The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

 Alicia, a prominent painter is found with the body of her husband, the gun still smoking. In her defense, she says nothing. The courts believe she has lost her mind and she is sentenced to a forensic unit to live forever in silence.

Enter, Theo Faber. A criminal psychotherapist who feels he can help Alicia find her voice. Confident and young, he hides his own demons well. The two will begin a journey to find out what happened that fateful night.

The story began slower than I liked, but the writing was memorizing. It pulls the reader deeper and deeper into both Theo’s and Alicia’s story. The climax comes from so far left field, that it is mind numbing. A tremendous story. I had heard that the novel was one of the best in its genre and I was happy to find that the rumors were right.