His Final Patient

the chilling psychological thriller full of twists that will grip you from start to finish in 2026

By: J.S. Monroe

Narrated by: Laurence Dobiesz

Bloomsbury presents His Final Patient by J.S. Monroe, read by Laurence Dobiesz.

'Brainy, twisty, inventive' AJ Finn author of The Woman in the Window

Don't let him get in your head.

THE PSYCHIATRIST claims he can predict when people will die and has been using his skills with chilling accuracy.

THE PATIENTS trust their shrink. They believe him when he tells them their date and the predictions have always come true.

THE DETECTIVE is shaken when a man shoots himself after announcing it’s his ‘death day’. On his body, DI Silas Hart finds an hourglass, catapulting him back to two suspicious deaths that have haunted him for years.

When the psychiatrist turns his sights on Hart, the countdown to his own death day begins.

Will he survive? Or is there no escaping fate?

Why readers love His Final Patient
'A gripping dark thriller built on a chilling premise'
'Twisty, tense and unsettling ... plays with your head long after you’ve put it down'
'Totally immersive and utterly gripping'
'A tense, compelling read with strong characters that beautifully offset the darkness'
'A real page-turner packed with twists and thrills'

More praise for J.S. Monroe
'Full of unpredictable twists' THE TIMES
'Intricately woven and heart-stoppingly believable, this has bestseller written all over it' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Intelligent writing, original and disturbing ideas and a tightly coiled and crafted plot' DAILY MAIL
'The most ingenious thriller you will read this year. I couldn't put it down' M. J. ARLIDGE
'Highly recommended' MICK HERRON©2026 J.S. Monroe (P)2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Critic reviews

Brainy, twisty, inventive... and, remarkably, grounded in research at once fascinating and horrifying. The Hart novels are mind-meddling, sleep-defying stories, the sort that remind you what real suspense feels like (AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window)

A chilling, immersive and inventive book with an interesting cast of characters, told by a master storyteller