a rare work of fiction that explores the human will to endure * Independent * Ward's superlative novel - part psychological thriller, part Gothic horror - plays countless tricks on the reader and rewards close attention * Financial Times * A chilling masterpiece in suspense. Splendidly sinister and twisty, it comes to a magnificent Grand Guignol finale * Daily Mail * A truly captivating Gothic-thriller novel - a champion of the genre, it hooks you in from the very first page. Haven't read anything this exciting since Gone Girl - Stephen King This spectacular gothic fantasy is one of the most extraordinary thrillers of the year so far. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end. The buzz building around Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is real. Beautiful, heartbreaking and quietly uplifting' - ALEX NORTH I was completely enthralled' - JOE HILL 'A masterpiece. a masterclass' - KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A chilling and beautiful masterpiece of suspense.

*** FILM RIGHTS OPTIONED BY IMAGINARIUM PRODUCTIONS *** *** RIGHTS SOLD IN TWENTY TERRITORIES *** _ 'Catriona Ward is the new face of literary dark fiction' - SARAH PINBOROUGH 'Books like this don't come around too often' - JOANNE HARRIS 'Believe the hype. A work of incredible imagination and heartbreaking beauty.

From the multiple award-winning author of Little Eve and Rawblood, this extraordinary tale will thrill and move readers. In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, something lies buried. You think you know what's inside the last house on Needless Street. This is the story of Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. ***ONE OF THE TIMES BEST THRILLER BOOKS OF 2021*** *** THE THRILLING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK *** *** THE BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *** *** THE TIMES NO.4 BESTSELLER *** #1 KINDLE BESTSELLER THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH ''I haven't read anything this exciting since Gone Girl' - STEPHEN KING 'One of the most extraordinary thrillers of the year' - DAILY MAIL 'A dark, audacious highwire act of a novel' - GUARDIAN _ This is the story of a murderer.

The house at the end of needless street