Nowhere Burning: from the bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street

A USA Today bestseller!

“Anyone who has reached a hand toward the night sky will understand the beautifully incurable ache for belonging at the heart of Nowhere Burning, the latest unsettling fairytale from Catriona Ward.”—Christopher Buehlman, New York Times bestselling author of Between Two Fires

Secrets in the flames. Answers in the ashes.

Riley and her brother Oliver set off in the pitch-black night, fleeing their troubled home. They are heading for Nowhere—an abandoned ranch, once the playground of its former eccentric movie-star owner, now a haven for runaways.

What awaits could be the freedom they crave.

But this mysterious clan guards dark secrets, and the scorched grounds hold the ghosts of the past. Riley quickly realizes that while she and Oliver may have escaped the devil they knew, something darker lurks in the burnt shell of Nowhere.

Something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary…

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies.

Also by Catriona Ward:
Looking Glass Sound
Sundial
Little Eve
The Last on Needless Street

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Published Feb 24, 2026

304 pages

Average rating: 7

4 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

juli1357
Apr 28, 2026
6/10 stars
There are several horror novels set to be published in 2026 that were influenced by Peter Pan. This is one of them. This is my second time reading a book by Catriona Ward. I didn’t like “Nowhere Burning” as much as “Sundial,” but overall, I thought it was a good book.Both novels are a slow burn. There are multiple POV‘s and timelines, the connection between all of which are explained in the end. Some may find this a difficult read due to the subject matter of childhood abuse and neglect.

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