Mariana wasn't entirely happy about having to go to Cambridge, but she caught the first fast train from King's Cross. Tara had been her best friend and she was struggling to cope. She'd been brutally stabbed and Mariana's niece, Zoe, had telephoned her in distress. She needed to think carefully about what she knew and decide how she should proceed.Įverything - or so she thought - had begun with the death of Tara Hampton on the Paradise nature reserve in Cambridge. Mariana was convinced that Professor Edward Fosca had committed two murders and looked likely to get away with them both. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything-including her own life.Summary: An outstanding whodunnit/thriller with a jaw-dropping denouement. 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 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?
And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. 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. 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. 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. Keeping reading for a longer summary:Įdward Fosca is a murderer. This instant New York Times Bestseller features secret societies, greek mythology, and an idyllic college campus setting, which when combined create a unique feeling of suspense that is sure to keep you flipping pages to find out what happens next. But Mariana Andros is sure that he is a murderer and will stop at nothing to prove it.
Edward Fosca is a handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, adored by both staff and students.
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