Alex Michaelides
Alex Michaelides has published 3 books. The recommended reading order starts with The Silent Patient (2019).
Alex Michaelides is a screenwriter and author. He studied English literature at Cambridge University and later got his MA in screenwriting at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He is the author of The Silent Patient and also wrote the film The Devil You Know that starred Rosamund Pike. Alex also worked as a writer on The Brits are Coming, a film that starred Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Parker Posey and Sofia Vergara. He is the son of a Greek father and English mother. For his debut novel, Michaelides set out to write something that he wanted to read as well as something that he felt belonged on the same shelf as an Agatha Christie novel. It was his frustration with the screenwriting industry that led to this book as he set out to write the type of book that he wanted to write. The Silent Patient is Alex Michaelides debut novel. The book is based on Alex’s knowledge of classic Agatha Christie with a dash of Greek tragedy and Alfred Hitchcock thrown in. The book centers on Alicia Berenson, a famous painted married to a fashion photographer living in London. Then one day her husband comes back late from a long fashion shoot and he comes home to Alicia and her gun. She shoots him five times in the face and then never speaks again. No explanation, nothing. Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, comes into the picture to work with Alicia and try to figure out why this tragedy happened. While all this is happening, the price of her art skyrockets. Faber’s quest to get her to talk takes him on a path of his own that has him questioning his own motivations. A shocking psychological thriller that is unforgettable.
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Order of Standalone Novels
The Fury
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The Maidens
TagsthrillermysterysuspensecrimeDescription"Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything-including her own life"--Publication date2021Rating—Print length—Language—Publisher—Ad (mid-series)
The Silent Patient
TagssuspensemysterythrillerDescriptionAlicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. 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.Publication date2019Rating—Print length—Language—Publisher—
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