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.

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Catriona Ward
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September 28, 2021
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Listening Length	12 hours
Author	Catriona Ward
Narrator	Christopher Ragland
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	September 28, 2021
Publisher	Macmillan Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08TX5K95X
Best Sellers Rank	#1,420 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #25 in Domestic Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #51 in Horror Fiction #64 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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MidwesternUS

Ugh.

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021

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I bought this after finding out it was being made into a film, and it sounded like a good scary book.
Its a slog, with zero suspense and poor characterization. The writing style is decent, but the characters are hamstrung and lack depth, with their ‘peculiarities’ (to avoid spoilers) accounted for with either ‘mind out of body’ experiences or extreme (and really unrealistically portrayed) phobias used to explain away narrative inconsistencies, plot holes or constrain characters (one character actually dwells on this at length, in effect talking to the reader about why she wasnt doing what she and the reader knew should be done) in order to keep the rattle-trap plot moving.
Its a serial killer story that so lacks anything really original it has to use dead kids as the hook-into-horror.
Check it out at the library if you must, but dont actually spend money on it.

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VICKI HERBERT

Everyone has a Monster Inside Them...

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021

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No spoilers. 4 1/2 stars. Ted Bannerman is hiding a secret and Dee Walters believes that secret is her long-lost sister Lulu (Lauren)...

On a sunny day at the lakeshore, 6 year old Lulu went missing... never to be seen again...

Meanwhile...

On that same day, also at the lakeshore, is teen Teddy Bannerman... on a family outing with his parents...

Years later...

Dee has reason to believe that Ted took her sister all those years ago... Dee is an adult now and she's moved into the house nextdoor to Ted's...

Spying on him...

Ted lives a very sinister life of his own with his disabled daughter and his cat Olivia. Soon the two neighbors will get acquainted...

Everything in this life is a rehearsal for loss and everyone has a monster inside them... let it out... it may or may not eat you...

This was one of the better "most anticipated" books of 2021. It was truly a page-turner. Don't try to guess where the plot is going because you'll get there and you probably won't believe what you're reading.

The first couple of chapters seemed not to make a lot of sense but press on past them and the story begins unfolding.

BTW, I only removed 1/2 a star because the last 15% rambled on a little too much. Otherwise, this was an excellent story.

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Heartbreaking

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021

This is one of those books that starts out as one thing…and ends as quite another.

When I started this, I thought it was kind of a standard thriller. I was also very confused about one character. Extremely confused. The kind of confused and unhappy where my mind was screaming DO NOT LIKE and I honestly questioned if this was the book for me. Luckily, I kept reading.

I ended up loving this. This was one of those books where I started out thinking it was definitively not a five star book and I ended completely floored.

It is a thriller, but it’s also a completely heartbreaking tale. The author has a particularly devious way of telling the story. It’s sinuous, but you start to get glimmers of the truth until you finally, truly understand.

I’m so glad I read this one. And yeah…it ended up being an absolute five star read for me!

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

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Vanessa Jones

One of the best and most horrific books I’ve ever read

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021

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This is one of the most horrific books I have ever read. And I loved every minute of it. I couldn’t put it down especially when the characters are so rich and layered and unusual. The description of the surroundings was also exquisite and handled with such delicate poetry.

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Phipedro

Remarkable but hard to rate

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021

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Let’s put the good stuff first: this is astonishingly well put together with the meshing of the plot sliding into place and apparent passing observations being relevant. If this genre is the sort of thing you like, then the book deserves seven or eight stars.
But it’s not quite my thing so my enjoyment level is nearer three stars. A bit trope-heavy, enough for me to second guess a couple of twists. Hugely offset, mind, by the wondrous ending. Best afterword ever, but do as she says, and leave it to the end.
Amused that at one point I thought about how another author would have handled a passage, only for said author to pop up in the acknowledgements.

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Catherine Breitfeller

Confused

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021

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I waited soooo long for this book. I don’t think I have ever been so disappointed. I love horror books but this wasn’t one. It is so confusing & characters are uninteresting. Sorry I bought it & don’t recommend for any true horror fan.

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LTJ

The Last House on Needless Street is an excellent psychological horror

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2021

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“The Last House on Needless Street” by Catriona Ward is one of those rare books you’ll read in 2021 that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the moment you start. This has all the staple elements you look for in a horror book of creepiness, suspense, and well, things that will genuinely freak you out.

This was the first book I’ve ever read by Ward and her style of writing is absolutely fantastic. She builds up the setting well, characters that are relatable, and makes it so once this ride is over, you’ll be completely blown away once you start to put all the pieces together. Being able to read the same situations play out from the perspective of other characters and even cats (yes, cats!) as they happened was a truly immersive experience. It’s a very unique book and one I’ll remember for many years to come.

I give “The Last House on Needless Street” a 4/5 as it is an excellent psychological horror involving murder, serial killers, and survival to the highest degree in a cruel world. This book was hard to put down and ended up being an instant page-turner as everything from start to finish makes this book worth reading. The ending was alright and even though I wanted a bit more, I would still recommend this for all my fellow fans of unique horror books.

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M Harris

The best book I've read in years

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2021

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As every other reviewer here will say: it's hard to review this book without spoilers. But IT IS PHENOMENAL.

The setup is simple. Ted is a recluse, living in a boarded up house at the end of Needless Street with his young daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia. A decade before, a young girl called Lulu disappeared from the beach at the nearby lake. Ted was questioned, but had an alibi. Now he has a new neighbour, a woman called Dee, Lulu's sister. Who is damn sure that Ted was responsible for Lulu's disappearance.

So far, pretty straightforward. But this is not an ordinary thriller AT ALL. At several points of the novel I was convinced I'd cracked it, and felt very smug. But I was ALWAYS wrong. The flips and reveals and twists are always earned, and work perfectly. It's so clever, so satisfying, and also written utterly beautifully. The characters are perfectly constructed, the atmosphere incredibly vivid, and the twists and turns are breathtaking. I have no idea how the author managed to construct a book that is both mind-boggling clever and also FULL of heart and beauty. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.

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DPL

Not all it is cracked up to be

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2021

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I did not find the character at the heart of the mystery in the first few chapters interesting and as a result nor was I interested in the mystery. The book failed to grab my attention , and after reading the first 50 or so pages I have put it aside. I may try to pick it up again in a few weeks time, but for the time being I feel there are better books to grab my attention and don't want to spend my reading time on this.

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Jacob Collins

Highly, highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2021

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There was a lot of buzz surrounding The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward, so I knew I had to bump it to the top of my TBR pile, and I’m so glad I did. I was immediately hooked from the very first page, and I did not want to put it down. It is utterly compelling, and it deserves all the praise that it has been getting.

The novel is told from the point of view of three characters, Ted, Olivia (his cat) and Dee. Ted is a very unnerving individual who I did find myself feeling sorry for as Catriona Ward revealed more of his backstory. He makes for a fascinating character. Then we also hear from Olivia, his cat and I thought that she had a really unique voice as we get to see her perspective of the world. Then, finally, Dee is a character who has just moved next door to Ted. For eleven years, she has been searching for her sister. Her sister went missing at the age of six, and a tip-off has led her to Ted. But what is Ted’s connection to her sister’s case?

I loved, loved the atmosphere in this book, and Catriona Ward creates a very haunting and creepy one. I felt this, particularly in the flashback scenes as we see what happened in Ted’s childhood. You can see how what happened to him made him into the person he is today. You can see this, especially through the relationship he had with his mother.

The book is so well written and Catriona Ward brought the setting to life with beautiful descriptions. I found that as I was reading, I did not want it to end. There’s only a small handful of books I’ve read which have made me feel like that, and I’m sure I’ll be thinking about it for a long time to come. Catriona Ward builds on a dark, foreboding atmosphere as the plot unfolds.

The Last House on Needless Street is exceptional. You need to read it as soon as you can, and if you haven’t got a copy yet, then you really need to. I think every reader will have a different experience with it, and that’s what makes it so original and exceptionally well written. It’s definitely going to be in my top ten books of the year! I can’t wait to see what Catriona Ward writes next. I highly, highly recommend this book!

40 people found this helpful

LiseyP

No one is what they first appear

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2021

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Thank you to the author, publishers Viper Books and NetGalley UK for access to an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.

This is a far more complex story than it first appears. It’s hard to elaborate on that without major spoilers, but suffice it to say no one is quite who they first appear.

As a result this isn’t an easy read. Even before the complexities of the plot start to emerge I was finding it a challenge to keep on top of the different parts of the story. The final chapters have to do a lot of the heavy lifting in explaining what’s been happening which makes the book feel a bit lopsided.

I’d describe this as a psychological mystery. It’s neither a pure horror or a thriller, although there are certainly elements of both. But, the main thing which kept me reading to the end was the need to figure out what was really going on.

If you like mysteries and stories about the complexities of the human mind I think this will appeal.

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Steve

One of my top reads ever!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2021

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Shout it from the rooftops, tell all your friends... this novel is a must-read!
Prior to this I had only read Catriona Ward's short stories in various anthologies. This one grabbed my attention on social media, partly because of the glowing reviews and partly because the blurb sounded like the kind of story I love.
Honestly, I wish I could award a bonus star to explain how good it is. I don't want to delve into plot or speak of twists and turns because that might influence expectation. What I will say is I devoured every word and as a writer found it totally inspirational.
I usually highlight passages when I read on kindle and make notes in preparation for review. I didn't make a single one when reading this because I was too absorbed. Character development, plot, setting: everything was perfect. It will go straight to my top reads shelf for 2021, but more than that, I know it will remain one of my top forever reads.

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