STORYLINE: John "Spider" Barrach was a securities analyst, an occupation allowing him little time for family. So it wasn't unusual when his kid brother came asking for money that he was ignored. The next day his brother was found dead, his heart ritualistically ripped from his chest. Not caring for his brother when he was alive, hit John hard, & in an effort to free himself from that guilt, he retraced his brother's life - to be closer to the brother he never knew. SPIDER is about tough people & tough love, & is one man's resolve to find himself. AUTOBIO: Norman Gerard is both a novelist & filmmaker. He released his first film, "Snake Skin Jacket" in 1997. SPIDER is his second novel & follows "Wreck of the Alamo," printed in 1996. His newest film "China Basin" should be completed in 1998. Order directly from the publisher: Gerard Films, P.O. Box 16905, Beverly Hills, CA 90209. FAX: 213-654-2852.