Books Like The Silent Patient
Based on The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Twisty psychological thrillers with shocking endings and unreliable perspectives.
If you loved The Silent Patient, try these:
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
Why it's similar: A wife disappears and her husband becomes the prime suspect — but nothing is as it appears.
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The Maid
Nita Prose
Why it's similar: A socially awkward hotel maid discovers a dead body and becomes the prime suspect.
337 pages
Verity
Colleen Hoover
Why it's similar: A writer discovers a disturbing manuscript in a bestselling author's home that reveals dark truths.
440 pages
The Sanatorium
Sarah Pearse
Why it's similar: A detective visits a remote hotel converted from a sanatorium where guests start disappearing.
The Maidens
Alex Michaelides
Why it's similar: Michaelides' follow-up — a therapist suspects a charismatic professor is killing his students.
337 pages
The It Girl
Ruth Ware
Why it's similar: A woman's college roommate was murdered — years later she discovers the wrong man was convicted.
352 pages
The Push
Ashley Audrain
Why it's similar: A mother suspects something is deeply wrong with her daughter — but no one believes her.
The Guest List
Lucy Foley
Why it's similar: A wedding on a remote Irish island ends with a body — everyone has a motive.
The Whisper Man
Alex North
Why it's similar: A widower and his son move to a town haunted by a serial killer who whispers to children.
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