Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map, the key to a legendary treasure trove, seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.

More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King.

The Silent Patient is Michaelides’s debut novel with a heavy focus on the effects of childhood trauma as we age and how sometimes even ‘good’ people can do bad things as a result of unresolved issues.