Ace Double D-59 Paperback Original (1951). "Spiderweb" by Robert Bloch. Cover Art by Joe Barton
A top-notch thriller by the author of "Psycho." Eddie Haines comes to Hollywood to work in television, but falls in with a blackmailing ring led by the sinister Professor Otto Hermann, Ph.D. Under the Professor's tutelage, Eddie becomes a phony self-help guru who collects secrets from wealthy clients in order to blackmail them. It’s a lucrative set-up for both men—until the day the Professor pushes Eddie too far...
[Summary from a recent "Hard Case Crime" edition of the novel]
Ace Double D-59 Paperback Original (1951). "Spiderweb" by Robert Bloch. Cover Art by Joe Barton
A top-notch thriller by the author of "Psycho." Eddie Haines comes to Hollywood to work in television, but falls in with a blackmailing ring led by the sinister Professor Otto Hermann, Ph.D. Under the Professor's tutelage, Eddie becomes a phony self-help guru who collects secrets from wealthy clients in order to blackmail them. It’s a lucrative set-up for both men—until the day the Professor pushes Eddie too far...
[Summary from a recent "Hard Case Crime" edition of the novel]