
With similar page-turning cliff-hangers, this utterly compulsive read will make you question which book you like better. If you liked The Silent Patient, then you already know Michaelides's new book will be up your alley. If you're a seasoned thriller reader, we trust that you know how to handle a book like this.

There are some gruesome details about murder in here, so be sure you're equipped to handle those. She was absolutely certain: she was looking into the eyes of a murderer." MindsetĪs with any psychological thriller, you need to be in a stable headspace to read this book. "As she looked into his black eyes, Mariana no longer had any doubts. She was absolutely certain: she was looking into the eyes of a murderer." Standout Quote Against her will, Mariana goes back to the campus, only to discover that the murderer is hiding in plain sight. After months of suffering this heartbreak, things only get worse when Mariana's only lasting family member, her niece Zoe, calls her to tell her that her best friend was brutally and horrifically murdered at the same college Mariana and Sebastian had once found so much joy. Their happiness is unparalleled, until one day, during a trip Mariana suggested on the island of Naxos, Sebastian winds up dead. Despite being lonely, quiet, and always on the outskirts, Mariana meets and falls in love with her future husband, Sebastian. After reeling from a rough childhood in Greece, Mariana goes to Cambridge University to complete her education as well as leave her past behind. The Maidens revolves around a group therapist named Mariana whose past has consisted of more death than life.


Enticingly dark and compulsively pageturning, this chilling novel takes readers on a suspenseful journey that's both terrifying and twisted. What do Greek mythology, a secret society, and two brutal murders all have in common? They set the scene of The Silent Patient author Alex Michaelides's brand-new thriller (out today!), The Maidens ($17).
