BEFORE YOU START
The premise
Alicia Berenson, a painter, stops speaking after her husband's violent death. She is held at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, wants to work with her and find out why she stays silent.
Why the setup appeals
- One unanswered question
- The story centers on a single silence and what lies behind it, rather than on a household full of secrets.
- A therapist's investigation
- Theo approaches Alicia as a psychotherapist hoping to treat her. Choose it if you want a mystery explored through a therapist's efforts to understand his patient.
IS IT YOUR NEXT READ?
A good match for your shelf?
For readers drawn to a mystery built around one unanswered question and a professional determined to answer it.
Something to keep in mind
The story involves psychiatric treatment and a violent death. Much of its premise concerns Alicia's life in a secure unit and Theo's efforts to understand her silence.
Book information
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