num_pages: 271
description: Ashley Reeves is a young journalist at freak-of-nature magazine Missing Link. His future's bright, even if he does spend most of his time investigating hoaxes. When he receives a letter promising him a once-in-a-lifetime story, he jumps at the opportunity. The only thing is, his life is exactly what it might cost him.The letter is from Reginald Mather, a man who at first seems no more than an eccentric collector of insects, happy to live in isolation on a remote island. But when Ashley finds himself stranded with Mather and unearths the horrific truth behind the collector's past, he is thrown headlong into a macabre nightmare that quickly spirals out of control.Ashley's life is in danger. . . .And Mather is not the only enemy. . . .Gruesome, compelling, and terrifying, The Hand of the Devil will make you never want to leave the house without bug spray again.
language: English
title: The Hand of the Devil
titlecomplete: The Hand of the Devil
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Young Adult, Novels, Childrens, Fantasy, Supernatural
ratings_count: 331
publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers