Alex Michaelides - read the author's books online for free

He was born in Cyprus to a Greek father and an English mother. He studied English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge University. He holds a master's degree in English literature from Cambridge University and a master's degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles

He studied psychotherapy for three years and worked for two years in a safe department for young people and adults. He resigned because he wanted to focus on literature. This work was the material and inspiration for his debut novel The Silent Patient