The Unloved -- 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 <i>The Unloved</i>.<br><br><b>Author:</b> John Saul<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 06/01/1988<br><b>Pages:</b> 402<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.44lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.85h x 4.20w x 1.09d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780553272611<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>John Saul</b>'s<b> </b>first novel, <i>Suffer the Children</i>, was an immediate million-copy bestseller. His other bestselling suspense novels include <i>Perfect Nightmare</i>, <i> Black Creek Crossing</i>, and <i>The Presence.</i> He is also the author of the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling serial thriller <i>The Blackstone Chronicles</i>, initially published in six installments but now available in one com