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But why did she do it? And why won’t she talk? These are the mysteries her psychotherapist, Theo Faber, obsessively seeks to solve, crossing boundaries along the way. The book begins with the details of a grisly crime committed six years earlier: Acclaimed painter Alicia Berenson fatally shot her husband, Gabriel. But don’t take our word for it-trust the tens of thousands of readers who voted it the year’s best Mystery & Thriller in the Goodreads Choice Awards. Directors, if orchestrate the courtroom drama well into a movie, the audiences would be on the edges of their seats.Looking to cozy up with a thrilling novel this winter? Consider The Silent Patient, the debut from Alex Michaelides. Grisham has filled the novel with suspense and, of course, has the lawyer who can do anything to defend the truth and save the victim.

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