The Maidens

From the author of the global #1 bestselling debut The Silent Patient comes a
spellbinding literary thriller which weaves together Greek mythology,
psychology, and murder…

Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A
charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at C ambridge 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 when one
of The Maidens, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered.
Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, suspects that behind the idyllic
beauty of the spires and turrets, 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.