Ratings Overall: 8 Sensuality: 3 Paranormal Element: 9

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Review for Devil's Right Hand, The
Author: Lilith Saintcrow
Date of Review: 07/20/07
Reviewed by: Stacy Cooper

Reviewer Comments: Dante Valentine was a bounty hunter. She worked for the Devil at one time, lost part of her humanity and her demon lover. She almost lost her life. She faced memories from her tortured past and barely survived; she lost her best friend too. Fortunately for her, she raised her demon lover from the dead. She has spent several months away from Saint City regrouping and studying ancient texts in hopes of discovering who/what she is.

Unbeknownst to her, the devil has been calling her. He wants an audience with her right away. Before she knows it, she has agreed to serve the Devil as his right hand for seven years. Now she must hunt down four escaped demons; or will they hunt her down?

The Devil’s Right Hand is book three in the Dante Valentine series. The book focuses on Danny learning to trust her lover, Japhrimel, who has asked her to trust him no matter what. She agrees. Only she spends three quarters of the book questioning herself for trusting him.

Of the three books, this book zooms in on Dante’s inability to trust. She can’t even trust herself. She second guesses herself constantly and whines a lot. She even thinks of herself as a whiner. While her attitude was a major turn off, this book is by no means one to write off.

The Devil comes through as much more than a pretty face. In the two previous books by Saintcrow, the Devil doesn’t appear to be entirely evil. He’s gorgeous and powerful but full of secrets. He has secrets in this book too, but more importantly his beautiful mask is removed and the reader is shown why he is the Devil.

I do not recommend The Devil’s Right Hand to people that haven’t read the first two books in the series. This book can stand alone, but cannot be fully appreciated without knowing the history of Dante Valentine that is introduced in Working for the Devil and Dead Man Rising. There is still much to be learned about what it means to be Fallen and what a hedaira entails. Readers new to the series will find the glossary handy for clarification.