The Unloved: A Novel

By John Saul

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Oct 20, 2010
• ISBN: 9780307767974

John Saul

John Saul’s first novel Suffer the Children became an instant bestseller, as have many of the thirty-three novels of dark suspense he has published since. Amidst this busy writing schedule, he divides his time between Seattle, Washington and Hawaii.

Reviews for The Unloved

[gma2lana · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I have always enjoed John Saul books. This book did not dissapoint me. It flowed rather quickly up until the end. The plot is a familiar one, predictable, but I still enjoyed it.

[jhemlock-1711 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Saul is a much more sinister version of Koontz. Both writers have a formula that works for them. Both can be predictable but effective. Saul gets under my skin and genuinely creeps me out. Revenge and childhood. Never read a bad book from him.

[joe73-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Saul is a much more sinister version of Koontz. Both writers have a formula that works for them. Both can be predictable but effective. Saul gets under my skin and genuinely creeps me out. Revenge and childhood. Never read a bad book from him.

[susanbevans · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is an amazing book - I could not put it down! The characters are miserable, the setting original, and the plot chilling.