Virgo

The bewitching literary thriller, which is weaving together, Greek mythology, psychology and murder...

Edward Foska is a murderer. 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 "Virgo", ready for anything for 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-a talented psychotherapist with post-traumatic depression because of the death of her husband. 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-Veva into the afterlife. Edward Foska is a killer. It remains to prove this...

* 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 Foli

"This novel is a senior page. - 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 its predecessor - one of the best thrillers of the last decade. Answer: You just need to write something better. ” - Chris Whitacher