Title: The Last House on Needless Street
Author: Catriona Ward
Genre: Psychological thriller
Thank you Netgalley for this book!
Oh. Wow. This book was amazing. I really had no idea what was going on for so long, which tells you how well-written it was. I absolutely loved this book. Based on the title, I had expected it to be a haunted house story, but that’s not it at all. In this house lives Ted, who isn’t a regular guy. He seems to be out of touch with reality. A parallel story is one of DeeDee whose little sister, LuLu, went missing at the lake over a decade ago. No one is sure if Lulu is still alive, but DeeDee is on a mission to find her missing sister, dead or alive.
From Goodreads: 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…
Ted’s story is at the focus, but parts of the book are also told from his cat’s perspective and his daughter’s. Seeing the story from several viewpoints was really interesting, and definitely make me wonder just what was happening in this book. From page one, I was intrigued and wanted to understand. And Ward does an excellent job leading you down the path of understanding. I loved this book. It was the perfect creepy fall read, and I’ll be recommending it to everyone.
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