With film rights snapped up by an Oscar-winning Hollywood production company, rights sold in a world record 43 countries, and rave blurbs from David Baldacci, Lee Child and A.J. Finn, THE SILENT PATIENT promises to be the debut thriller of 2019.

Alex Michaelides was born and raised in Cyprus. He has an MA in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and an MA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel, and was the biggest selling debut in the world in 2019. It spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and sold in a record-breaking 50 countries. Alex lives in London.