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**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
Alex Michaelides's long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens, ' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible.--The New York Times A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read--with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something!
--Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike--particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything--including her own life.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Michaelides, Alex
- ISBN: 9781250304469
- Condition: Used
- Number Of Pages: 368
- Publication Year: 2022
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You cant love someone if youre afraid of them,
Samantha C. - 4 years agoThe Maidens by Alex Michaelides is Dark Academia at its finest. Set primarily in Cambridge University, the backdrop is ideal for the aesthetic. But under the old world charm of one of England's most renown colleges is a seedy, cultish obsession and murder. The main character is a group therapist (who probably should not be a therapist...) who becomes obsessed herself with solving the murder and proving it is the cult leader, sorry, Greek Tragedy Professor who has committed the atrocity. Honestly, it's one of the most compelling thrillers I have read in a long time, but I wouldn't start it on a school night since you won't be able to put it down.
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