Susan Schaab
A female lawyer's identity is hijacked and misused by a ruthless partner of her Manhattan law firm who engages in email impersonation, political gamesmanship and electronic forgery to set her up in a scheme that ultimately leads to murder. She embarks on a clandestine investigation while dodging the FBI, risking her life as well as her career.,***,It starts with a simple unwanted kissâ€¦and evolves into a labyrinthine trail of forgery and illusionâ€¦a hijacked identity, a corruption scandal involving a U.S. Senator accused of channeling illegal benefits to a shady South American firmâ€¦even kidnapping and murder. Wearing the Spider, the award-winning debut novel by Susan Schaab, may be the only novel to combine elements of sexual harassment, identity theft, and political scandal into one sophisticated plot set in the hard-driving corporate culture. ,Evie Sullivan, a rising legal star on the fast track to partnership at her respected New York law firm, is being set up for a fallâ€¦a BIG fall. Besieged initially with seemingly innocuous recordkeeping errors, she overhears portions of a shocking telephone conversation. Then, she is blindsided by discoveries that are much more troubling: impersonation of her email username and unmistakable sabotage of one of her client projects causing a groundswell of doubt within the firm about her competence. Once her name is linked to a deal containing a questionable, and possibly illegal, arrangement, she has no choice but to conduct her own clandestine investigation to clear her name. An FBI agent confronts her with tough questions about murder and fraud for which she has no answers. As she searches for the truth, the electronic evidence shifts and transforms behind a dynamic veil of securityâ€â€and certain pieces of the puzzle simply disappear. How will she gather tangible evidence to prove her innocence among the elusive clues and carefully woven traps? At stake: not only her professional reputation and her future with the firm, not only a commission worth $25 millionâ€â€but several lives. ,In this intricately plotted and memorable thriller, attorney and former computer consultant Susan Schaab draws on her expertise in intellectual property and technology law as well as computer systems design to create a fast-paced and thoroughly believable journey through corruption and intrigueâ€¦an exhilarating joyride that explores the complex relationships in a big-city law firm, where sexual harassment and manipulation may be more common than any statistics suggest. ,â€œThe Devil Wears Prada in legal technicolor. A smart, thoroughly enjoyable tale.â€ï¿½ â€â€œLiz Smith, New York Post,â€œWowâ€¦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 worldâ€¦I highly recommend Wearing the Spider.â€ï¿½ â€Â¨â€â€œHeather Froeschl, Book Review Journal, ,â€œImaginative, suspenseful and well thought out, Wearing the Spider is a mystery thriller that readers will find hard to put down.â€ï¿½ â€â€œShirley Roe, Allbooks Review, ,â€œâ€¦confronts us with some of the horrifying truths of our computer age world.â€ï¿½â€Â¨â€â€œRoss Malde, TCM Reviews, ,â€œ...The characters are memorable and the vicarious technological insights are very interestingâ€¦Thrilling readâ€¦â€ï¿½â€â€œJill Stovall, Armchair Interviews, ,â€œIt is one of those novels that one finds impossible to put downâ€¦If I could have given it a higher score than five stars, I would haveâ€¦It will keep you on edge until you find
Mystery,Thriller,Fiction,Thriller,Legal Thriller,New York,Mystery,Crime,Suspense
Wearing the Spider