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From the author of the bestseller No. 1 in the world "Silent patient"
instant bestseller New York Times
The bewitching literary thriller, which is 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 the students from the secret society of the Virgin, ready for anything for the sake of their mentor. The professors, the girls are guided by mystical teachings, arrange occult games and ritual rituals. 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 a student is a literal embodiment of the journey of the Goddess -Verba into 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 her 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 Foley
"This novel is the Page Terner of the highest level." - David Boldacci
"just brilliant. Exciting reading when the heart beats somewhere in the throat. " - Stephen Fry
"Michaelides is 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 his predecessor - one of the best thrillers of the last decade. Answer: You just need to write something better. " - Chris Whitizer
instant bestseller New York Times
The bewitching literary thriller, which is 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 the students from the secret society of the Virgin, ready for anything for the sake of their mentor. The professors, the girls are guided by mystical teachings, arrange occult games and ritual rituals. 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 a student is a literal embodiment of the journey of the Goddess -Verba into 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 her 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 Foley
"This novel is the Page Terner of the highest level." - David Boldacci
"just brilliant. Exciting reading when the heart beats somewhere in the throat. " - Stephen Fry
"Michaelides is 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 his predecessor - one of the best thrillers of the last decade. Answer: You just need to write something better. " - Chris Whitizer
Author:
Author:Alex Michaelides
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Detective Books
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-176825-6
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