Alicia Berenson, a successful painter, shoots her husband five times in the head and never speaks again. Her refusal to utter a single word turns a domestic tragedy into a mystery that captures the imagination of the whole of England.
Theo Faber, an ambitious forensic psychotherapist obsessed with the case, is determined to unravel the mystery of what happened that fateful night and secures a position at The Grove, the secure unit in North London where Alicia was sent six years ago and where she remains stubbornly silent. He soon discovers that the patient’s muteness is far more deeply rooted than he had thought. But if she were to speak in the end, would he be willing to hear the truth?
A psychological crime novel with a surprising ending. It is gripping from the very beginning. Some sensual descriptions, without further depth.