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Wearing the Spider, June 2007
Hardcover

WEARING THE SPIDER
By: Susan Schaab

Galavant Press
June 2007
On Sale: June 15, 2007
Featuring: Evie Sullivan
396 pages
ISBN: 1934291056
EAN: 9781934291054
Hardcover
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Thriller Political

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 fall…a BIG fall.

The first signs, although curious, seem fairly innocuous: an expense receipt from a hotel where she never stayed, odd emails in her inbox and mistake-ridden phone logs. But then she overhears portions of a telephone conversation and her name is mentioned in a bizarre context. And, she’s blindsided by a series of email forgeries and the unmistakable sabotage of one of her client projects…adding fuel to a growing dispute within the firm about her competence—a debate that threatens to destroy her career. She is astonished to find her name linked with a major South American deal in the final stages of negotiation, even though she’s never been involved. Finally alert to the possibility that the earlier discoveries may be more than innocent errors, she watches as the deal’s restricted- access computer files sinisterly shift their content—and is shocked to see those edits traced directly back to her. A questionable, and possibly illegal, arrangement emerges, leaving her no choice. With the unresolved controversy over her recent performance hanging in the air, she must act on her suspicions.

Meanwhile, an FBI agent confronts her and asks tough questions about murder and fraud as the web of deceit takes shape and the ever-changing trail of evidence points to Evie. Her sleuthing leads her to suspect the renegade partner whose crude advances she rejected but failed to report…and the U.S. Senator who is a client of the firm! But, is she correct? As she searches for answers, the electronic evidence continues to reside behind a dynamic veil of security—and certain pieces of the puzzle simply disappear. How deeply does this trail of evil go? Why has she been chosen as the scapegoat?

As she struggles through this electronic chess game, can she allow herself to confide in Joe, the skilled computer expert whom she’s known for less than a month? And will he be able to help her 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 million—but several lives.

In this intricately plotted and memorable thriller novel, 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 intrigue…an exhilarating joyride through the New York world of corporate jurisprudence.