Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tessa at Wishful Endings which
spotlights and discusses forthcoming books that bloggers are looking
forward to reading. Generally it's about books that haven't been
released yet. This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, formerly hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
There are so many exciting new books on the horizon, so without further ado, this week's Can't Wait For book is . . .
There are so many exciting new books on the horizon, so without further ado, this week's Can't Wait For book is . . .
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Publisher: Celadon Books
From Goodreads: Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient
is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence
against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her
motive…
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.
Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.
Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
My thoughts: I'm an avid fan of psychological thrillers, and the buzz around this book is hard to resist.
Erica just read this and said the ending was pretty intense. Hope you really enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback, Barb. Now I want to read it even more!
ReplyDeleteWow. Sounds very creepy, but interesting. I can't imagine never saying a word.
ReplyDeleteOoh, this one does sound so good! Thanks for sharing, and here's MY WWW POST
ReplyDeleteI love some good psychological thrillers as well and this one sounds great! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've heard of this one, but it does sound good! I enjoy a good psychological thriller too. I hope you love this one, Catherine!
ReplyDeleteI'm about to start reading that one too! https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/www-wednesdays-january-30-2018/
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this book before, but it sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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