Down these mean streets - Keith R. A DeCandido

When Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, he became much more than the shy, introverted high school student he had always been. Now possessed of the proportionate strength, speed and agility of a spider, he sought to use his newfound abilities to achieve wealth and fame. But after his beloved Uncle Ben was murdered, the grief-stricken youth soon realized that with great power comes great responsibility. Now Peter wages a one-man crusade against crime…in the costumed identity of the amazing Spider-man!
In DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS, a new designer drug with physically-altering side effects is sweeping through the streets of New York, leaving law enforcement completely helpless and utter chaos and destruction in its wake. As Spider-man stumbles onto the terrifying truth behind the origin of the drug, must he once again confront one of the most diabolical enemies he has ever faced?

Keith R.A. Decandido is a top genre author whose tie-in novels for Pocket include several Star Trek titles across all series as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer novelizations. He is also known for his Star Trek: The Next Generation comicbook miniseries Perchance to Dream, and is the editor of several science-fiction and fantasy anthologies.