The Silent PatientModern · Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
The Silent Patient
2019 · 347 pages · Fiction
65
Modern
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 3.7M ratings
Lifetime bestseller · Buzzing now
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
21 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024. 4.16★ from 3.7M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Readers72 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller69 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+25
- Buzz42 out of 100 · counts 15%+7
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #14 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #74 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #175 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- 21 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024
Reads as
Gripping
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