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But perfection is always a lie in a thriller.

Years before the murder, Theo discovered that his own wife, Kathy, was having an affair. In a fit of obsession, Theo stalked the other man—Gabriel Berenson. He broke into Alicia and Gabriel’s house on the night of the murder to confront Gabriel. In an attempt to "test" Alicia’s love, Theo tied Gabriel to a chair, put a knife to his throat, and forced Alicia to watch. The Silent Patient

Theo Faber is a fascinating study in character construction. He is not the hard-boiled detective of classic noir, nor is he the gritty investigator of police procedurals. He is an intellectual, a man who believes in the power of therapy and the subconscious. He sees Alicia not as a criminal to be punished, but as a puzzle to be solved. But perfection is always a lie in a thriller