Julian Lev

Spiders Kill Their Young Julian Lev

Dr. Ephraim Ligget craves isolation. The psychologist's past has followed him wherever he goes. When Ligget was still a teenager, his parents died in a house fire that left him physically scarred. The PTSD and survivor's guilt he carries have stopped him from forming a connection with anyone. It's better to have no one in his life than to be viewed as a freak. Jennifer Stanley lived in her own kind of isolation until a shocking crime ripped her family apart. It was Jennifer herself who killed her youngest child on the grounds of her isolated Puget Sound home. When Jennifer is admitted to Ligget's hospital, the two lonely souls find themselves on a collision course. Jennifer is sexually aggressive and dangerously brilliant. Ligget doesn't understand why his newest patient is so fixated on him but realizes that this puts him in danger. Ligget's job is to evaluate Jennifer and determine her state of mind during the terrible crime. Is Jennifer truly mentally ill, or is she putting on the performance of a lifetime? If Ligget can't unravel this spider's web in time, his career won't be the only thing in jeopardy.