Just don’t get too comfortable.Īlicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. I’m delighted to invite readers into the world of The Silent Patient. (I would here like to coin the term "mind-field.") This phenomenal interior novel defibrillates the ailing body of the psychological thriller genre. The characters in this novel crackle with complexity-with genuine psychology-and a walk through their minds feels as risky and exhilarating as crossing a minefield. As Theo attempts to break through to his silent patient-a woman convicted of murdering her husband-a dark story unfolds that is as shocking as it is expertly crafted. The Silent Patient is an eerie, bona fide psychological thriller starring Theo Faber, a psychotherapist who by trade dwells within the inner lives of his charges-one of whom refuses to speak. But Alex Michaelides is here to deliver the cure. We might rattle around in the heroine’s head, but absent idiosyncrasies, dimension, or even personality, it’s like touring an empty museum.
More often than not, they focus on an imperiled protagonist-usually a young woman-whose psychology is neither nuanced nor particularly … well, particular. Another 44 were published in the past eight seconds alone-and precious few of these novels actually qualify as psychological suspense.
Since Gone Girl conquered the globe in 2012, bookstore shelves have creaked beneath the weight of countless psychological thrillers.
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