The Silent Patient (by Alex Michaelides)

I hadn’t heard of Alex Michaelides, even though he comes from Cyprus, where I live. Nor had I heard of his debut novel ‘The Silent Patient’, despite its apparent popularity. It’s not a genre I would normally read, but it was chosen by the book group I belong to for the September discussion.

I was a little apprehensive as I started to read the book a couple of days ago. Billed as a psychological thriller, it didn’t sound like my kind of book at all. But the narration is clear, well-paced and ...