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As a deeply disturbed boy, Spider 'sees' his father brutally murder his mother and replace her with a prostitute. Convinced they plan to murder him next, Spider hatches an insane plan that he carries through to tragic effect. Years later Spider is released into a halfway house where - unsupervised - he stops taking his medication and spirals into fresh madness . . .
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"A small classic of horror." -- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Brilliant. . . . The sensuous world that McGrath creates is intense in its beauty. . . mesmerizing." --Katherine Dunn, The New York Times Book Review "Disturbing, wholly absorbing. . . a combination murder mystery/dark-night-of-the-soul. . . touchingly, menacingly brilliant." --Chicago Tribune "A gorgeous, painful howl of madness, shockingly perfect." --Jonathan Hawkes "Has the compelling quality of felt reality [that] feels like the inevitable truth. Spider is a thriller of sorts, as well as a psychological case study. . . a gem." --Washington Post Book World "McGrath especially excels at evoking the latent horro in commonplace sights. . . . [He] has created a manifestly untrustworthy storyteller without sacrificing suspense or sympathy for his characters." --Cleveland Plain Dealer "[Spider] is as creepy as a fleshy incarnation of an Edward Gorey drawing. . . . McGrath's a shrewd performer. You're fascinated; you're enthralled. . . it's a pleasure to be mesmerized." --Newsday "Truly outstanding. . . evocative. . . Accomplished in the sinister and macabre, McGrath transcends his already solid reputation with a powerfully realized character who simply won't let you go." --Christian Science Monitor "The strength of Spider is in the character of the deeply human, if mad, protagonist who emerges as a formidable sufferer among the Gothic trappings. . . . McGrath is a sly literate who. . . has talent--in spades." --Philadelphia Inquirer
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A dark tale of a man who probably killed his mother by mistake, but accuses his father. Writing his memoirs, Spider describes how his long-suffering mother discovered his father in the shed with a prostitute, and details the disturbing consequences.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0141009195
- ISBN 13 9780141009193
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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