Author

Books by Alex Michaelides

Alex Michaelides was born in Cyprus, studied English literature at Cambridge, and later trained as a screenwriter at the American Film Institute. His debut novel The Silent Patient (2019) became a publishing phenomenon, spending years on bestseller lists and selling in over fifty countries. The Maidens, his second novel, draws directly on his Cambridge education and his interest in Greek tragedy. He lives in London. His work sits at the intersection of psychological thriller and literary gothic.