In what genre would you place the book-character study or plot-based thriller? I felt the same way about the twist – so good! I am still avoiding psychological thrillers for the most part. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides shows you exactly what type of book it’s aiming to be from the very first sentence: “Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband.” No messing around here. Readers’ questions about The Silent Patient. Sometimes it does lead you to the twists and other times, it turns out to be nothing, haha. 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. To view more posted books, go to Book List. Suggested book and reading club discussion questions for The Silent Patient. Sometimes I get too focused on tiny details, thinking they may be a clue to something, but I couldn’t help but notice right off the bat that Alicia’s cousin was named Paul Rose, and her father was Vernon Rose. To view additional authors, go to Author List.Author List. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. The Silent Patient is called a psychological thriller, but the reviewer of Crime by the Book blog considers it an in depth character study in which both characters' identities take precedence over the actual crime.