"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."
Alex Michaelides’s second novel is “The Maidens.” His first novel, “The Silent Patient,” was written after a self-described disappointing career as a Hollywood screenwriter. An instant bestseller, his first book has been sold in 50 countries. Alex was born and raised in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean, where he first learned about the Greek mythology that is woven throughout his books.
