All of his life, Ash has been haunted by the ancient curse that killed his parents.

Ash is a Robin Hood-style con artist who rips off the worst kind of crooks and uses the money to help their victims. He's unearthed an ancient gold spider statue with the power to erase the past . . . change the future . . . perhaps even grant eternal life. But its curse threatens to destroy everyone Ash cares out.

He's a fugitive from the FBI, wanted for a murder he didn't commit.

His brother is on the run from a charismatic killer, Andres, who will stop at nothing to fulfill the spider's destiny.

And his high-school sweetheart, Cleo, is now an undercover agent determined to bring down Andres for her father's murder at any cost -- even if Ash gets caught in the crossfire . . .

SERIES NOTE: This novella continues the thrilling story of The Spider Thief series.