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Right Hand of Evil (Hardcover)

by John Saul (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc. (1 Jun 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345433165
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345433169
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 789,043 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"[A] WHOPPER OF A NIGHTMARE TALE . . . DAZZLING . . . DIZZYING TWISTS."
--Publishers Weekly
"[A] TALE OF EVIL THAT IS BOTH EXTREME AND ENTERTAINING."
--Chicago Tribune
"GRIPPING AND FAST-PACED . . . A slick thriller in which deftly drawn characters must face the demons in their own lives to conquer that which claims the family's souls."
--BookPage

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Struggling to bring peace to their troubled marriage, Ted and Janet Conway are delighted to inherit the ancestral Conway house and set out to make a new beginning in the small Louisiana town of St. Albans, unaware of the soul-shattering family secrets and evil that await them.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Saul's Best, 8 Jun 1999
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I thoroughly enjoyed this tale. It kept me on the edge of my seat as I tried to determine what twists the plot would take. Who is crazy? Who's possessed? What happened and why now? The atmosphere of this book was delicious. Curl up with it on a dark and stormy night!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Whopper of a Tale, 27 Jun 1999
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It's like the Omen, Rosemary's Baby and Amityville Horror all in one book. This book should be made into a movie! It sent shivers up my spine and kept me turning the pages way, way into the night. John Saul's best book so far!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Typical John Saul--too typical, 28 Nov 2002
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Right Hand of Evil (Mass Market Paperback)
Saul's The Right Hand of Evil left me rather unmoved. It's a fairly enjoyable read, but it cannot be called highly original, scary, or awe-inspiring. This is pretty typical John Saul. A dysfunctional family of five-an alcoholic father, rather weak mother, a pair of adolescent twins, and an infant-faces desperation when Ted loses yet another job as a hotel assistant manager due to his drinking. Then comes a call that Ted's aunt, shut up in a sanitarium for decades, is dying. Suddenly, the family inherits a large, old house which Ted decides to make into an inn with the money left to him by an aunt he cared nothing about. Of course, trouble begins brewing immediately. The close-knit townspeople of St. Albans do not want anyone living in that evil house, abandoned for forty years-especially not another Conway. Conways in that house have always meant big, big trouble for the town; stories of murder and evil surround the old house, as do hidden eyes watching and biding their time. Hated and shunned by the whole community, her husband drinking more heavily than ever, Janet decides to take her children and finally leave. Miraculously, though, she finds that her husband Ted seems to have finally changed completely and given up alcohol. For the first time, the family begins to enjoy a normal life of sorts, but burgeoning happiness soon recedes back into terror as Jared, the first-born son begins to change, seemingly taking on all of the bad qualities his father has just overcome.

There's a story behind the history of the house, of course, one going back over a century (no surprise here; the whole ancient curse theme is Saul's trademark plot point). We gradually learn exactly what has taken place in the house, but this particular puzzle has few pieces missing to begin with. The tenor of things to come is never really in doubt, although I have no real criticism of the conclusion, which Saul pulled off fairly well. Saul goes all the way this time to give us the ultimate Evil, but his efforts were not quite up to the lofty challenge. There are some suspenseful moments, but Saul replays them often enough to make them rather banal in the end. Character development is rather interesting, particularly in terms of the Catholic priests. My impressions of the priests were made to change a little too quickly and easily, prompting me to wonder just when it had happened. As for the Conway family, I liked daughter Kim, but I could hardly have cared less about the others, particularly Ted and Jared. Since I didn't invest a lot of interest in Saul's characters, I never really cared how the novel might end.

There are a few scenes that are sure to bother animal lovers such as myself, so I want to mention that fact here. I always cringe when I see an animal in a Saul novel because animals rarely fare too well in this writer's narratives. Ultimately, I will say that this novel is just a little too derivative of Saul's other fiction, and this time around there is no real zing that certain other of his narratives have. If you've never read John Saul before, you will probably enjoy this novel a lot more than those of us are familiar with his work. John Saul is a talented writer who knows how to tell a story well, and that counts for a lot, but this novel, which aspires to much, falls short of its mark and never really sinks its claws into the heart and mind of the reader.

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1.0 out of 5 stars scary...scarily bad that is
john saul is not an author i know that much about. i had only read his novel bad lighting which i had enjoyed. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2004 by N

1.0 out of 5 stars Bor-ring!
I am a fan of John Saul, but this book was weak. The characters were hard to care about and the story line fell flat.
Published on 27 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but not the best
This was definatly one of Saul's better books, however it doesn't have the suspence and horror like his earlier books did. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good horror story...
I made a mistake and purchased the abridged audio book version of this book. And while I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it a little scary at times, I'm sure I missed a lot of... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Scared the S out of me
This book is the closest to the Omen and Rosemary's Baby since they were published. Atmospherics were great...it scared the s... out of me. Will make a great movie!
Published on 2 Aug 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice scare, but unnecessary actions
Saul's book was a pretty good horror story and it was easy to read, the only problem that really caught my attention was the sacrifice/murder of animals. Read more
Published on 23 Jul 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak story - not as good as his other books
I did not like this book, it was a struggle to finish. The first 300 pages were dull, and seemed written for children except for a few scenes. Read more
Published on 22 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Saul books
This seams to be one of John Saul's best books. I love the story line, and how it changed. It had a strong story line that even appealed to my friends who have never read any... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Would Make A Better Movie
As usual of John Saul's books, a family is overcome by EVIL. However, you never really get to understand the source of the evil -- is it the house or the curse passed on through... Read more
Published on 12 Jul 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Saul's best effort since Creature.
Good old Gothic Devil and Demons horror that starts a little slow but builds to a very dramatic, descriptive ending. Read more
Published on 9 Jul 1999

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