Having a devastating crime as the premise of the thriller is a winning start. Slow, methodical and tension-building development of main characters while unraveling their mental state.Satisfying (and not whiplash-inducing) plot twists bringing all the pieces together with just right amount of foreshadowing.
Things to look out for in Michaelides’s novel: The book was Goodreads Choice Awards Best Mystery & Thriller 2019 by Alex Michaelides. The book is like peeling the layers of thoughts of each of these characters to find out the answers the author promised in the beginning.
The Silent Patient is fundamentally a character study of the two main characters- Alicia and Theo. And there is a therapist who is hell-bent on making her speak again to find out her truth. The story of The Silent Patient revolves around the woman who shot her husband five times- whom she loved immensely and had a perfect marriage with- and then went mute for years. The Silent Patient does not investigate crime, it investigates the mind of a criminal.
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