Funnelweb by Richard Ryan

Sydney's funnelwebs are irradiated by contaminant from a US submarine and wreak havoc in a city of fear.

Scientist Jack Fitzgerald and journalist Helen Parkes join forces against the nationally spreading nightmare. But in the corridors of power as in the panic-stricken streets, the descent into barbarism is as chilling as the horror of the spiders.

Confronting as it is terrifying, Funnelweb is a groundbreaking thriller encarnalising the evil in us all - the monster within.