Hardcover, 352 pages
Published Sept. 28, 2021 by Tor Nightfire.
This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street.
All these things are true. And yet they are all lies...
You think you know what's inside the last house on Needless Street. You think you've read this story before. That's where you're wrong.
In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, lies something buried. But it's not what you think...
disorienting at first, each chapter has a different narrator, and they are weird. when the plot develops, it gets easier to read. and the weird is good.
some plot points are easy to discover ahead of the narration but still brilliant
When assigning stars to reviews, I am loathe to give five out of five. Generally, my highest rating is 4.5, because I know that there are actual five-star books out there and I’ll know them when I read them. This book is a five-star, and I didn’t even pause to think about it.
I don’t want to say anything about the story because it’s so well-written and amazingly tight that any plot or character discussion could easily spoil the experience. Let’s just say that it was emotionally surprising and leave it at that.
Additionally, I’d add that I believe it’s the only “horror/thriller” fiction I’ve ever read that has a multi-page bibliography. Catriona Ward did her research, and she has a new fan in me. A beautifully written, superb piece of fiction.
I picked this book from the local store shortly after finishing Sundial, because I really enjoyed Catriona Ward's writing.
This was another thrilling page-turner about a young girl's disappearance in rural Washington state and the people who are involved in solving the mystery.
Catriona Ward is a force of nature behind the written word. She's fast becoming one of my favorite authors.
