Age: 23
female
Holly Barrett began her acting career at the age of 8 playing the role of “Dixie” in “Cat on A Hot Tin Roof” at the Black Swan State Theatre Company in Perth, Australia. After Barrett appeared in a supporting role in the indie feature “Twisted Minds” and a number of short films and multiple commercials, an opportunity to go to Hollywood came in the form of a request to read for the lead role in a JJ Abrams pilot. She did not land the role so she returned to London to pursue acting. While there, she booked a guest starring role in the series “Hetty Feather” and then landed the leading role as the daughter of Kristin Davis in the world premiere of the play “Fatal Attraction,” at the prestigious Theatre Royal Haymarket on the West End in London. Barrett was born in Perth, Western Australia. She loves to be active and attends boxing class three times a week. Also, she likes to cook, hike, swim, walk the dog and play hockey. Her birthday is Sept. 16.
The highly anticipated second thriller from the record-breaking, international bestselling author of THE SILENT PATIENT.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession... Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike - particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything - including her own life.
