The Silent Patient

Alicia Berenson's life seems perfect. The renowned artist is married to a sought-after fashion photographer. She lives in one of London’s most attractive and expensive neighborhoods in a luxurious house with large windows overlooking the park. One late evening, when her husband Gabriel returns home from another shoot, Alicia shoots him five times in the face. And since then, she hasn't said a word.
Alicia's refusal to speak or give any explanations stirs public imagination. The mystery makes the artist famous. And while she is undergoing mandatory treatment, the price of her latest work – a self-portrait with the only inscription in Greek "ALCESTIS" – is rapidly rising.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist. He has long awaited the opportunity to work with Alicia, to make her speak. But what lies behind his obsession with the mad female murderer, and where will all these psychological experiments lead? Perhaps to a truth that threatens to consume him as well...