About the book: 2008 / The novel "Tarantula" belongs to the pen of the outstanding master, writer Thierry Jonquet. The mysterious polyphony of this narrative resembles the web of a poisonous spider waiting for its victim. In the interweaving of several parallel strange stories, a masterpiece of a French psychological thriller is born. The tension in this short novel thickens almost physically. Cruelty seems to have been absorbed into the blood and flesh of the characters. No wonder Pedro Almodovar chose this novel by Jonquet, using it as the basis for the script of his new film, where the director’s muse Penelope Cruz stars in the title role.