Alex Michaelides – Cypriot-British author and screenwriter, best known for his global bestseller The Silent Patient and the novel The Maidens. Educated in literature at Cambridge and screenwriting in Los Angeles, he worked in film before turning to psychological thrillers. His fiction is marked by tension, mythological motifs, and twist endings that established him as a star of the genre.
📚 The Silent Patient became a global phenomenon, selling millions worldwide. 🎬 Worked in Hollywood as a screenwriter before publishing fiction. 🎓 Studied psychology, giving depth to his characters. 🌍 Grew up in Cyprus, surrounded by Greek myths that influence his work. 🎭 Passionate about theatre, often using dramatic techniques in his prose. 🏆 His debut won the Goodreads Choice Award for Thriller. 📖 The Maidens was inspired by his student years at Cambridge. 🎤 Frequently appears at literary festivals as a “master of twist endings.” 📺 The Silent Patient is being adapted into a Hollywood film. 🖋️ Believes the best thrillers come from an author’s personal fears. 😄 Once joked his favourite genre is “anything that lets me shock friends at the end.”