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The bewitching literary thriller, weaving together Greek mythology, psychology and murder ...
Edward Foska - killer. Mariana is sure of this. The charismatic handsome-professional teaches the Greek tragedy in Cambridge. He is adored by colleagues and students - especially students from the secret society of the Virgin, ready for anything for their mentor. The professors, girls, are led by mystical teachings, arrange occult games and ritual rites. And soon, one of them is found dead with a cut throat and groaned eyes ...
Mariana Andros is a talented psychotherapist with post -traumatic depression because of her husband"s death. She clearly sees: Edward Foska is a narcissistic sociopath, skillfully manipulating people. There is something sinister in his obsession with the cult of Persephons*, which descended, according to the myth, to the kingdom of the dead. And the death of the student is a literal embodiment of the journey of the Goddess -Vevi to the afterlife. Edward Foska is a killer. It remains to prove it ...
* Persephone - the goddess of fertility and the kingdom of the dead in Greek mythology. According to legend, she is forced to spend a third of the year underground, with her husband Aid, and two -thirds on earth, with mother Demeter. The myth symbolizes the change of seasons.
delightfully gloomy, elegant, extremely attracting reading - with an unexpected turn at the end that simply struck me. I liked this novel even more than a "silent patient" - and this says a lot!
Lucy foli
This novel is a highest level Pagener.
David Boldacci
just brilliant. Exciting reading when the heart beats somewhere in the throat.
Stephen Fry
Michaelides - the main player in this field.
Publishers Weekly
elegant, sinister, stylish and exciting, this novel is the answer to the question of how to match its predecessor - one of the best thrillers of the last decade. Answer: You just need to write something better.
Chris Whitacher
Edward Foska - killer. Mariana is sure of this. The charismatic handsome-professional teaches the Greek tragedy in Cambridge. He is adored by colleagues and students - especially students from the secret society of the Virgin, ready for anything for their mentor. The professors, girls, are led by mystical teachings, arrange occult games and ritual rites. And soon, one of them is found dead with a cut throat and groaned eyes ...
Mariana Andros is a talented psychotherapist with post -traumatic depression because of her husband"s death. She clearly sees: Edward Foska is a narcissistic sociopath, skillfully manipulating people. There is something sinister in his obsession with the cult of Persephons*, which descended, according to the myth, to the kingdom of the dead. And the death of the student is a literal embodiment of the journey of the Goddess -Vevi to the afterlife. Edward Foska is a killer. It remains to prove it ...
* Persephone - the goddess of fertility and the kingdom of the dead in Greek mythology. According to legend, she is forced to spend a third of the year underground, with her husband Aid, and two -thirds on earth, with mother Demeter. The myth symbolizes the change of seasons.
delightfully gloomy, elegant, extremely attracting reading - with an unexpected turn at the end that simply struck me. I liked this novel even more than a "silent patient" - and this says a lot!
Lucy foli
This novel is a highest level Pagener.
David Boldacci
just brilliant. Exciting reading when the heart beats somewhere in the throat.
Stephen Fry
Michaelides - the main player in this field.
Publishers Weekly
elegant, sinister, stylish and exciting, this novel is the answer to the question of how to match its predecessor - one of the best thrillers of the last decade. Answer: You just need to write something better.
Chris Whitacher
Author:
Author:Michaelides A.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Detective Books
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Chief Thriller of the Year
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-122688-6
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