{"product_id":"the-maidens-9781409181682","title":"The Maidens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe all keep secrets. Even from ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A thrilling, heart-in-throat ride'' \u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN FRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An absolute jaw-dropper'' \u003cb\u003eLUCY FOLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Elegant, sinister, stylish'' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Grips from start to finish'' \u003cb\u003eHARRIET TYCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * * * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MAIDENS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Maidens are Cambridge University''s most exclusive society, whose members are selected by the charismatic professor of Greek tragedy, Edward Fosca.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SECRETIVE SET OF THE BRIGHTEST, MOST CAPTIVATING STUDENTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen one of the Maidens is murdered, grieving young therapist Mariana Andros is drawn back to the idyllic campus where she was once herself a student.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GROUP FROM WHICH EACH VICTIM WILL BE CHOSEN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause beneath the university''s ancient traditions and beauty is a web of secrets, jealousy and lies. And when the killer threatens the person she loves most, Mariana will give anyt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegant, sinister, stylish and thrilling, \u003ci\u003eThe Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e answers the weighty question, how do you go about following one of the biggest thrillers of the past decade? You write something even better. * CHRIS WHITAKER *\u003cbr\u003eAlex has achieved the almost impossible and surpassed \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e in this compelling literary thriller, which grips from intriguing start to horrifying finish ... A brilliant achievement. * HARRIET TYCE *\u003cbr\u003eWhat a thrilling, heart in throat ride. A great triumph. * STEPHEN FRY *\u003cbr\u003eA deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read - with a twist that blew my mind.  I loved this even more than I loved \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e and that's saying something! * LUCY FOLEY *\u003cbr\u003eAlex Michaelides hits a home run in his sophomore effort. \u003ci\u003eThe Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turner of the first order. * DAVID BALDACCI *\u003cbr\u003eA stunning psychological thriller ... The intelligent, cerebral plot finds contemporary parallels in Euripides's tragedies, Jacobean dramas such as \u003ci\u003eThe Duchess of Malfi\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tennyson's poetry. The devastating ending shows just how little the troubled Mariana knows about the human psyche or herself. Michaelides is on a roll. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThe greatest campus novel since \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e by Donna Tartt. Packed to the dreaming spires with mystery, murder, emotion and a yearning, heart-aching nostalgia for all that we leave in the past - places, lovers and ourselves when we were young. The millions who loved \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e will be delighted to hear that Alex Michaelides once again mugs you with a climatic twist that you will NEVER see coming. * TONY PARSONS *\u003cbr\u003eMichaelides' stage-setting skills are as masterful here, as they were in \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e - another tense, cleverly twisted winner. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eNothing short of genius. * Woman\u0026amp;Home *\u003cbr\u003e[Michaelides'] writing, especially his characterisation, possesses a unique sparkle and more promise than most other writers. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe Maidens is a compelling read, and delivers its Hellenic thrills in style. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eStylishly written with a great sense of place, bestselling author Michaelides' second novel is a compelling and complex psychological thriller of the highest order. * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA thriller that deftly weaves psychology, murder and an understanding of Greek mythology - where do we sign up? * Belfast Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis atmospheric mystery speeds along at such a pace, Michaelides' genius for storytelling is clear. * Woman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichaelides is a stylish writer who seamlessly weaves Greek mythology, psychology and murder into his writing and this atmospheric thriller keeps you guessing till the end.\u003c\/p\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a tense, original story set against the luscious backdrop of the ancient university.\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily Mail, Summer roundup *\u003cbr\u003eThe Maidens ticks a lot of boxes, particularly if you like a good thriller. 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