The Good Patient

 

The Good Patient by Alex Stone- Psychological Thriller 

Trigger warning: domestic abuse

Lauren is in hospital yet again. Her life seems to have been once incident or another leading to hospital visits first with her mother and then about her boyfriend Josh. This time Lauren was on a jet ski, a trip Josh usually took with her but she insists she was alone. Josh, however, is missing and the police want to know what is going on. Lauren has formed a friendship with one of the doctors treating her and he is doing his best to make her realise that all these hospital visits are not about her, they are about Josh and her now deceased mother.

Oh wow! I quickly thought of Munchausen's by proxy  (now known as FII) as the relationship between Lauren and her mother rang bells. The doctor, Abhilash, is convinced of Laurens innocence as he has seen what she has been through and has got to know her, seeing her as a survivor. Alternate chapters take us to then and now,  then being when Lauren was with Josh and Abhilash finding out more about her.

"Because I know what love isn't" How powerful, and something some of us don't realise when we are in the midst of things, only when we are able to step away. A story of realisation and becoming the person you can be- not what others need you to be.  A powerful, dramatic, thought provoking read. 

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The Good Patient Appearances can be deceptive... I was taught that life is pain. That love is pain. It was unavoidable. Acceptable. I never had anything, or anyone I could count on. Not really. Not even myself. Until I met Dr Menon... To the outside world Lauren Taylor’s relationship with her boyfriend Josh is perfect. He is supportive and loving and has been there for Lauren during her darkest moments. But behind closed doors, secrets and lies can be hidden… And when Lauren wakes up in a hospital bed and is told Josh is missing, those secrets come bubbling up to the surface. Because the police think Lauren knows exactly what’s happened to Josh; that she could even be capable of his murder… The only person who believes in Lauren's innocence is Dr Menon, who has cared for Lauren as his patient for the last few weeks. He can't believe she's capable of murder. He knows just how good she really is. Isn’t she? Purchase Link - https://amzn.to/3GdGHNL

Author Bio – Alex Stone, originally an accountant from the West Midlands, is now a psychological suspense writer based in Dorset. This beautiful and dramatic coastline is the inspiration and setting for her novels. She was awarded the Katie Fforde Bursary in 2019 and her debut thriller The Perfect Daughter was published by Boldwood in October 2021. Social Media Links – Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlexStoneWriter Twitter https://twitter.com/AlexStoneAuthor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alexstoneauthor/ Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/AlexStoneNewsletter Bookbub profile: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alex-stone-69a67039-4aed-4e8c-9319-9e93eba46d5b