But from his first encounter with the mysterious patient, things spiral out of control and, facing a possibility beyond his wildest imaginings, Parker is forced to question everything he thought he knew.įans of Sarah Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes and Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World will be riveted by Jasper DeWitt’s astonishing debut. Written like a series of online posts, in several installments under the thread ‘Why I Almost Quit Medicine’, The Patient is the story of Dr. It’s a fast-paced read with several twists and turns to keep you hooked till the end.

Parker, brilliant and overconfident, takes it upon himself to discover what ails this patient and finally cure him. The Silent Patient by way of Stephen King: Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum. The Patient by Jasper DeWitt is a dark and disturbing tale with a clever blend of psychological thriller and horror. Every person who has attempted to treat him has been driven to madness or suicide.ĭesperate and fearful, the hospital’s directors keep him strictly confined and allow minimal contact with staff for their own safety, convinced that releasing him would unleash catastrophe upon the outside world. We learn, as Parker did on his first day at the hospital, of the facility’s most difficult, profoundly dangerous case-a forty-year-old man who was originally admitted to the hospital at age six. Through this internet message board, Parker hopes to communicate with the world his effort to cure one bewildering patient.

In a series of online posts, Parker H., a young psychiatrist, chronicles the harrowing account of his time working at a dreary mental hospital in New England. THE PATIENT by JasperDW will delight fans of The Silent Patient and Behind Her Eyes. The Silent Patient by way of Stephen King: Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum miscalculates catastrophically when he. The Silent Patient by way of Stephen King: Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum miscalculates catastrophically when he undertakes curing a mysterious and profoundly dangerous patient. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified.