A decent ransom
Ivana Hrubá
A vulnerable young boy forced to guard a beautiful kidnapped woman forges an alliance with her with devastating consequences for some.
Read Time: ~5.6 hr
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides (2019)
About this book
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening, she shoots her husband five times in the face and never speaks another word.
Setting / LocationLondon, England
Story EraLate 2010s
Protagonist / CoreTheo Faber (Forensic Psychotherapist)
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