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Spider Girl Kindle Edition

by Peter Lovesey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 79 ratings
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It's the early 1980s and 23-year-old Sarah Jordan, a PhD student at an American university, is studying spiders…

Sarah finds her studies so absorbing, that much of campus life seems to pass her by.

She barely registers her research assistant’s interest in her, even though Don is the college Lothario and pursued by many female students.

Even Sarah’s relationships with family and friends are perfunctory and distant, but that, it seems, is how she prefers to live.

When Sarah is filmed for a TV documentary about spiders, she meets a psychologist involved in the show, and the pair strike up a friendship.

As they spend more and more time together, Sarah realises that she wants more than friendship from Dr Cunningham and he gradually discovers just why Sarah is the way she is.

Meanwhile, dubbed ‘Spider Girl’ by the media for her involvement in a ground-breaking show about those arachnids, Sarah is drawn further and further into the world of show business.

Yet as Spider Girl becomes more and more famous, she can’t help feeling that Sarah is slowly fading away.

For Sarah, Spider Girl is a refuge and a way to feel better about herself. But what are the implications of Spider Girl for the people around her?

When a man is found dead in the college gymnasium, people begin to wonder…

For Don, what begins as a mission to love and save Sarah turns into a living nightmare.

Will he be able to save Spider Girl from herself?

And if he does not, where will she strike next?

Spider Girl is an intense thriller filled with dark mystery and suspense.

Praise for Peter Lovesey



‘Everything a fan of classic detection could want’ - Booklist

‘Surpassing ingenuity’ - Kirkus reviews

‘Superb ‘ – Publishers Weekly

Peter Lovesey was born in 1936, in Middlesex. Author of numerous crime novels, began his career in crime writing rather early, with the writing of an essay. Educated at a Grammar school, followed by Reading University, Lovesey joined the National Service. Author of novels and short stories, he has won numerous awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger award. Other novels include Wobble to Death (1970; part of the Sergeant Cribb series), The Last Detective (1991; part of the Peter Diamond series), and Spidergirl (1980; written under the pen name, Peter Lear).
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LZKAPKJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lume Books (September 21, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2180 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
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    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 79 ratings

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Peter Lovesey

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Peter Lovesey was born in Middlesex and studied at Hampton Grammar School and Reading University, where he met his wife Jax. He won a competition with his first crime fiction novel, Wobble to Death, and has never looked back, with his numerous books winning and being shortlisted for nearly all the prizes in the international crime writing world. He was Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and has been presented with Lifetime Achievement awards both in the UK and the US.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Weird
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2016
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Very strange story. Odd but compelling. Read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2016
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I'm a really tough critic when it comes to reading material. Very few if any typos. But a complex character, complex plot, lots of interesting aspects to the relationships, a really interesting female lead, an interesting step back in history to a time when homosexuality was still quite taboo (although Ed should have told her he was already in a committed relationship and that might have helped) and no internet. The problems of being a second rate child because the child is born female...
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Delynn Siemsen
1.0 out of 5 stars Where is Peter Lovesey?
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016
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Having read all of Lovesey's Diamond mysteries, I was shocked by the amateur quality of this exquisitely slow-moving story. The characters are not remotely credible; the plot is beyond ridiculous, and it takes getting through nearly 75% of the painful narrative to get to the point.

I was profoundly disappointed, since I was eager to read a new book by an author who has such a positive reputation among serious detective story lovers.

Read Peter Lovesey's Diamond detective series to experience good writing, and stay away from this plodding and embarrassing bore of a book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016
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I loved this book! Caught my attention right from the beginning. I kept trying to figure out how it would end but I never got close. Interesting characters unique situations. I am now looking for other books by Peter Lovesey. When you read as much as I do i am always on the look for authors i like with several books already out.
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Jonathan L. Anderson
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017
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Good story, ending is a little disappointing.
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Jay Stafford
5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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I thought this was an overall good, interesting book. Some of the romance drama was a bit high schoolish, but the book reads well.
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Marilyn M. Ward
1.0 out of 5 stars Stupid
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018
Is this written by the same Peter Lovesey who has entertained me with early century novels? This was complete nonsense
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Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Reading this book was a fascinating experience
Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2016
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I have read hundreds and hundreds of book in my lifetime and I
Have never found one this intelligent, spellbinding and amazing as this one. It has the feel of an account of a real person. I can highly recommend it.
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Mr. A.J. PENDLEBURY
4.0 out of 5 stars Arachnophobes should steer clear...everyone else ...read and enjoy.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2017
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The synopsis almost gives too much away ..don't read it too carefully! Once again ,Lovesey,shows his amazing versatility. The New York settings are quite good ,although I don't quite get the feeling of an American University campus . The passages about spiders are really well done and do integrate superbly into the narrative. I also found the TV personnel to be very realistic . It builds to a really good ending with at least one complete surprise for me .
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Durandii
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by the spiders
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2017
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As a fan of the Peter Diamond series I was dubious about this before I began to read it, especially as spiders give me the creeps. I should not have doubted Mr Lovesey, it was a great read, the slow revelations of the main character keep you turning the pages, even though you know deep down that things are not quite as they should be. So please don't be put off by the spiders, as always it's the humans that you need to be scared of
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A. P. Cope
3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best story. The twist at the end wasn't all ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2017
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Not his best story. The twist at the end wasn't all that much of a twist and it takes a looooong time for the story to actually get going. It seems like nothing happens for 90% of the book. I mean fine that's basically true of most books but in this case it really felt like I was reading some kind of soap opera until near the end. The mystery was basically 'I wonder if anything is ever going to happen?'

I'm a big fan of his work but this really didn't impress. I suppose we all have our off days :-/

My advice: If you don't like this, try a Peter Diamond mystery :)
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S. G. Benady
4.0 out of 5 stars Psychological thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2016
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This is an excellent psychological thriller by an author better known for his historical crime books set in Victorian London. The tension builds up gradually towards an explosive ending. Definitely recommended.
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