The Last House on Needless Street

"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

Named one of the Best Horror Books of All Time (Esquire and Cosmopolitan) • Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel An Indie Next Pick A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick A Library Journal Editors' Pick

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

In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three.

A young 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.

"Brilliant....[a] deeply frightening deconstruction of the illusion of the self." The New York Times

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Published Sep 20, 2022

368 pages

Average rating: 7.17

462 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anonymous
May 19, 2024
10/10 stars
Wow! What a ride! This kept me guessing the whole time. Just when I thought I knew what was going on, I was proven wrong.

The author did a wonderful in her research and the emotions ran high throughout this book. Up until the end, I was guessing the ending. I hope to read more of her books and I hope they are just as amazing!
ngocnm_nmn
Apr 02, 2025
Just not for me
ngocnm
Mar 31, 2025
Just not for me
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2025
Just not for me
Anonymous
Feb 17, 2025
8/10 stars
4.5. Super creepy and very disturbing, but kept my attention throughout and absolutely blew my mind at the end despite thinking I had it figured out!

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