Stuck on The Silent Patient? Read these next
If you loved The Silent Patient, check these thrillers out for more twists, turns, surprises, and stories that will have you asking, "What the heck just happened?"
Did you read Alex Michaelides' psychological thriller The Silent Patient and can't get it out of your head? You're not alone. Michaelides' twisty suspense/thriller received lots of positive reviews from critics, was number one on the New York Times Bestsellers list, and won the Goodreads Choice Award in 2019 for Best Mystery/Thriller. So needless to say, this book has plenty of fans. If you're one of them, then you know there is no book quite like it—but these domestic/psychological thrillers come close.
The Black Painting
The four Morse cousins have been summoned by their grandfather to his mansion at Owl's Point. None of them have visited the estate in years, not since they were kids. After their grandfather's prized painting disappeared—a painting that's rumored to cause madness in whoever beholds it—the family split apart amidst accusations of theft. The cousins assume their grandfather has brought them together to make amends, but when they arrive, they find the old man dead. Is his death connected to the missing painting? And what family secrets will be revealed to uncover the truth? The Black Painting is an excellent twisty thriller for fans of The Silent Patient.
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The Wife Between Us
You might think you know where The Wife Between Us is heading, but you really have no idea. A young woman is about to marry the man of her dreams. But his previous wife is not all too happy about it. You might assume this book is about a jealous ex-wife, obsessed with her replacement. But the realities of this story are far more complex. No one is who they seem, and none of the twists in this story are easy to predict.
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The Whisper Man
Tom Kennedy is mourning the recent and tragic death of his wife while also trying to raise his son Jake. Hoping for a fresh start, Tom and Jake seek out a new life in in the town of Featherbank. But much like Tom and Jake, Featherbank also has a past from which the town is still recovering. Twenty years ago, a serial killer known as "The Whisper Man" murdered five residents. With the supposed perpetrator behind bars, the town thought their dark past was behind them, but when people start disappearing again, fear and paranoia spreads throughout town. The Whisper Man will leave readers deeply unsettled and questioning everything.
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Defending Jacob
District attorney Andy Barber is held in high regard in his community and has a loving, comfortable home life with his wife, Laurie, and his son, Jacob. All of that is turned upside down when a ghastly murder rocks their small community. And Andy's son, Jacob, is charged with the murder of a classmate. Defending Jacob was recently turned into a series for Apple TV+ starring Chris Evans.
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A Flaw in the Design
College creative writing professor Gil’s life gets turned upside down after he receives the devastating news that his sister and her husband have died in a car accident. What’s more, their son, Matthew, will be moving to Vermont to live with Gil and his family. Of course Gil wants to do what’s right for his family, but there’s something off about seventeen-year-old Matthew. Somehow, the boy seems completely unmoved by his own parents' deaths. And then there’s that incident that happened years ago when Matthew almost got Gil’s daughter killed. When Matthew signs up for Gil's creative writing class, things get even stranger. The stories Matthew writes are violent imaginings of the deaths of Gil's family and his own parents. Gil begins to wonder how long he can ignore Matthew’s behavior before the boy becomes dangerous.
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Birthright
When sixteen-year-old Fiona uncovers an old newspaper clipping of a woman and her daughter—a girl that looks exactly like Fiona when she was younger—she becomes convinced she has family out there. When she tracks down the girl in the photo, Maddy is living in Rome with an alcoholic mother and wants nothing to do with Fiona. And yet now that they know the other exists, they can't seem to get out of each other's lives. When they discover that the people around them might not exactly be who they seem, they realize they need each other more than ever.
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The Maidens
Much like The Silent Patient, Michaelides's second novel is a murder mystery with a dark academia twist. Set at Cambridge University where two students have been murdered, The Maidens follows therapist Mariana Andros as she attempts to uncover who is behind the murders. Her number one suspect? The all too handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor, Edward Fosca. Complete with secret societies, Greek myths, and Michaelides's dark, enticing storytelling, The Maidens is a must-read.
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