The Maidens follows Mariana as she arrives at Cambridge after her niece Zoe's friend is brutally murdered. What unfolds is Mariana's obsession with proving that a handsome, well-liked professor, Edward Fosca, is her murderer. For one Fosca has a private "study group" called The Maidens who hang on his every word. A group the murder victim and Fosca's supposed lover, Tara, was a member of. The problem is Fosca has an alibi which is completely corroborated by The Maidens. What follows is a whirlwind of tragedies which rivals Greek mythology. The Maidens was a real page turner (only not literally as I listened to this audiobook). I was hooked, eager to know what happened next. Both narrators: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Louise Brealey really help bring this story to life. I had a minor twinge of disappointment at the ending, which I won't spoil here, but it wasn't enough to ruin this book for me. All in all, I'd definitely recommend The Maidens.