false 6573 9 John Saul has been giving readers the jitters since the publication of <I>Suffer the Children</I> in 1977. His 22nd twisted tale, <I>The Right Hand of Evil</I> is another nerve shaker.<p> The Conway family is in deep financial trouble. Ted Conway would rather knock back bourbon than support his family, and Janet Conway's career as an artist is going nowhere. Happily, the three Conway children--toddler Molly and 15-year-old twins Jared and Kimberley--seem well adjusted. Of course happy children to not make for good horror material, so dark times are just around the corner. <p> Ted receives an unexpected call from a Louisiana sanatorium, where his aged Aunt Cora is dying. Cora wants to convey a final message to her only surviving family members. She rasps out the ominous words, "I can see it. Stay away! Stay away from here!" Her words are futile--the financially strapped Ted moves his family into Cora's old house, a house deeded to them in a family trust. <p> Young Kimberley instantly feels a dark presence in the dilapidated Victorian house: "Suddenly her skin was crawling, as if a large insect were creeping across her neck." Tragedy upon tragedy strikes the family. Kim's beloved cat disappears and is sacrificed in a black-magic ceremony; an evil presence takes over Jared's mind--transforming him into the most rotten of bad seeds; the wails of a dead infant fill Kim's head, driving her to the edge of insanity. The family has fallen victim to a centuries-old curse--a curse that threatens to wipe out the Conway name.<p> Although there is nothing particularly original or earth shattering about this haunted-house story, <I>The Right Hand of Evil</I> is still a welcome piece of escapism. Read it at your peril. <I>--Naomi Gesinger</I> 1988541 book 1999 The Right Hand of Evil total:541|5:128|4:157|3:190|2:52|1:14| 541 1956 721 22 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 07:58:11 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 07:59:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 12:41:48 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 12:47:08 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Fri May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 30 01:15:20 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 01:21:02 -0800 2008 1 1 0 false false Wed Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon May 11 17:21:37 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 17:24:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 09:38:32 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 09:41:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:13:13 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:13:46 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Aug 20 01:05:06 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 01:06:38 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 23 20:05:14 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:05:26 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 06:43:23 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 06:43:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 05:04:30 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 21:35:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 10:33:43 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 07:54:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 06:27:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 06:33:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 13 05:00:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 05:21:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:55:59 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 09:23:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 17 20:30:48 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 20:32:19 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Apr 02 11:00:44 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 11:02:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sat Jan 12 21:10:12 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 21:11:55 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 04:04:18 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 10 14:36:46 -0700 2009 5 0 true true Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Feb 17 10:39:14 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 10:40:29 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jul 30 07:23:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 07:23:17 -0700 2008