Review of Along Came a Spider (1970) by James B — 06 Mar 2011
At Washington Day School, an exclusive private school, math teacher Gary Soneji kidnaps Maggie Rose Dunne and Michael Goldberg. Cross' lieutenant pulls him off the murder case to investigate the kidnapping. Cross feels his department cares more about two rich white children than two black prostitutes. He meets Jezzie Flannagan, the head of the children's Secret Service detail.
At an old farmhouse Soneji buries the children alive in special coffins he made for them. Soneji watches the TV coverage of the kidnapping and is angered by FBI agent Roger Graham's contemptuous comments about him. Soneji later impersonates a reporter and stabs Graham.
Cross, partner John Sampson and the FBI search Soneji's apartment, discovering his obsession with kidnappings, particularly that of the Lindbergh baby. They find a note taped to a mirror with the phrase, "I want to be somebody!" Soneji later tells the FBI he killed Graham.
This review of Along Came a Spider (1970) was written by James B on 06 Mar 2011.
Along Came a Spider has generally received mixed reviews.
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