The Unloved
A Novel
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4.4 • 19 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Lush, a deceptively tranquil, the secluded island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast--as does the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amidst the ancient oaks. Now, for the first time in two decades, Kevin Devereaux has returned here with his wife and children to visit Kevin's hated, and frightening mother. She said she was ill--but is that really why the old woman has summoned the son she has not seen in so many years? Suddenly, horribly, one of the Devereauxs is going to die. And now, all the dark secrets of this once-proud family will emerge to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of the decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved.
Customer Reviews
A gothic nightmare!
Fright master John Saul delivers another unforgettable chiller with this one! Thankfully, the depiction of children being victimized isn’t quite as extreme in this book, the second book I’ve read by Saul, but you still have quite a bloodcurdling tale about people who are mysteriously being murdered on a desolate island after a man returns to the island to visit his estranged mother, bringing his family with him. The immensely large house she lives in provides a gothic, spooky atmosphere. The lengthy climax provides a shocking solution to the mystery while transforming this chilling story into a horrifying one! Fans of horror thrillers will gobble it up! This book is called The Unloved, but it’s likely to continue to receive lots of love from horror fans!