Alex Michaelides

Edward Fosca e un ucigaș. n privința asta, Mariana n-are nicio ndoială. Dar Fosca e intangibil. Profesor de tragedie greacă la Cambridge, chipeș și charismatic, este adorat de colaboratori și de studenți deopotrivă - mai cu seamă de membrele unei societăți secrete cunoscute drept Fecioarele. Mariana Andros este o psihoterapeută strălucită, dar aflată la limita echilibrului interior, care devine obsedată de grupul Fecioarelor atunci c nd o membră a acestuia, prietenă de-a lui Zoe, nepoata ei, este găsită moartă la Cambridge. Ea nsăși absolventă a acelei universități, Mariana bănuiește că dincolo de frumusețea idilică a clopotnițelor și turnurilor, dincolo de tradițiile străvechi se ascunde ceva sinistru. Și ajunge la convingerea că, n pofida alibiului său, Edward este vinovat de crimă. Dar de ce și-ar ucide profesorul una dintre studente? Și de ce revine el mereu la riturile asociate Persefonei, fecioara arhetipală, și la călătoria ei n lumea subterană? C nd e găsit un alt cadavru, obsesia psihoterapeutei de a dovedi vinovăția lui Fosca scapă de sub control, ameninț nd să-i distrugă credibilitatea și cele mai apropiate relații. nsă Mariana este hotăr tă să-l oprească pe ucigaș cu orice preț, chiar și acela al vieții sale. "Cel mai important roman despre mediul universitar de la Istoria secretă a Donnei Tartt... Milioanele de cititori care au apreciat Pacienta tăcută vor fi nc ntați să afle că Alex Michaelides ne surprinde iarăși cu o ntorsătură de situație imposibil de anticipat." Tony Parsons"Al doilea roman al lui Alex Michaelides, ndelung așteptat, a apărut n sf rșit... Premisa Fecioarelor este seducătoare, iar firul narativ, irezistibil." The New York Times"Un thriller psihologic uluitor... Michaelides e de neoprit." Publishers Weekly

The highly anticipated new thriller from the record-breaking, international bestselling author of THE SILENT PATIENT.

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "Alex Michaelides's long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens, ' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible." --The New York Times "A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read--with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something "--Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest ListFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Jomfrueneer en smart, sofistikert og overraskende psykologisk thriller fra Alex Michaelides, forfatteren av krimsensasjonenDen tause pasienten, som ble solgt til 50 land og lå over ett år på New York Times' bestselgerliste. Psykoterapeut Mariana drar til Cambridge da en studievenninne av niesen blir funnet myrdet. Her blir Mariana involvert i en hemmelig gruppe jenter som går under navnet Jomfruene. Da enda en student blir funnet drept, blir Mariana overbevist, til tross for alibiet, at den karismatiske professor Edward Fosca står bak drapene. Men hvorfor skulle professoren drepe studentene sine? Og hvorfor vender han stadig tilbake til teksten om Persephones reise til ned i underverdenen?

UUS TRILLER "VAIKIVA PATSIENDI" AUTORILTMeil kõigil on saladused. Ka iseenda ees ... Edward Fosca on mõrvar. Mariana on selles veendunud. Aga Fosca paistab puutumatu ja püha. Karismaatilist Cambridge'i professorit jumaldavad ühtviisi kolleegid ja tudengid, eelkõige aga ülikooli ühe kolledzhi naistudengitest koosneva salajase liidu Neidised liikmed. Mariana on andekas terapeut, aga kimpus omaenda probleemidega. Kui Mariana õetütre Zoe sõbranna Tara leitakse mõrvatuna, sõidab Mariana Cambridge'i, et olla õetütrele toeks. Ilmneb, et ka Tara kuulus salajasse liitu, ning Mariana otsustab Neidised sihikule võtta. Naine kahtlustab, et Cambridge'i idüllilise ilu ja iidsete traditsioonide foonil peitub midagi kurjakuulutavat. Ja ta on kindel, et kuigi Edward Foscal on mõrva ajaks alibi, on ta mõrvas süüdi. Kui leitakse veel üks surnukeha, ei õnnestu Marianal end enam vaos hoida: tema kinnisidee Foscast kui süüdlasest ähvardab kahjustada nii ta usaldusväärsust terapeudina kui ka suhteid lähikondlastega. Aga Mariana on otsustanud mõrvari tegutsemisele lõpu teha, isegi kui see võib maksta talle elu." Üks aasta oodatumaid raamatuid. "Neidised" on lõpuks ometi kohal." - The New York TimesAlex Michaelides sai tuntuks 2019. aastal, kui ilmus "Vaikiv patsient" - debüütromaan, mis püsis enam kui aasta The New York Timesi edetabelis ja mille tõlkeõigused müüdi rekordiliselt 50 riiki. "Neidised" on Michaelidese uus, pööreterohke psühholoogiline põnevik.

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "Alex Michaelides's long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens, ' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible." --The New York Times "A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read--with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something "--Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest ListFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. 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. 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. 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. 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.

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller"An unforgettable--and Hollywood-bound--new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."--Entertainment WeeklyThe Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband--and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations--a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

I Den tause pasienten møter vi Alicia Berenson som skriver dagbok for å utløp for følelsene sine – men mest for å berolige Gabriel, bevise for ektemannen at hun har det bra. Det siste hun vil, er å være til besvær for Gabriel eller gjøre ham ulykkelig på noe vis. Inntil hun en kveld skyter ham fem ganger i ansiktet og aldri mer sier et ord. Seks år etter tragedien dukker det opp en ledig stilling på institusjonen The Grove der Alicia er innlagt. Psykoterapeuten Theo Faber er overbevist om at han kan få Alicia til å snakke, noe ingen andre har klart. Mens vi følger Theo Fabers jakt på Alicias minner, får vi innblikk i Alicias dagboknotater.«Den beste psykologiske thrilleren siden Gone Girl og Piken på toget.» ASLAK NORE, AFTENPOSTEN A-MAGASINET

Spetsialnoe illjustrirovannoe izdanie. Limitirovannaja kollektsija. Zhizn Alisii Berenson kazhetsja idealnoj. Izvestnaja khudozhnitsa vyshla zamuzh za vostrebovannogo modnogo fotografa. Ona zhivet v odnom iz samykh privlekatelnykh i dorogikh rajonov Londona v roskoshnom dome s bolshimi oknami, vykhodjaschimi v park. Odnazhdy pozdnim vecherom, kogda ee muzh Gabriel vozvraschaetsja domoj s ocherednoj semki, Alisija pjat raz streljaet emu v litso. I s tekh por ne proiznosit ni slova. Otkaz Alisii govorit ili davat kakie-libo objasnenija budorazhit obschestvennoe voobrazhenie. Tajna delaet khudozhnitsu znamenitoj. I v to vremja kak sama ona nakhoditsja na prinuditelnom lechenii, tsena ee poslednej raboty - avtoportreta s edinstvennoj nadpisju po-grecheski "ALKESTA" - stremitelno rastet. Teo Faber - kriminalnyj psikhoterapevt. On dolgo zhdal vozmozhnosti porabotat s Alisiej, zastavit ee govorit. No chto skryvaetsja za ego oderzhimostju bezumnoj muzheubijtsej, i k chemu privedut vse eti psikhologicheskie eksperimenty? Vozmozhno, k istine, kotoraja ugrozhaet poglotit i ego samogo...

»Spännande thriller med ett genialt slut!« | Bokkoll.se »Jag älskar slutet! Så här ska en thriller se ut.« | Boktokig »Smart, sofistikerat berättande genomsyrat av genuin spänning.« Lee Child »Fullkomligt briljant!« Stephen Fry Alicia Berensons liv är till synes perfekt. Hon är en känd konstnär gift med en eftertraktad modefotograf. Tillsammans bor de i ett lyxhus med stora fönster och utsikt över en park i ett av Londons mest fashionabla områden. En kväll kommer Alicias make hem från en modefotografering - och Alicia avlossar fem skott i hans ansikte, för att därefter aldrig mer säga ett ord. Alicias vägran att prata eller komma med någon som helst form av förklaring förvandlar en våldsam familjetragedi till någonting mycket större: Ett mysterium som fångar allmänhetens fantasi och gör Alicia - den tysta patienten - ökänd. Theo Faber, rättsmedicinsk psykoterapeut, har väntat länge när han till sist får chansen att ta sig an fallet. Hans besatthet av Alicia - av att få henne att prata och få fram sanningen om det brutala mordet på hennes make, leder honom allt djupare in i hans eget psyke och hans egna motiv, tills det hotar att förgöra honom... ALEX MICHAELIDES är född på Cypern och numera bosatt i USA. Hans kriminaldebut Den tysta patienten [The Silent Patient] har fått explosiv uppmärksamhet och blivit 2019 års stora thriller-hype, med återkommande referenser till Paula Hawkins Kvinnan på tåget och A. J. Finns Kvinnan i fönstret. Boken har hyllats av kollegor och kritiker och är redan en stor försäljningssuccé i USA. Filmrättigheterna har köpts av Brad Pitts produktionsbolag. »Smart, sofistikerat berättande genomsyrat av verklig spänning. En lysande roman.« | David Baldacci»Intelligent och originell thriller. Suverän läsning!« | The Times väljer Den tysta patienten till Månadens bok

«El thriller perfecto (seg n A. J. Finn, autor de La mujer en la ventana) que est conmocionando a treinta y siete pa ses y cuyos derechos han sido comprados para una adaptaci n cinematogr fica producida por Brad Pitt. SOLO ELLA SABE LO QUE SUCEDI . SOLO YO PUEDO HACERLA HABLAR. Alicia Berenson, una pintora de xito, dispara cinco tiros en la cabeza de su marido, y no vuelve a hablar nunca m s. Su negativa a emitir palabra alguna convierte una tragedia dom stica en un misterio que atrapa la imaginaci n de toda Inglaterra. Theo Faber, un ambicioso psicoterapeuta forense obsesionado con el caso, est empe ado en desentra ar el misterio de lo que ocurri aquella noche fatal y consigue una plaza en The Grove, la unidad de seguridad en el norte de Londres a la que Alicia fue enviada hace seis a os y en la que sigue obstinada en su silencio. Pronto descubre que el mutismo de la paciente est mucho m s enraizado de lo que pensaba. Pero, si al final hablara, estar a dispuesto a escuchar la verdad? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On the list of the Best 2019 Mystery / Thrillers Books of Publishers Weekly The instant #1 New York Times bestsellerAn unforgettable―and Hollywood-bound―new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.. ―Entertainment WeeklyThe Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband―and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations―a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations--a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....

I Den tause pasienten møter vi Alicia Berenson som skriver dagbok for å utløp for følelsene sine – men mest for å berolige Gabriel, bevise for ektemannen at hun har det bra. Det siste hun vil, er å være til besvær for Gabriel eller gjøre ham ulykkelig på noe vis. Inntil hun en kveld skyter ham fem ganger i ansiktet og aldri mer sier et ord. Seks år etter tragedien dukker det opp en ledig stilling på institusjonen The Grove der Alicia er innlagt. Psykoterapeuten Theo Faber er overbevist om at han kan få Alicia til å snakke, noe ingen andre har klart. Mens vi følger Theo Fabers jakt på Alicias minner, får vi innblikk i Alicias dagboknotater.«Den beste psykologiske thrilleren siden Gone Girl og Piken på toget.» ASLAK NORE, AFTENPOSTEN A-MAGASINET

With film rights snapped up by an Oscar winning Hollywood production company, rights sold in a world record 43 territories, and rave blurbs from David Baldacci, Lee Child and A. J. Finn, The Silent Patient is the international, multimillion-copy bestseller that you need to read this year.