The Venom Factor — Diane Duane

IN A MANHATTAN WAREHOUSE, an innocent man has been murdered during a mysterious crime. Evidence points to the involvement of Venom -- the alien symbiote who is obsessed with Spider-Man's destruction. Yet Venom has always safeguarded innocent lives -- has he gone completely around the bend, or is there another suspect?

Spider-Man thinks there is more to the crime than meets the eye. The spectre of the Hobgoblin, one of Spider-Man's nastiest villains, falls on a series of thefts, and leads the web-slinger to a deadly secret that may cause New York's destruction. Spider-Man must outsmart two of his most lethal foes to save the city -- but even more danger awaits him!