An Indie Next Pick! The deal was negotiated by Michael Dean at Andrew Nurnberg Associates. Scary to say the least. Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger"A risky, gleeful descent into a house without windows or doors. Whats done is done. She executes the existentialism in this passage in a sad yet satisfying way, like releasing a deep breath. I know this genre can have a reputation for vilifying mental illness, especially DID, so I was wary of mental illness coexisting so closely with horror in this novel. It felt like time to push my boundaries as a writer and turn my love of the gothic to something strange and altogether different. , Word Wise It's a must-read for horror fans." The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Walker - review Would recommend this to anyone with an open mind. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. She read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Its terrifyingly real and physically upsetting, yet, like the best of the genre, it leaves space for hope to ultimately shine through." Ward writes, What was Dee feeds the earth. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at. : Highly recommend if you enjoy reading books that truly keep your mind reeling! Ward expertly uses the horror concept of the fantastic, which describes the state of teetering between believing alternatively in a supernatural or a psychological explanation for events. Breathtaking. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. What really brought the book together for me was reading the very last ( spoiler). Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. Sarah Langan, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Good NeighborsThis book was like an onion. I stayed up late to finish it and then I didnt want to go to sleep. Highly recommend!! As the novel begins, it seems that the mystery is about the disappearance of a little girl. : When you tell someone about a book youre reading you dont recount the plot; you tell them how the book makes you feel, something it makes you think about, or how it causes you to reflect on shared experiences. "The buzzis real. You think you've read this story before. ", is a shocking and immersive read perfect for fans of. (LogOut/ Yeah, the mom buried Lulu in the neighbor's yard when the neighbor went on vacation. : I've read it and was blown away. The Last House on Needless Street follows Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. The Last House on Needless Street keeps the reader on the knifes edge of the fantastic for most of the book, which contributes to building the suspense and tension that propels the story forward.