Wearing the Spider (Hardcover)

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Evie Sullivan has her eye on making partner at her high-profile Manhattan law firm, and she's more than willing to sacrifice her personal life to reach her goal. But when she's accused of slipshod work—bogus expense reports, incomplete letters to important clients—she discovers that someone at the firm has stolen her identity and is sending e-mails from her secured PC. Not knowing who to trust, Evie is forced to do her own investigating if she is to uncover the truth behind who's sabotaging her. Schaab's debut legal thriller is dense and intense and plays effectively with the visceral fear that everyone's identity is open for theft. A series with potential. Wilkens, Mary Frances

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"...a story that grabs the reader by the throat from the first paragraphs...Wearing the Spider is truly a novel not to be missed." -- Annie Haws, Euro-Reviews

"...confronts us with some of the horrifying truths of our computer age world." -- Ross Malde, TCM Reviews

"Evie Sullivan has her eye on making partner at her high-profile Manhattan law firm, and she's more than willing to sacrifice her personal life to reach her goal. But when she's accused of slipshod work -- bogus expense reports, incomplete letters to important clients -- she discovers that someone at the firm has stolen her identity and is sending e-mails from her secured PC. Not knowing who to trust, Evie is forced to do her own investigating, if she is to uncover the truth behind who's sabotaging her. Schaab's debut legal thriller is dense and intense and plays effectively with the visceral fear that everyone's identity is open for theft. A series with potential." --Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist, June Issue. Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved.

"If I could have given it a higher score than five stars, I would have. The author, Susan Schaab, has a writing talent that totally and immediately draws you into her story." -- Paige Lovitt, Reader Views

"Imaginative, suspenseful and well thought out, Wearing the Spider is a mystery thriller that readers will find hard to put down." -- Shirley Roe, Allbooks Review

"Imaginative, suspenseful and well thought out, Wearing the Spider is a mystery thriller that readers will find hard to put down." --Shirley Roe, Allbooks Review

"Wow...a high-tech thriller that cracks open the inner workings of a large law firm and leaves one wondering just how often sexual harassment and hostile work environments are tolerated in the corporate world...I highly recommend Wearing the Spider." -- Heather Froeschl, Book Review Journal

"The Devil Wears Prada in legal technicolor. A smart, thoroughly-enjoyable tale." --Liz Smith, New York Post Columnist and New York Times Bestselling Author of Natural Blonde and Dishing: Great Dish And Dishes From America's Most Beloved Gossip Columnist.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 396 pages
• Publisher: Galavant Press, LLC; 1st edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934291056
• ISBN-13: 978-1934291054
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,377,987 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Web of intrigue, June 18, 2007

By	Reader Views "www.readerviews.com" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (5/07)

I really, really enjoyed reading "Wearing the Spider." It is one of those novels that one finds impossible to put down. If I could have given it a higher score than five stars, I would have. The author Susan Schaab has a writing talent that totally and immediately draws you into her story. In the story she explains the phrase, "wearing the spider." It refers to the lead person who clears the trail while hiking in Africa. This person walks first through the webs and when doing so, sometimes ends up wearing the spiders.

This story involves office politics and corruption. Evie is vying for a partnership in the firm that she works for. She has always put her work first. A partner, whose advances she had rebuffed seems to be setting her up. When the partners approach her with complaints about her work, she realizes that someone has been messing around in her files. She suspects Alan. When she discovers that she is supposedly working on a foreign project of which she actually knows nothing about, she knows she has to investigate it further. A romantic interest helps her out with finding out what is going on. She gets mysterious calls from strangers, her apartment is broken into, she discovers emails that were sent from her account that she did not write, and she finds that she is being followed. She realizes that her life is in danger.

Evie has to pull out all stops to save her reputation and her life. She also has to learn something about trusting others. Needing her boyfriend to help her, she lets her guard down with him. This is not something that comes easily. She also learns that she can't continue to trust the people that she has in the past, like the senior partners in the firm. She does not know how deep their involvement goes.

"Wearing the Spider" is a great suspenseful thriller. There is nothing slow or boring happening in this story. It will keep you on edge until you find out the truth of what is going on. Fiction fans will totally enjoy this book. I recommend giving it as a gift. It is a new story and guaranteed to be enjoyed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect to read on the beach..., June 23, 2007

By	greentea33 (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

A fast-paced and fun legal thriller, great for vacation reading. The tension builds steadily until the last few pages. The story is unique, weaving together elements of mystery, high-tech law, and even some romance. The author has done her research and the legal and high-tech details ring true. Evie is a sympathetic character and her cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys will keep you turning the pages. Looking forward to hearing more from Susan Schaab!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wearing the Spider, July 3, 2007

By	Patricia Craig - See all my reviews

In this, her first novel, Susan Schaab has written an absorbing and well paced story. I found it to be a compelling page turner. The story evolves around Evie who is hoping to become a Partner in the law firm for which she works.She finds that she is involved with deals of which she had no knowledge. Her computer is hacked into, her files are tampered with and her apartment is broken into. She suspects Alan whose sexual advances she rebuffed. She begins to fear for her life not to mention her sanity. She finally enlists the aid of a man with whom she is reluctantly falling in love. The title is great. When one is in the lead breaking a new trail in Africa the leader must walk through spider webs and therefore ends up 'wearing the spider'. I thoroughly recommend this book and sincerely hope Ms. Schaab has other stories up her sleeve. Patricia Craig.