title: The Way of Spider (Spider Trilogy, No. 2)
author:  W. Michael Gear 
description: 1st edition 1st printing paperback, new condition In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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  # [**Along comes the most talked about, the most gripping thriller in
  years…**](AlongCameASpid_toc.html#epig-1)
  
  
  **Clive Cussler:**
  
  
  “As engrossing as it is graphic, _Along Came a Spider_ is an incredibly
  suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is
  intriguing. Has to be ONE OF
  
  
  THE BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR.”
  
  
  
  
  
  **Ed McBain:**
  
  
  “All at once comes _Along Came a Spider,_ with TERROR AND SUSPENSE THAT GRAB
  THE READER AND WON’T LET GO. Just try running away from this one.”
  
  
  
  
  
  _**Washington Post Book World:**_
  
  
  “ _Along Came a Spider_ is written simply, powerfully, with shifting points of
  view. The book will satisfy mystery and thriller fans, as well as
  
  
  students of the human condition. In Patterson’s Washington, THERE’S NOT A
  CARTOONISH POWER BROKER OR MARBLE MONUMENT IN SIGHT.
  
  
  ULTIMATELY, THE NOVEL’S FOUNDATION IS THE CHARACTER OF ALEX CROSS, detective,
  psychologist, and family man. Here’s hoping
  
  
  Patterson will bring him bac