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Cover of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient — Audiobook

10.4est. listening hrs
4.0★196 ratings
Thrillergenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Silent Patient at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 68% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 19% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.9 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want psychological twists — a solid week of commutes at 10.4 hours (estimated).

About the book

"The perfect binge listen." — Yahoo Lifestyle Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. This program includes a bonus interview with the author. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Silent Patient as an audiobook?

The Silent Patient runs about 10.4 hours — our estimate from its 352 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Can I listen to The Silent Patient free?

Yes — with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get The Silent Patient included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is The Silent Patient worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours — saving 3.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Silent Patient first published?

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides was first published in 2018.