The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: Why This Twist-Filled Thriller Became a Cultural Phenomenon
What makes a thriller so compelling you finish it in a single sitting? For many readers, it’s not the chase scenes or the jump scares—it’s the slow, unnerving shift from what seems ordinary to something deeply unsettling. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides nails that feeling. It opens with a shocking act—Alicia Berenson shoots her…