The Last House on Needless Street

 By Catriona Ward

Adult Fiction/Horror

Reviewed by Rachael-Altona Branch Administrator

    If you read the synopsis of this book, it tells you this is a story of a serial killer, a stolen child, revenge and death.  But it also tells you that even though these things are all true, they are also all lies.  This was intriguing to me and made me want to read this book.

    Most of this story revolves around Ted.  Ted lives a solitary life in a boarded up house and his only company is his Bible loving cat and his out of control daughter.  Eleven years earlier, a child went missing not far from Ted's neighbourhood.  This results in Ted's house being searched, which causes him to become a suspect in the eyes of the community, even though he has been cleared by the police. People start taking their anger out on him by throwing rocks at his house and breaking his windows. Ted becomes fearful of the outside world and he does everything he can to limit his and his loved ones exposure to any outside influences.

    Things are not what they appear to be in this story.  The farther in you get, the more you begin to understand what is actually going on.  I really enjoyed this story, and if you like novels of horror, you may want to give this one a try!

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