From the bestselling author of The Silent Patient.
Edward Fosca is a murderer. Mariana is certain of that. But Fosca is untouchable. This handsome and charismatic professor of Greek tragedy at Cambridge University is adored by both staff and students—especially members of a secret society of female students known as "The Muses."
Mariana Andros is a brilliant group therapist haunted by personal tragedies. She becomes obsessed with the Muses when one of their members, Tara, is found stabbed to death.
Mariana, as a former Cambridge student, soon suspects that, behind the beauty of the medieval building that houses the secular institution and its ancient traditions, something sinister lurks. And she becomes convinced that, despite having an alibi, Edward Fosca is responsible for the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone 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 and her closest relationships. Even so, she is determined to stop this killer, even at the cost of everything, including her own life.
"Alex Michaelides scores a home run with this second book. The Muses is a top-notch book, the kind you can't put down until you reach the last page." - David Baldacci
“A deliciously dark, elegant, and utterly compelling read—with a twist that left me speechless. I enjoyed The Muses even more than I enjoyed The Silent Patient , and that’s quite an achievement!” —Lucy Foley
"Elegant, sinister, stylish, and electrifying, The Muses answers the burning question: What do you do after one of the greatest thrillers of the last decade? Write an even better one." - Chris Whitaker
"Terrific... The clever plot draws contemporary parallels with Euripides' tragedies, Jacobean plays like The Duchess of Malfi , and Tennyson's poetry. The devastating ending shows how little the troubled Mariana knows about the human psyche—or herself. Michaelides is on a hot streak." - Publishers Weekly
“Alex Michaelides' skill at setting the scene is as masterful here as it was in The Silent Patient ; another tense hit full of clever twists.” - Booklist
