Evil Eye

by Michael Slade

Book Overview

When a shadowy assassin sets his sights on the elite members of Canada's Royal Mounted Police, two investigators finds themselves up against a demonic killer with ties to the occult. By the author of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451406958
• ISBN13: 9780451406958
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

5 Stars for Special X #5

Evil Eye is the fifth in Michael Slade's epic Special X series and from the first page it never stops moving. The elite Special X division of the RCMP is the best group of psycho hunters in the world, but now a psycho is hunting them. He knows their methods, he knows their habits, he knows their weaknesses, and now he knows how to kill them all. Could the unthinkable be true? Could the thin red line be rotting from within? Who can the members of Special X trust if they can't trust each other? Evil Eye takes you from the Great White North to the darkest heart of Africa in a desperate attempt to discover the secrets of Evil Eye before Special X itself becomes the final victim. Without fail, Michael Slade crafts an ingenious story and brings all the characters to life in this mystery/thriller. His ability to continuously amaze, impress, confound, and horrify his readers secures Michael Slade position as the greatest mystery writer of our age.

THROUGH THE EYES OF A MADMAN

Once again, Michael Slade devilishly creates a truly psychotic killer, and involves his heroes in derring do and treacherous situations. In this opus, Nick Craven finds himself accused of murdering his dear old Mom. Add to this a crazed killer who is targeting the good old Mounties themselves. As with all Slade books, expect lots of background on the Canadian mounties and in this book, the Zulu war. Additionally, expect the usual shocks and twists, as no one (not even our favorite recurring characters) is safe in a Slade book. Poor Nick Craven----from this book on, he certainly does have a lot going against him! The identity of this killer is resolved only on the last two pages, and it is a definite shocker. Slade's style is still mesmerizing; you get used to all his background research because eventually it does tie in to the plot of the book. Once again, a skillful entry in the Special X series!

Can never put Slade down

I found Michael Slade many years ago with his book, Ghoul. Now whenever Slade comes out with a new book, I pre-order it. When it arrives I sit down and usually read it in one or two sittings. This book did not disappoint me. Far from it.

This was a great book!

Evil Eye was the first Michael Slade book I had ever read. I had never even heard of this author until I came across this book. My genre was pretty much Stephen King and John Saul. I could not put Evil Eye down...After reading this book I have been on a Michael Slade Marathon..Looking for all the past books to catch up. I would urge anyone who likes Mystery/Horror to find a copy of any of Michael Slades Books and get comfortable.

Another intelligent and absorbing thriller!

Michael Slade (the pen name of three authors for the criminally insane in Canada), delivers another intelligent novel and thrilling read. I have read everything else by Slade and constantly feel like I am being both educated and challenged. Slade writes about the Candian police and both Canadian and national history. He never talks "down" to the reader. These books are not for those who skim, because Slade does not waste words; everything is there for either a present or future purpose, or to tie something to a past action (in other words, Slade does not write anything merely to "throw the reader off"; he is too smart for that and gives the reader the same credit). Slade promises an intensely absorbing and smart novel, and has you turning not until the last page, but to the last word!