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Edward Fosca is a murderer.
Marianna is sure of that. But no one can touch him. Handsome and charismatic, Fosca teaches ancient tragedy at Cambridge University and is adored by both staff and students – especially members of a closed group of favored female students known as the Daughters.
Marianna is a brilliant but also sad psychologist who becomes obsessed with Daughters when one of their members – a friend of her niece, Zoe – is found murdered in Cambridge.
Having been a student at this university in the past, it will not be long before she suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of medieval buildings and ancient traditions lies something threatening. And she is convinced that, despite his alibi, Eduard Fosca is guilty of murder.
But why should he target a female student?
And how is his obsession with the Eleusinian Mysteries justified and the journey of Persephone – the Daughter – to Hades?
When another body is discovered, Marianna’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt goes out of control, threatening to destroy both her credibility and her closest relationships. But she is determined to stop this murderer, even if it costs her everything. Even her life…
The page-turner of the summer.
Alexandros Diakosavvas, Reading Club / Lifo
Worked to perfection, immersive, modern and fascinating, the novel Daughters answers the crucial question “How do you go about writing one of the best thrillers of the last decade?” You are just writing something even better!
Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author We Begin at the End
The author’s skills in setting the stage are as masterful here as in his previous book, The Silent Patient (Dioptra Publications, 2019), an equally powerful novel with a clever plot.
Booklist, starred review
Simply shocking… The clever, mind-blowing plot includes tragedies by Euripides, dramas such as The Duchess of Malfi and poems by Tennyson. The shocking finale proves how little the troubled Marianna knows about the human soul and herself. Michailidis continues dynamically.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
A wonderfully dark, well-crafted, incredibly addictive novel, with a twist that “burned” my mind! I loved it even more than The Silent Patient (Dioptra Publications, 2019), and that says a lot.
Lucy Foley, author of the New York Times bestseller The Guest List
Alex Michaelides “scores” strongly with this second attempt. Daughters is a compelling high-level novel.
David Baldacci
Combining Greek mythology with the stormy mystery, this riveting, subversive story is the perfect way to start your summer readings.
Book Riot
Awards – Distinctions
DAUGHTERS coming soon to our screen from Miramax Television, Scott Steindorff, Dylan Russell’s Stone Village!