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The Last House on Needless Street

By: Catriona Ward
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
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"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)

Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is a shocking and immersive listen perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Haunting of Hill House.

“The new face of literary dark fiction.” (Sarah Pinborough, New York Times best-selling author of Behind Her Eyes)

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 isn’t 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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire

“A chilling and beautiful masterpiece of suspense.” (Joe Hill, New York Times best-selling author of NOS4A2)

©2021 Catriona Ward (P)2021 Macmillan Audio Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Psychological Scary Horror Suspense Domestic Thrillers New Horror

Critic 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"

“The 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.” —Stephen King

“Sensational….I can’t recall another novel in recent years that dares so much and succeeds so wildly.” —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

“A 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.” —Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman

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I was expecting a spooky, horrifically dark read and got something even better. I’m so happy that I read this book. ❤️

Pleasant surprise!

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I wondered about the mental health of the author until the last two minutes where she explains what she was trying to do. I don’t think she did it very well.

Too weird for me

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Amazing plot twists that had me guessing the whole time. I would not advise reading too many reviews, because it would be hard to delve into the strong points of the story without giving away spoilers.

One of my new favorites

Brilliant!

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love, love, love this story!!! so many twists, so many feelings. definitely worth the time

going on my list of favorite stores

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This was a surprise. I was looking for a horror story. I found one but not what I was expecting. The narrator did an excellent job and the story kept me intrigued.

So weird but in a good way

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