I cared hugely for our grieving heroine Mariana and her niece Zoe. And this is one of the things that sets Alex Michaelides’s writing apart from lesser thrillers: yes, there’s the twisty, compulsive, page-turner appeal, the cleverly placed red herrings and the ‘what the hell just happened’ moments, but also a wonderful sense of place and a rich depth of character. While we’re still largely stuck at home and unable to travel I found that this wonderful read more than sated some of my wanderlust. She’s also determined to uncover what’s really going on with his cultish student followers who call themselves The Maidens. So when one of Zoe’s friends is murdered, Mariana travels to Cambridge to support her-and to prove the guilt of Edward Fosca, the enigmatic professor who seems to have captured the admiration of everyone but Mariana. Our heroine Mariana is a grieving widow and group therapist who cares deeply for her niece, Zoe. This book is so atmospheric that I really believe it should come wrapped in ivy and scented like the antique books in a Cambridge library-or perhaps with a salty waft of the Aegean. Like his previous book, The Maidens is wildly cinematic and you can TOTALLY imagine it playing out on the big screen. If you’ve read The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides’s breakout debut thriller, it will come as no surprise that the author is also a screenwriter.
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