Spider Girl
Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some foxing on top of block, pages otherwise fine
A chilling psychological odyssey into the mind of a woman whose scientific obsession becomes a lethal transformation. From Peter Lear (a pseudonym for award-winning crime writer Peter Lovesey) comes Spider Girl, an intense thriller that blurs the line between human behavior and predatory instinct. Sarah Jordan is a gifted PhD student whose life is consumed by the study of arachnids. Having forced herself to conquer a childhood phobia of spiders, her fear has mutated into a deep, perverse fascination. When she is discovered by a television documentary team, they build a giant nylon web for her to perform on in the studio—a space where Sarah feels a strange, intoxicating power. As the media dubs her "Spider Girl," the role begins to swallow her identity. Sarah finds herself drifting further from reality and closer to the cold, ritualistic world of her subjects. When a man is found dead in the college gymnasium, those around her—including the smitten research assistant Don—begin to realize that Sarah’s connection to her spiders has crossed a terrifying threshold. Spun from a web of neurosis, violence, and dark desire, Sarah’s world is closing in. Will Don be able to save her from her own inhuman side, or is he simply the next fly lured into her trap?
Description
Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some foxing on top of block, pages otherwise fine
A chilling psychological odyssey into the mind of a woman whose scientific obsession becomes a lethal transformation. From Peter Lear (a pseudonym for award-winning crime writer Peter Lovesey) comes Spider Girl, an intense thriller that blurs the line between human behavior and predatory instinct. Sarah Jordan is a gifted PhD student whose life is consumed by the study of arachnids. Having forced herself to conquer a childhood phobia of spiders, her fear has mutated into a deep, perverse fascination. When she is discovered by a television documentary team, they build a giant nylon web for her to perform on in the studio—a space where Sarah feels a strange, intoxicating power. As the media dubs her "Spider Girl," the role begins to swallow her identity. Sarah finds herself drifting further from reality and closer to the cold, ritualistic world of her subjects. When a man is found dead in the college gymnasium, those around her—including the smitten research assistant Don—begin to realize that Sarah’s connection to her spiders has crossed a terrifying threshold. Spun from a web of neurosis, violence, and dark desire, Sarah’s world is closing in. Will Don be able to save her from her own inhuman side, or is he simply the next fly lured into her trap?
