Nowhere Burning

* FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET * 'One of our finest literary horror writers' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A dark, grimly compelling and very twisty tale' - GUARDIAN 'A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale' - DAILY EXPRESS The Nowhere Children are expecting you... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as a refuge to hide from his fame... and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of lost young men who would never go home. Years later, Nowhere valley has become a sanctuary for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. 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... 'Nowhere Burning is nothing short of spellbinding' - OLIVIE BLAKE 'So sharp and beautiful it draws blood and leaves scars' - GRADY HENDRIX 'Gorgeous, dangerous, mythic and horrific. A remarkable storyteller' - A.J. FINN 'Broke my heart a dozen times and held me spellbound throughout' - SARAH HILARY 'A creepy, clever and heartrending story, compelling and beautifully crafted' - EMMA HEALEY 'Atmospheric and achingly tender suspense from one of our most original writers' - ERIN KELLY

* FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET * 'One of our finest literary horror writers' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A dark, grimly compelling and very twisty tale' - GUARDIAN 'A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale' - DAILY EXPRESS The Nowhere Children are expecting you... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as a refuge to hide from his fame... and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of lost young men who would never go home. Years later, Nowhere valley has become a sanctuary for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. 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... 'Nowhere Burning is nothing short of spellbinding' - OLIVIE BLAKE 'So sharp and beautiful it draws blood and leaves scars' - GRADY HENDRIX 'Gorgeous, dangerous, mythic and horrific. A remarkable storyteller' - A.J. FINN 'Broke my heart a dozen times and held me spellbound throughout' - SARAH HILARY 'A creepy, clever and heartrending story, compelling and beautifully crafted' - EMMA HEALEY 'Atmospheric and achingly tender suspense from one of our most original writers' - ERIN KELLY

* FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET * 'One of our finest literary horror writers' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A dark, grimly compelling and very twisty tale' - GUARDIAN 'A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale' - DAILY EXPRESS The Nowhere Children are expecting you... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as a refuge to hide from his fame... and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of lost young men who would never go home. Years later, Nowhere valley has become a sanctuary for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. 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... 'Nowhere Burning is nothing short of spellbinding' - OLIVIE BLAKE 'So sharp and beautiful it draws blood and leaves scars' - GRADY HENDRIX 'Gorgeous, dangerous, mythic and horrific. A remarkable storyteller' - A.J. FINN 'Broke my heart a dozen times and held me spellbound throughout' - SARAH HILARY 'A creepy, clever and heartrending story, compelling and beautifully crafted' - EMMA HEALEY 'Atmospheric and achingly tender suspense from one of our most original writers' - ERIN KELLY

* FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET * 'One of our finest literary horror writers' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A dark, grimly compelling and very twisty tale' - GUARDIAN 'A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale' - DAILY EXPRESS The Nowhere Children are expecting you... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as a refuge to hide from his fame... and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of lost young men who would never go home. Years later, Nowhere valley has become a sanctuary for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. 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... 'Nowhere Burning is nothing short of spellbinding' - OLIVIE BLAKE 'So sharp and beautiful it draws blood and leaves scars' - GRADY HENDRIX 'Gorgeous, dangerous, mythic and horrific. A remarkable storyteller' - A.J. FINN 'Broke my heart a dozen times and held me spellbound throughout' - SARAH HILARY 'A creepy, clever and heartrending story, compelling and beautifully crafted' - EMMA HEALEY 'Atmospheric and achingly tender suspense from one of our most original writers' - ERIN KELLY

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies. "Gripping and beautiful, haunting and virtuously crafted...you won't be able to stop reading."--Virginia Feito, author of Victorian Psycho Secrets in the flames. Answers in the ashes. Riley and her brother Oliver set off in the pitch-black night, fleeing their troubled home. They are heading for Nowhere--an abandoned ranch, once the playground of its former eccentric movie-star owner, now a haven for runaways. What awaits could be the freedom they crave. But this mysterious clan guards dark secrets, and the scorched grounds hold the ghosts of the past. Riley quickly realizes that while she and Oliver may have escaped the devil they knew, something darker lurks in the burnt shell of Nowhere. Something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary... Also by Catriona Ward: Looking Glass Sound Sundial Little Eve The Last House on Needless Street

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies. "Gripping and beautiful, haunting and virtuously crafted...you won't be able to stop reading."--Virginia Feito, author of Victorian Psycho Secrets in the flames. Answers in the ashes. Riley and her brother Oliver set off in the pitch-black night, fleeing their troubled home. They are heading for Nowhere--an abandoned ranch, once the playground of its former eccentric movie-star owner, now a haven for runaways. What awaits could be the freedom they crave. But this mysterious clan guards dark secrets, and the scorched grounds hold the ghosts of the past. Riley quickly realizes that while she and Oliver may have escaped the devil they knew, something darker lurks in the burnt shell of Nowhere. Something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary... Also by Catriona Ward: Looking Glass Sound Sundial Little Eve The Last House on Needless Street