The Spider Army (Scream #2

It's almost midnight in the middle of summer. A man calls triple 0. He says he's been bitten by a bluebacked spider. No-one knows of any such creature. The operator asks for clarification, but now man is screaming. 'They're coming out of the walls!' he shrieks. 'Help me! Somebody help!' Axe Falls is a town of mysterious disappearances, terrifying visions and unusual events. Everyone there has heard the urban legend of the deadly blue-back spider. But when Yvette sees a real one at school, she starts to wonder if the whispers might actually be true. Were the victim's agonised screams, grotesque disfiguration and disappearance more than just a campfire story? What's really lurking in the shadows? And will anyone survive long enough to find out?

About the Author

Jack Heath is the award-winning author of 40 novels, published in 10 languages. His mission is to create books that inspire a love of reading in children and adults.

Born in Melbourne in 1985, Jack started writing his first novel in Canberra, while studying at Lyneham High School and working at a fish and chip shop in Dickson. He submitted the manuscript to a publisher at age seventeen, and the book became his first international bestseller.

In 2009 Jack was named the ACT Young Australian of the Year. He took various other jobs bass guitar tutor, e-commerce call centre worker, TV salesperson, ghostwriter and bookseller before quitting to write full-time in 2017.

His first crime thriller, Hangman, was voted one of the 100 best books of all time (twice).

Jack lives with his wife and their children in Gungahlin, on Ngunnawal/Ngambri land.