When Gwen Stacy becomes suspect #1 in a new mystery, she must use her special abilities as Ghost-Spider to prove her innocence while protecting her friends from danger in this thrilling illustrated middle grade novel also starring Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson.
Gwen Stacy was just a regular 14-year-old girl—until she got bitten by a radioactive spider. Now she’s learning to balance her new powers with school, band practice with the Mary Janes, and her family. But that becomes a lot harder when her nemesis and lead singer of their rival band The Black Cats turns up unconscious due to a mysterious dart sticking out of her neck…and thanks to her nosy classmate Billy Connors, Gwen is now the lead suspect! Luckily, Gwen’s best friend Peter Parker is a science genius and offers to help her get to the bottom of this. But as more and more people turn up unconscious, Gwen is starting to think this may be more than she and Peter can handle on their own. She’ll have to rely on her Ghost-Spider powers to get to the bottom of this mystery and save her friends from the clutches of a villain who will do anything to get their way. Can Ghost-Spider get to the bottom of this mystery and clear her civilian identity, or will her friends get caught in a dangerous game?
Join Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker, and Mary Jane Watson in this thrilling dark mystery adventure, perfect for fans of Ghost-Spider!
Alexandra Monir, Iranian-American author and recording artist, has published seven popular young adult novels to date, beginning with her internationally-bestselling debut, TIMELESS (a Barnes & Noble Bestseller and an Amazon.com “Best Book of the Month”). She published the hit sci-fi novel THE FINAL SIX with HarperCollins in 2018, with Sony Pictures optioning the film rights in a major pre-empt deal. A sequel, THE LIFE BELOW, followed in 2020 and the series has been published in numerous countries and languages.
Alexandra was recently selected to write the first-ever YA novel about DC Comics superhero Black Canary, joining global bestsellers Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Sarah J. Maas and Matt de la Peña as the fifth author writing for the New York Times-bestselling DC Icons series, published by Penguin Random House. BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE was released on December 29th, 2020 to rave reviews from critics and comic book fans alike, and a new paperback edition arrives in December 2021. Alexandra was also selected by Disney to write a historical fantasy YA novel about Princess Jasmine, which will publish in Fall 2022 as the third book in The Queen's Council series.
Alexandra is additionally a screenwriter, recording artist and composer, with both screenplay and musical adaptations of her own work in development. Her musical roots run deep, as she is the granddaughter of the late Monir Vakili, Iran’s foremost opera singer. She is a frequent public speaker at book festivals and literary conferences, fan conventions and schools. Alexandra currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, toddler son, and one fluffy Shih Tzu, where she is at work on her next novel.