'Elegant, sinister, stylish and thrilling, The Maidens answers the weighty question, how do you go about following one of the biggest thrillers of the past decade? You write something even better.'
- Chris Whitaker
'Alex has achieved the almost impossible and surpassed The Silent Patient in this compelling literary thriller, which grips from intriguing start to horrifying finish ... A brilliant achievement.'
- Harriet Tyce
'What a thrilling, heart in throat ride. A great triumph.'
- Stephen Fry