“Extraordinarily suspenseful and truly gut-wrenching, The Spider and the Fly is not just a superb true-crime story but an insightful investigation of the nature of evil, the fragility of good, and the crooked road that can turn human beings into monsters. A must-read.” — GILLIAN FLYNN, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl
“Part psychological thriller and part gut-wrenching memoir, The Spider and the Fly crosses boundaries on nearly every page. It is chilling, self-revelatory, and unforgettable.” — ROBERT KOLKER, author of the New York Times bestseller Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
“Claudia Rowe catalogues her obsession with a serial killer so mesmerizingly that before I knew it, I too was obsessed...But this is not merely a recounting of a descent, it is equally a memoir of discovery through the lens of potential evil. I literally could not put it down.” — Alan Cumming, author of the New York Times bestseller Not My Father's Son
“Rowe’s engaging prose means the pages practically turn themselves.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Readers seeking a literary look at the psychology of a criminal will find much to hold them rapt.” — Booklist