The Maidens

Resumen del libro

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... 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 life

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Alex Michaelidesx{0026}lt;/B (Chipre, 1977) estudió Literatura Inglesa y Psicoterapia. Trabajó en una unidad de seguridad para adultos jóvenes, experiencia que le proporcionó material e inspiración para x{0026}lt;I La paciente silenciosa x{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara Negra, 2019), su primera novela: un x{0026}lt;I thriller x{0026}lt;/I traducido en cuarenta países, que cuenta ya con dos millones y medio de lectores en todo el mundo y cuyos derechos cinematográficos han sido comprados por la productora de Brad Pitt; además, ha sido uno de los tres libros ganadores del Premio de los lectores de Goodreads, en el que votan casi cinco millones de personas. Tras x{0026}lt;I Las Doncellasx{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara Negra, 2021), que será adaptada como serie para la televisión, La furia es su última novela. Michaelides también ha sido guionista de películas como x{0026}lt;I Un robo inesperadox{0026}lt;/I , protagonizada por Uma Thurman y Tim Roth, y ha colaborado con David Fincher.x{0026}lt;/P