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The Last House on Needless Street

Written by: Catriona Ward
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
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Publisher's Summary

"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

What the critics say

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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Really well written and performed

a very good book and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes a twist

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Was not expecting that.

I'll admit I take IG recommendations with a grain of salt but this one. I'm so glad I checked it out. I couldn't stop listening, I just needed to know the ending. I kept trying to piece it together and couldn't until the end. Did not disappoint. highly recommend!!
The voice actor was incredible too. He was made for this book.

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Highly Recommended

You really do think you know where the story is going,,,and then you’re dead wrong. I can’t say much that won’t spoil this suffice to say that I truly enjoyed this one. The narrator is fantastic and the story ends up both chilling and then ultimately, heartbreaking in the best possible way.

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The reading for the story was excellent. I thought I had the story figured out but there are some interesting twists. I really enjoyed this book.

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whata twist!!

enjoyed it, give it a try! you’ll think you know where is going but not predictable at all.

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it gives you a new few on things

it was a great book to listing to.
the narrator did a great job to keep the characters separate and to fill the story with the right emotions.
it is difficult to talk about the book without taking away from it. I suspected a few twists while listening but the ending still took me by surprise.
my only point because I gave it 4 stars is that the book could have been done earlier.
the last 3-4 chapters were interesting but a bit dragging.
the afterwords from the author was good. it gave a bit more inside on the theme of the book.

well worth to read or listen to.

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great thriller.

Steven King recommended it, so I had to hear the thriller for myself. It didn't disappoint this is my top pick so far!!!

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screaming, crying, throwing up, etc.

So good. A slow burn but also couldn't stop listening. Very Stephen King-esq. Everytime I thought I knew what would happen, the author would shock me.

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Excellent

Keeps you thinking all the way to the end. Very good book. Highly recommended yes!

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not for me

found this a bit hard to get into and follow. it wasn't bad just wasn't for me.

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