

Especially when she learns that he leads a group of female students known as the Maidens, which seems like a cult of some sorts.


All the students are huge fans of Fosca but Mariana doesn’t trust him. Mariana becomes convinced that the murderer is the charming Greek Tragedy professor Fosca. Mariana immediately goes to her when she finds out that one of Zoe’s friends was murdered at Cambridge where they’re studying. The story’s protagonist is Mariana, a woman who has lost many people in her life-most recently her husband in a tragic accident. I do keep these spoiler-free so I won’t reveal what happens but I will give my thoughts on my overall impression of this read. I thought it was SO well-written, engaging and I was interested in the mystery. And that’s such a bummer because I really enjoyed this one right up until the big reveal. I can’t say that’s exactly why the ending of The Maidens did not work.
