Author Event: J.H. Markert, Spider To The Fly

Name: Author Event: J.H. Markert, Spider To The Fly
Start: 2025-10-11T14:30:00-04:00
Location: Safety Harbor Public Library

Schedule

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Safety Harbor Public Library | Safety Harbor, FL

Portkey Books is pleased to host J.H. Markert with the Safety Harbor Public Library for his newest novel Spider to the Fly!
Saturday October 11th at 2:30 PM
Safety Harbor Public Library
101 2nd St N, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Preorder a copy of Spider to the Fly and Markert's other novels through Portkey Books! Your purchase helps support Portkey Books, Safety Harbor's local independent bookstore! Books can be picked up at Portkey Books during regular store hours or at the author event at the Safety Harbor Public Library on October 11th. https://shop.portkeybooks.com/markert
SPIDER TO THE FLY
Riveting Serial Killer Thriller with Stephen King-style Horror Flair
A true crime author helps in a desperate hunt for a killer in this dark and twisted thriller from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the “clear heir to Stephen King.”
Perfect for fans of cat and mouse serial killer thrillers like The Butcher and the Wren and The Jigsaw Man.
Ellie Isles first became obsessed with the I-64 murders when she saw her own face on one of the victims. Identical to every detail, the woman wasn’t her, but she could have been. Compelled to discover the story of her dopplegänger’s death, Ellie wrote a bestselling true crime book about the serial killer, dubbed “the Spider.”
Four years later, the Spider still hasn't been caught, and his victim count is climbing. Many of the bodies remain unidentified, but with Ellie’s online network of true crime followers, that’s slowly changing. Together they’ve pooled information to create a massive database that tracks people at risk of becoming Jane and John Does–the homeless, the drug addicted, and the downtrodden–with the hopes that if they become victims, they might at least be identified.
Now that Ellie has successfully identified multiple victims, the law enforcement task force tracking down the Spider pulls her in to help–and after Ellie’s therapist is arrested for the murders, she is more determined than ever to help catch the Spider.
With striking prose and a horror flair, Spider to the Fly is an engrossing serial killer thriller, perfect for fans of The Whisper Man.
J.H. MARKERT
J. H. Markert is a producer, screenwriter, husband, and father of two from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was also a tennis pro for twenty-five years, before hanging up the rackets for good in 2020. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Louisville in 1997 and has been writing ever since.

*Safety Harbor Library's Spooky Swap, 12:00 PM - 1:30PM*
You might want to attend this Safety Harbor Library program before our author event! Bring your spooky books, décor, clothes, and more to swap for something new to you. A ticket will be given for every item you bring to donate. Some larger items may be exchanged for two or more tickets. Tickets can be exchanged for items at the event.