The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Tor Night Fire (September 2021)
352 pages; $24.79 audiobook, $19.29 paperback, $14.99 ebook
Reviewed by Haley Newlin
Catriona Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street promises a serial killer, a kidnapped child, a religious cat, and falsities scattered in every direction — one misstep and the trap snaps.
The main character, Ted, carries childhood trauma, a strange attachment to his abusive mother, and a dangerous, twisted side that reminds me of the real-world serial killer, Ed Gein, who went on to inspire characters like Norman Bates and Thomas Harris’ Buffalo Bill.
