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“The human mind is mysterious and incredible, and the ways we deal with grief and trauma are on terrifying display in this book. The lonely house, lonely people, and lonely woods will stay in my mind for a long time. Some moments were so scary I thought I would scream. The vulnerability and likability of Raglandâs voice really creates sympathy for the flawed characters and made me want to face the terror so that I could find out what happened to them. ”
— Colleen • Read Between the Lynes
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“This book was creepy! Ward weaves an intriguing and disturbing tale that at every page has you internally screaming for more (and also mouthing WTF IS HAPPENING). It's weird but clever and the wrap up is unexpected in the traditional horror/thriller world (though some may begin to suspect early on). In audiobook format, this tale lends itself to a terrifying, breath-holding experience as the narrator Christopher Ragland and author Caitriona Ward leave a trail that you can't help but follow though you know there can't be rainbows and puppies at the end.”
— Kimi • Buttonwood Books and Toys
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“This one lives up to the hype. Although there are numerous points where the story is revealed to be something quite different from what it appeared, you won't remember it just because the plot twists left your head spinning, but rather because of the fascinating, exquisitely-voiced narrators (including, yes, the gay Christian housecat) and haunting atmosphere. The audiobook is excellent -- Ragland invents a convincing and unique voice for each character, and when the emotions of the story run raw, his voice carries that intensity. If you are looking for a straightforward horror story, you might be disappointed, but if you're looking for something strange, beautiful, and unexpected you'll enjoy your time in this house.”
— Graham • Next Chapter Booksellers
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“It starts with a missing popsicle girl, a murderer, and a sister on the hunt for the truth. The multiple narratives of The Last House on Needless Street create a web of half truths whose threads slowly drift apart to reveal the horrors they have propped themselves upon. The rot beneath the fragile beauty. You experience a personal and intimate interaction with a mental disorder and the brittle strength of our minds when confronted with the cruel and ugly truth of what can happen in this life. We can shatter apart and remain stuck or we can move forward. Catriona has written a story that takes you through corridors of pain, abuse, denial, guilt, and confusion that ends on a beautifully quiet note of hope and peace. Once you enter the last house on Needless Street your mind will stay within its walls even after the last page.”
— Constance • Mysterious Galaxy Books
"The buzz...is real. I've read it and was blown away. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end." - Stephen King
"Christopher Ragland delivers a story featuring three unreliable narrators, all keeping secrets . . . Ragland's story is a discomforting listen that is difficult to pause." - AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winning review
A World Fantasy Award and August Derleth Award Finalist!
An Indie Next Pick! A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick!
A Library Journal Editors' Pick! STARRED reviews from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly!
Named one of the "50 Best Horror Books of All Time" by Esquire!
"Brilliant....[a] deeply frightening deconstruction of the illusion of the self." âThe New York Times
Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is a shocking and immersive read perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Haunting of Hill House.
In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three.
A teenage girl who isnât allowed outside, not after last time.
A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory.
And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible.
An unspeakable secret binds them together, but when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees may come back to haunt them all.
âThe new face of literary dark fiction.â âSarah Pinborough
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire
CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She studied English at the University of Oxford, and later, completed a Creative Writing Masters at the University of East Anglia. Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel for her debut, The Girl from Rawblood, and again for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice. Ward is the internationally bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street.
Reviews
An Indie Next Pick!
A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick!
A Library Journal Editors' Pick! STARRED reviews from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly!
One of Bustle's "Most Anticipated Books of September"
âThe buzz building around Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is real. I've read it and was blown away. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end. Haven't read anything this exciting since Gone Girl.â âStephen King
âSensationalâŚ.I canât recall another novel in recent years that dares so much and succeeds so wildly.â âA. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
âA chilling and beautiful masterpiece of suspense, cunningly plotted and written with the elegant imagination of a Shirley Jackson or a Sarah Waters. I was completely enthralled.â âJoe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman
"A breathtakingly ambitious book, gorgeously written, and never once shies away from showing you its fangs and its beautiful blood-filled heart. Stop reading this blurb already and open the damn book." âPaul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts
"A masterpiece. Beautiful, heartbreaking and quietly uplifting. One of the most powerful and well-executed novels I've read in years." âAlex North, author of The Whisper Man
âAbsolutely brilliant. This is extraordinary, high-wire-act horror, audacious as hell.â âChristopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Red Hands
âThis masterful horror novel packs an emotional wallop that lingers.â âPublishers Weekly, starred review
"Dark and creepy, sad and wonderfully strange. It kept me glued and guessing right up to the endâI loved every inch of it." âMike Mignola, creator of Hellboy
"Brilliant. Breathtaking. Terrifying. A masterpiece to read at your own peril." âAlma Katsu, author of The Hunger
"A risky, gleeful descent into a house without windows or doors. It's a must-read for horror fans." âSarah Langan, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Good Neighbors
"A stunning and immersive tale of psychological horror. Itâs terrifyingly real and physically upsetting, yet, like the best of the genre, it leaves space for hope to ultimately shine through." âLibrary Journal (starred review)
âThis book was like an onion. Layer after layer after layer and then you're crying and somebody's got a knife. A brutal, twisty, puzzle box of a book. I stayed up way past my bedtime.â âT. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places
"Ward ably handles the series of nested revelations of the truth about the house's inhabitants and how they connect to Ted's own childhood, all the while maintaining a propulsive, suspenseful tone. Recommended for anyone interested in horror with well-realized characters and a claustrophobic, intense setting." âBooklist
âWhat did I just read?! One perfect sentence after the other ... this is a story I wish I knew how to writeâand I'm thrilled that Ward pulled off this trick of a book.â âRachel Howzell Hall, author of And Now She's Gone
âTHIS IS THE BEST HORROR NOVEL I HAVE EVER READ. Even Shirley Jackson, her Majesty, would have to concede to this one.â âNatasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
âBooks like this don't come around too often... I would say I inhaled this in one, but I think I was too busy holding my breath throughout. Bravo.â âJoanne Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki
"The new face of literary dark fiction." âSarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes
âFull of twists and turns, this high-concept gothic horror is going to be huge.â âGuardian
âYou donât read The Last House on Needless Streetâyou survive it. This isnât just a thriller; itâs a sleek, diabolical, stress-inducing machine.â âJonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Specter
âIncredible. Absolutely creep-inducing, skin-crawling, even agonising; and also so beautiful, both in writing and heart. One of my favourite things in ages.â âJames Smythe, author of The Explorer
âIncredible. Just incredible. Throughout, I didn't know where to put my heart. A breathtaking, fiercely beautiful novel.â âRio Youers, author of Lola on Fire
âBreathtakingly brilliant. Dark and relentlessly twisty, the best thing I've read this year.â âLisa Hall, author of The Party
âNot only edge of the seat, terrifying suspenseful horror, but it also broke my heart into tiny pieces. Such exquisite writing.â âMuriel Gray, author of The Ancient