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A review by cindy_f
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
5.0
I can’t say I’ve read anything like this book before. It was suspenseful and thrilling and I have to say- really artfully plotted and a little sly. The WORDS put together in sentences were magical!
The main character Ted is a creepy hermit type that drinks beer, watches monster trucks, visits the nearby woods and talks to his cat Olivia. He lives with his daughter Lauren on Needless Street. We get to hear from the cat’s perspective.
Meanwhile, it’s been 11 years since the disappearance of the lollipop girl in which Ted was a person of interest in the case. He was found to have had an alibi during the disappearance. Meanwhile, the girl’s sister, Dee knows he had something to do with her disappearance, therefore moves in next door to him to do her own investigation.
I was so absorbed in this mystery and did guess one major detail fairly early, but what happens after is just so much more intense and complex. I absolutely loved this book, probably the best thriller I’ve read in a very long time. I would recommend checking trigger warnings but the author wrote with such great care and empathy.
The main character Ted is a creepy hermit type that drinks beer, watches monster trucks, visits the nearby woods and talks to his cat Olivia. He lives with his daughter Lauren on Needless Street. We get to hear from the cat’s perspective.
Meanwhile, it’s been 11 years since the disappearance of the lollipop girl in which Ted was a person of interest in the case. He was found to have had an alibi during the disappearance. Meanwhile, the girl’s sister, Dee knows he had something to do with her disappearance, therefore moves in next door to him to do her own investigation.
I was so absorbed in this mystery and did guess one major detail fairly early, but what happens after is just so much more intense and complex. I absolutely loved this book, probably the best thriller I’ve read in a very long time. I would recommend checking trigger warnings but the author wrote with such great care and empathy.