A stunning literary thriller from the bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial

* FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET * 'One of our finest literary horror writers' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Dark, grimly compelling and very twisty' - GUARDIAN 'A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale' - DAILY EXPRESS The Nowhere Children are expecting you... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a green valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and never happily. Its last owner was its most infamous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House to hide from his fame... and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the bodies discovered, lost young men who would never go home. Years later, Nowhere valley has become a sanctuary for runaway children. Drawn by this promise, fourteen-year-old Riley pulls her brother Oliver from his bed in the middle of the night, hoping to find a new family. But the Nowhere Children are fierce in defending their valley and their secrets. For something dark lives in the ruins of Nowhere House, something that asks a terrible price for sanctuary...

"One of our finest literary horror writers" - Sunday Times

"The latest from the horror/crime virtuoso combines supernatural, psychological and all-too-human terrors... A dark, grimly compelling and very twisty tale" - Guardian

"A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale with shocking twists. Readers will not be able to put it down" - Daily Express

"Beautifully written... Too compelling to put down" - Literary Review

"Breathless tension on every page" - Sunday Post

"Blending fairytale and horror, this is a deeply unsettling novel about a different kind of chosen family" - iPaper

"A slow-burn thriller that gradually coalesces into a nerve-shredding finale... This is a writer in complete control of her story. A terrific read" - Big Issue

"Ward ties everything together with her customary ingenuity" - The Times

"An enrapturing read, weaving one tale into another with such delicacy that the twists seem to sneak up on you and grab you by the throat... Will leave you aching for more" - Aspects of Crime

"Ward showcases her talent for twisty plotting, genuine scares, and unreliable narrators in this brilliant and brutal riff on Peter Pan... This is sure to haunt readers long after the last page is turned" - Publishers Weekly

"Worth reading" - The Critic

"A nightmarish brew of blood, sacrifice and twisted faith" - Irish Times