The Spider Man: From the casebook of Akechi Kogoro

A dream-like Tokyo is in the grip of a brutal predator. A sadistic killer who turns his victims into works of art; then leaves letters behind taunting his pursuers. The police are clueless. The brilliant criminologist on his trail is always one step behind. Can anyone stop this phantom before he completes his hellish masterpiece?

First published in 1929, this is the second full-length novel to feature the private detective Akechi Kogoro.