In this episode of Read Like a Writer, Catriona Ward discusses her novel The Last House on Needless Street and chooses some books from her shelves, as well as telling us about her favourite indie bookshops. The Last House on Needless Street, a book in which nothing is what it seems, was described by Stephen King as the best thing he's read since Gone Girl. Follow Catriona on Twitter: @catrionaward

Anna Fielding is a journalist and event host. Follow Anna on Twitter: @anna_anna

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About The Last House on Needless Street

'The buzz is real ... I've read it and was blown away' Stephen King

'Books like this don't come along too often' Joanne Harris

'Believe the hype' Kiran Milwood Hargrave

This is the story of a murderer. A stolen child. Revenge. This is the story of Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street.

All these things are true. And yet some of them are lies.

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