John Saul - The Right Hand of Evil

Pros: Suspense, Mystery, Characterization
Cons: Ending was little bizarre, I don't think the plot was highly original

The Right Hand of Evil by John Saul is the type of book that would be perfect for those who appreciate the horror/thriller type of novel, or are just looking for some good ole' escape fiction. For those people looking for some real substance, ...

Pros: Creepy, some good moments, good characters, intriguing
Cons: Story has been done a thousand times, a little confusing, ending

I’m not gonna come out here and blow smoke up your a*s: I haven’t had any experience with John Saul. I don’t know how this book compares to his others. I don’t know anything about him. This is the only book I’ve ever read by Saul. ...

Pros: Intense, keeps you on the edge of your seat
Cons: The knot in your stomache from sheer terror

Frightening, Intense, Sheer Terror, Pure Evil. These are the perfect words to describe this terrifying book by John Saul.

The Conway's are a rather dysfunctional family with personal and financial problems. Ted is a drunk who manages hotels....

Pros: A wonderful tale of horror and suspense.
Cons: Left with a few questions.

This story starts out with a mostly normal family. Of course the dad is an alcoholic but how abnormal is that? There is the mother, the teen age twins and their younger sister. Their father continues to lose jobs because of his drinking and they are a...

Pros: Voodoo, Ghosts,
Cons: Something was missing from the story

All of us have a different view of a writer. I read John Saul because he usually writes a book that I can't put down. This felt more like Stephen King's book.

The house is evil we find this out when a couple with three children inherit it...

Pros: Well written, plot twist took me by surprise, keeps you guessing until the end.
Cons: None that I can think of.

Pros: Thrilling and terrifying
Cons: abrupt ending

Or maybe Barney is the right hand of evil; well it's one of those saccharine shows that warps kids minds. All kidding aside, The Right Hand Of Evil is a scary book. I am a fan of horror novels: Stephen King, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker; the...

Pros: uh...
Cons: bad writing style, bad plot development

you know I put off writing a review for this book because I have terribly mixed emotions about it. I had never read Saul before and I didn't really know what to expect and that's always good so I decided to give this one a whirl. It left me with a bad...

Pros: Suspenseful, Scary; but not grotesque
Cons: Scary

"When the Conways move into their ancestral home in Louisiana after the death of an estranged aunt, it is with the promise of a new beginning. But the house has a life of it's own. Abandoned for the last forty years, surrounded...

Pros: can't think of any
Cons: too many threads left danging, far from his best

Ted Conway is shocked to learn that he inherited his crazy Aunt Cora’s home in St. Albans, Louisiana. Ted and his spouse Janet agree a change in scenery might be just what they and their three children need. So with little to bind them to Shreveport, the...

Pros: great details that enable you to visualize
Cons: aren't able to put it down

John Saul's "Right Hand of Evil" is one of his best books yet. I read practically the whole thing in one night. I simply couldn't put it down, because of the captivating suspense and dramatic details. Everything was able to be clearly...

Pros: Lots of terror, edge of your seat reading!
Cons: Big thick book!!

John Saul is a master of horror! In this novel,his latest, Ted Conway, and his wife inherit the Conway family home from an aunt that has been locked away in a mental institution. They agree that change will only bring good, and at first it seems to....

Pros: At 314 pages, its not extra long-, A genuine scary read
Cons: None

Okay- I'm hooked on the Horror Genre!! And this is as good as any I've read by John Saul. It might be the best I've read in several years by any horror author.

The story takes place in a small town outside New Orleans- an area steeped in...

Pros: Fun and Devilishly Evil
Cons: Gross and explicit detail of murder

The Right Hand of Evil by John Saul was released by Ballantine books in 1999. It is a devilishly fun read that I could not put down. I have always been a fan of this author, so when I saw this on the bookstore shelf I immediately grabbed it up....

Pros: Suspenseful, page turner
Cons: None

The Conway family is on a downhill slide, both financially and emotionally. Because of his drinking, Ted Conway has lost his job again. His wife Janet is barely keeping the family afloat with sales of her paintings, but the tension in the household is...