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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: Review, Ending Explained and 8 Clues You Missed

A famous painter shoots her husband five times and never speaks again. Is The Silent Patient worth the hype? Hailey gives her spoiler-free verdict and six thrillers to read next, then, after a clear spoiler warning, explains the twist, the timeline trick and the eight clues hiding in plain sight.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Verity by Colleen Hoover

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:24 Welcome
0:57 The Review
4:03 What To Read Next
6:31 Spoiler Warning
6:55 The Ending Explained
10:53 The Clues
14:01 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

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"Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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