The Last House on Needless Street

Although “The House on Needless Street” is billed as a horror novel a la Stephen King, I submit that it's more of a psychological thriller.

Catriona Ward does a nice job switching points of view between characters and packs enough suspense in each, short chapter to keep the reader paging on.

About a third of the way through, I guessed at most of the twist, but that could be because I watched and studied the movie “Sybil” back in high school psychology class. Dee's backstory and end were a surprise and somewhat disappointing.

Ultimately, this was a good fall read for shorter days as we edge into spooky season.