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The Hand of the Devil [Library Binding]

Dean Vincent Carter (Author)
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Publication Date: 10 Oct 2006
Ashley Reeves is a young journalist at freak-of-nature magazine Missing Link. His future's bright, even if he does spend most of his time investigating hoaxes. When he receives a letter promising him a once-in-a-lifetime story, he jumps at the opportunity. The only thing is, his life is exactly what it might cost him.
The letter is from Reginald Mather, a man who at first seems no more than an eccentric collector of insects, happy to live in isolation on a remote island. But when Ashley finds himself stranded with Mather and unearths the horrific truth behind the collector's past, he is thrown headlong into a macabre nightmare that quickly spirals out of control.
Ashley's life is in danger. . . .
And Mather is not the only enemy. . . .
Gruesome, compelling, and terrifying, The Hand of the Devil will make you never want to leave the house without bug spray again.


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  • Library Binding: 271 pages
  • Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers (10 Oct 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385903863
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385903868
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,777,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The next Stephen King (Evening Standard )

Frightened the daylights out of me. Better than Stephen King (Andy McNab )

Dean Vincent Carter proves himself a master of the genre displaying a true understanding of the terrors of one's internal world and gradual corrosions of control . . . A taut and particularly gruesome, gripping and, in points, graphic horror story (Jacob Hope Achuka 20060128)

Set to be the next big hit (Independent on Sunday )

Sensational (Daily Express ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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The fantastic, spine-chilling debut novel from Dean Vincent Carter --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, compelling debut 7 Feb 2006
By Jj
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wow. I bought this for my teenager as my latest attempt to lure her into the delights of reading fiction. But yesterday morning I found I had nothing to read for the train and picked up The Hand of the Devil. Read it all the way into work, read it all the way home from work, read it all evening - finished it. It's a long time since I've been so totally engrossed in a story, particularly one that wasn't even aimed at me (though I rather like the idea of being described as a young adult!)

The story is the key - apparently this is Dean Vincent Carter's first book, but it seems as though he's used to telling stories. Stories within stories. I'm not a huge fan of horror or thriller genres, and some bits of this were a bit icky and I had to close one eye.

But, much as I hate compound words, this really was "unputdownable". Hurry up with the next one, please, Dean.
(Oh, and I noticed it in said teenager's school bag this morning.)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! 9 Mar 2006
By "mrbaldi"
Format:Hardcover
I have to disagree with Garry Charles - in case he missed it, the book is MEANT to be for fourteen year olds.

Yes, the gruesomeness is only hinted at but that's exactly because it's for teenagers. Some, myself included, were raised on the unleashed horror of Stephen King but not all teenagers will be into that. This, along with the quotes from Lovecraft, are meant to introduce the young reader to a genre that he/she may otherwise have neglected in preference to the latest bio of Jordan (which sounds more like Garry Charles's cup of tea...)

A very enjoyable book, even for adults, and leaves you wanting to read more of the same.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius 7 Feb 2006
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It's been a long time since I've read something with so much atmosphere. I couldn't put the book down!
Reminds me a little of Poe but I can see where his strong influences lie.

Thoroughly recommended and looking forward to the second book. It's a shame it's classed as a Children's book though because I think it would do very well in the general/adult market.

Si

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Gem 9 Mar 2006
By Dan Portsmouth
Format:Hardcover
My younger brother, an avid reader, threw this book on my bed and told me to check it out. He knows I don't read much horror, let alone books for teenagers, and has never recommended anything before. I gave it a go out of curiosity. I can't say how happy I was to do so; Hand of the Devil really was quite brilliant. It has something very different in its approach that I haven't seen before, I was very much on that island with the characters and didn't like how it felt, which is exactly the way it should be with a creepy novel. Started and finished in less than 2 days, this book has renewed my faith in the genre. I'm not sure it's too suitable for much younger readers than 13 or so, but at the old age of 20, I was gripped start to finish. Next one, please....
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Once bitten.... 19 Mar 2006
By "andrewwhiting3"
Format:Paperback
One word comes to mind - Awesome!

But maybe I should say more.... Mr Carter held me in suspense, had my imaginings working overtime (especially in the gruesome bits that have been mentioned in the previous reviews - ever considered that the imagination is the most powerful tool a writer can employ in a reader?), and most of all, it had me impulsively reaching for my jungle formula insect repellant!

At an even grander age of 23 I had no problems reading what was most clearly intended 'for a fourteen year old'. I'm sure that many mature readers admit that they have no problem reading a 'childrens book' (Harry Potter? Phillip Pullman?) so why should it be different here, especially when the book is so exciting and gruesome.

The only possible thing that could let this book down is your own imagination.

'Hand of the devil' is a worthy read, so buy it!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hand of the Devil 2 Feb 2006
By George Johnson
Format:Hardcover
It has all the elan of a Lovecraft, Machen, Blackwood with a fresh contemporary voice. A terrifying yarn which will make young and old run for the mosquito repellent.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent potential. 30 Jan 2007
By J. P. G. Anderson
Format:Hardcover
An assured debut from Mr Carter. The characters are sympathetic, the plot well developed and the pacing excellent (although the events get a bit too hectic towards the end, and the author needs to resort to an exposition dump, which means the hero, Ashley, has a sit down and a conversation when he really should should be FLEEING FOR HIS LIFE!).

The gore may be mostly off-scene when it happens (as if that is a bad thing), and only stumbled upon later, but this works brilliantly to create a mood of horror, where events are already taking place, out of the control of the hero.

This may be a book intended for "Young Adults" (yuk), but there is much to recommend it to 30-somethings like me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too 14 Oct 2006
By TeensReadToo TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
Bugs. Honestly, I don't particularly care for them. They seem to like munching on me, even though I'm pretty sure I'm not the type who is made of sugar and spice. I also suffer from arachnophobia; I absolutely, positively despise spiders. Those hairy bodies, those spiny legs, those googly eyes. <shudder> Spiders truly freak me out. So, I guess I should start by thanking Mr. Carter for not making the bug in his story a spider. On the other hand, he made the bug in his story this ginormous, otherworldly red mosquito who managed to give me nightmares. I guess that means his story was effective; it also means I'm suffering from hallucinatory mosquito bites just from reading THE HAND OF THE DEVIL.

Ashley Reeves is twenty-one, a bright guy who works as an investigative journalist for the magazine Missing Link. Where they once centered around inexplicable stories based on alien sightings and the like, they now focus on freak of nature stories that deal with facts and scientific proof. Ashley still finds himself dealing with a lot of hoaxes, so when he receives a letter from one Mr. Reginald C. Mather, he's undeniably excited. Mr. Mather has asked for Ashley to join him at his home on
Aries Island to view the Ganges Red, a very unique mosquito that he claims to have in his possession. Curiosity piqued, Ashely sets off to visit Mr. Mather and his mosquito in the middle of Lake Languor.

It turns out that Reginald Mather was telling the truth. He does, in fact, own the Ganges Red, also known as The Lady or The Devil's Hand. Reginald delights in telling Ashley stories about his very unique, and slightly frightening, bug friend. Some of the stories seem outrageously fantastic, such as the fable that The Lady is the reincarnation of a woman from a Vietnamese tale.... Read more ›
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