The Silent Patient

I told myself I'd read one chapter before bed. It was 3am before I finally put it down. Alex Michaelides builds tension with such precision that every scene feels like the calm before something terrible, and the payoff is absolutely worth it. One of the best thrillers I've read in years — properly gripping.

What I appreciate most about ordering from Crossword is that the books always arrive exactly as you'd hope and usually faster than expected. This one showed up ahead of schedule in immaculate condition. Between the delivery quality and the book itself, I genuinely could not be happier with this purchase. Crossword has earned a loyal customer.

I've read a lot of thrillers and can usually see the twist coming. This one got me completely. Alex Michaelides plays fair — all the clues are there — but the misdirection is so good that the ending still hit me like a train. Brilliant construction, excellent writing, and a book I could not put down.

Finished this in one sitting — literally did not move from the sofa for five hours. Alex Michaelides delivers a twisting, intelligent, genuinely scary narrative that keeps you off-balance until the very last line. Absolutely worth every minute. Hands down one of the best I've read this year.

The plot of The Silent Patient is clever but what elevates it is the psychological depth. Alex Michaelides isn't just interested in what happened — they're interested in why people do what they do, and that makes the story genuinely unsettling in all the right ways. Recommended very enthusiastically.