MARILYNN LAREW spent ten years at the University of Maryland studying and teaching about terrorism, from Carlos and the Red Brigades to Al Qaeda. She spent an equally long time following the criminal money and underground political maneuvering that make terrorism possible around the world. In her first novel, THE SPIDER CATCHERS, Larew utilizes her knowledge and understanding of Mid-Eastern and Southeast Asian cultures to create her fearless character, Lee Caruthers, a woman who'll do whatever it takes to get the job done. Is Lee Caruthers based on Marilynn Larew? She'll never tell.