The Last House on Needless Street

The Bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club Pick

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Pub Date 18 Mar 2021 | Archive Date 17 Mar 2021

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*** THE MUST-READ GOTHIC THRILLER OF 2021 *** 'The buzz is real.. I haven't read anything this exciting since Gone Girl' - STEPHEN KING 'This spectacular gothic fantasy is one of the most extraordinary thrillers of the year' - DAILY MAIL 'Catriona Ward is the new face of literary dark fiction' - SARAH PINBOROUGH


This is the story of a murderer. A stolen child. Revenge. This is the story of Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. All these things are true. And yet some of them are lies. You think you know what's inside the last house on Needless Street. You think you've read this story before. But you're wrong. In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, something lies buried. But it's not what you think... COMING 18 MARCH 2021: PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW


'Books like this don't come around too often' - JOANNE HARRIS

'Believe the hype... a masterclass' - KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

'A chilling and beautiful masterpiece of suspense. I was completely enthralled ' - JOE HILL

'A masterpiece. Beautiful, heartbreaking and quietly uplifting' - ALEX NORTH

'Full of twists and turns, this high-concept gothic horror is going to be huge' - GUARDIAN

*** THE MUST-READ GOTHIC THRILLER OF 2021 *** 'The buzz is real.. I haven't read anything this exciting since Gone Girl' - STEPHEN KING 'This spectacular gothic fantasy is one of the most...


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ISBN 9781788166164
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PAGES 352

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The last house on needless street is a true enigma of a read. This is a novel that entwines together the ribbons of several genres. There’s a plait of human horror, gothic fiction and the bow of thoughtful literary fiction, one that lies a shapeless lesson and a shocking truth. Catriona plants a concept, one that as the novel begins to develop, a horrific yet tender storyline blooms, one created with such atmospheric, thoughtful and moving writing. I became lost amongst the words, I not only fell into the pages demanding more but I also fell in love with Catriona’s writing. The psychological overlay of the novel will have you bitting at your nails and have you needing all your book friends reading so you can discuss the nature of the story that lurks below the surface. The Last House on Needless Street is a disturbing, with a sprinkling of sympathy laced through and layers of delicious complexity. This book is fantastic, it’s not quite like anything i have read before and if it doesn’t win many awards next year, I will be shocked! It’s excellent, read it!

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I'm not sure what I've just read, but I liked it and couldn't put it down! This is a Russian doll of a book in so many ways - lulling the reader into accepting the story is one thing, before realising it was merely hiding another thing underneath. It's a dark and foggy story - hard to discern until you get right up close to the end but it's worth it. If you're a fan of Stephen King, or thrillers and horror with an inventive twist, you'll love it.

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Where do I begin? Well, first of all a massive thank you to Serpents Tail and Viper Books for granting one of my biggest wishes of this year and accepting my request through NetGalley.

This is an absolutely astonishing book. I finished it on Saturday and I am still thinking about it. It will definitely be on my ‘To Be Read Again’ pile that’s for sure.

Catriona Ward has written a suspenseful masterpiece and I was gripped from page one. The character jumped off the page and I had to remind myself that I was reading a book and that I wasn’t there witnessing the events unfolding!

Very cleverly plotted and the author has taken a sensitive situation and done an outstanding job in portraying it to her readers. I can’t praise this enough.

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Wow. I finished this book a couple of days ago and I thought if I gave myself some time, I'd be able to figure out how to review it properly. I don't think I have though but I'm going to do it anyway because I can't stop thinking about this book.

I've never read anything like this. Reading Needless Street is like reading 3 or 4 different books in one. And the way I felt kept changing.
I'm going to read this again because it will definitely stand up to re reading.... I want to see all the clues I missed.
Thanks to netgalley and Catriona Ward, what a brilliant book!

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