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Nowhere Burning

Catriona Ward

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Set in the unforgiving maw of the Rocky Mountains, Nowhere Burning is the latest harrowing novel from bestselling author Catriona Ward, perfect for fans of The Last House on Needless Street and the series Yellowjackets.

Secrets in the flames. Answers in the ashes. In the middle of the night, Riley pulls her younger brother Oliver out of bed, and the two run away from home. Riley is intent on joining a group of teenagers squatting in the abandoned ruins of an infamous movie star’s ranch, Nowhere. For actor Leaf Winham, Nowhere was a place to hide from his fame, and to hide his crimes—until a fire ravaged his home and exposed him as a murderer.

It is rumored that the ranch nestled in the peaks of the Rocky Mountains is now home to group of feral children, a place where adults cannot enter, and Riley hopes to find a new family there. But the Nowhere Kids are fierce in defending their turf and their clan, and Riley quickly realizes that while she and Oliver may have left the devil they knew, this group is a new type of diabolical.

For something dark lives in the burned shell of Nowhere, something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary...

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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Jul 3

It's time to wrap up what I read in June. I read a total of 15 books this month! \ \ Also, stay tuned for some Bindery updates!\ \ What Hunger by Catherine Dang--A coming of rage cannibalisim story dealing with loss and tragedy. 4 stars\ \ Going To The Six by A.C. Hessenauer--A found footage, documentary style horror novel about the discovery of a sunken ship in Lake Superior. 4 stars\ \ The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill--A woman takes the job of caregiver to an CREEPY elderly lady. 5 stars\ \ Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson--Steeped in Irish folklore, this book follows a child's tv show keeping a sinister goat puppet in a box. 3.5 stars\ \ Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward--Nowhere is a place where runaways and lost kids can go for safety. The ranch is also the place of a murdered movie star. 3.5 stars\ \ Corpse De Ballet by Megan Kearney-- A graphic novel reminiscent of Suspiria following a cut-throat ballet school. 4 stars\ \ Ghost Beach by R.L. Stine--Two kids are visiting family on a possible haunted island. 4 stars\ \ The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy-- A 1950's housewife starts getting visions from ghosts--one being a girl who was recently murdered. 5 stars\ \ Decomposition Book by Sara Van Oh--A woman staying in a cabin finds a dead body and its journal. 4 stars\ \ Muñeca by Cynthia Gomez-- A witch takes the job as a caregiver to a woman trapped in her own body. 3.5\ \ Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams--A twisty thriller of a woman fighting for her life in a cave system. 5 stars\ \ The Anomaly by Michael Rutger-- A crew of explorers travel to the Grand Canyon to see if they can find a legendary cave. 5 stars\ \ Twisted Tales To Tell In The Night: Another Halloween Anthology-- A fun, nostalgic Halloween collection of short, spooky stories. 4 stars\ \ The Tumor In The Clay by Nick Francis--A Graphic Novel about an elderly man who is a retired surgeon. He elects to try and take his tumor out at home in his bathtub. 5 stars\ \ Odessa by Gabrielle Sher-- When his daughter is murdered, a Jewish man will stop at nothing to bring her back. Even if she comes back changed. 4 stars.

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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Jan 24

As Bindery members, you get early access to horror books to be on the look out for this upcoming month! February has a ton of amazing titles! These are the ones I’m most excited for.\ \ See the full list here 👉🏻 Bookshop\ \ Ps. Please stay warm and safe this weekend to all who are affected by Winter Storm Fern ❄️ I’m supposed to get hit with some type of wintery weather—the jury is still out on what’s to come.\ \ My most anticipated books releasing in Feb ❄️\ \ Cruelty Free by Caroline Glen\ \ \ \ Ten years ago, Lila Devlin was an A-list actress with a movie star husband and a beautiful baby girl, Josie. When Josie was kidnapped out of her home and never seen again, Lila’s previously pristine public image twisted into that of an Unfit Mother. Driven mad by the hungry press, incompetent cops, and relentless true crime–obsessed “fans,” she disappeared into anonymity. \ \ Now, Lila Devlin returns to LA with a grand vision for a radical new skincare brand to reinvent herself and honor Josie’s legacy. She's prepared to move into the next chapter of her life with forgiveness in her heart, when an encounter with a parasitic blogger ends with him dead. Lila suddenly discovers forgiveness isn’t nearly as satisfying as a body hitting the floor.\ \ With the help of her devoted publicist Sylvie, Lila begins a relentless, blood-soaked hunt through LA. Giving her skincare the edge it needs, they introduce a secret ingredient—revenge-sourced—from the bodies piling up. But as the company’s success skyrockets and Lila begins unraveling the truth behind her daughter’s kidnapping, her murderous side hustle threatens the life she’s painstakingly rebuilt.\ \ Greedy by Callie Kazumi\ \ \ \ They will kill me soon, Edward Cook thinks. 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According to the police, it was Kirah’s own father who put on that gator mask and tried to kill her.\ \ Twenty years later, Kirah works hard to build a life unburdened by the traumatic events of her childhood. Just when it seems like she’s managed to find her stride, her dad, fresh out of prison, crashes back into her world with a chilling message: “He’s coming for you.”\ \ Finally forced to face the hideous family history she’s been avoiding, Kirah sets off to discover where, and who, she truly came from. And the more she learns, the more disturbing the whole picture becomes. Turns out there’s a lot more to the Gatorman than Kirah thought, and even worse: he isn’t through with her just yet.\ \ House of Splinters by Laura Purcell\ \ \ \ Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father-in-law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled. 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Afterward, she has unsettling experiences that she convinces herself are angelic in nature, and when she’s visited one night by a strange creature, her wish comes true.\ \ Camille’s pregnancy announcement gets more engagement than anything she’s ever posted—so what if Graham’s reaction is lukewarm? Camille’s life is finally falling into place. Never mind that her pregnancy is developing freakishly rapidly and she’s suddenly craving raw meat. Being a traditional wife is worth it.\ \ The Ravine by Maia Chance\ \ \ \ Harlow has almost everything she ever wanted: a passionate marriage, an adorable stepson, and a fresh start at her husband Gregor’s boyhood home on the water. If only she could get pregnant, her happiness would be complete.\ \ But soon after they arrive on the misty, tree-cloaked island, Gregor starts to change—and Harlow is shaken by his odd connection to their neighbor Kirsten, a luminous tradwife influencer.\ \ Then, deep in a wooded ravine, Harlow finds evidence of an unspeakable murder—or thinks she does. Desperate to know what’s real and what’s only in her mind, she tracks down rumors of missing girls and bloody rituals, and begins to suspect that her marriage, too, hides a menace she never saw coming.\ \ Each day the feeling grows: the safest thing she can do is run. But from what, Harlow can’t even begin to imagine.\ \ Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward\ \ \ \ 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…\ \ What book are you looking forward to this February?

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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Oct 26 2025

\ \ I'll be making an instagram post soon enough on 2026 Horror Books I'm looking forward to. But one of the perks of following me on Bindery is getting early access to posts like these! \ \ This will not be a full list of all 2026 Horror Books! I'm sure there are still so many to be announced. This list will just be ones that have popped up on my radar and have piqued my interest.\ \ Comment below what 2026 Horror Books you're looking forward to. Now, let's dive in!\ \ Meat Bees by Dane Erbach\ \ Expected August 4th, 2026\ \ By the time Scarlett Sutton arrives at her dad’s cabin in the Smoky Mountains, two locals have already been eaten alive by wasps.\ \ Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker\ \ Expected April 21st, 2026\ \ In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.\ \ Molka by Monika Kim\ \ Expected April 28th, 2026\ \ From the author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative exposé into the hidden world of spy cameras, sexual shaming, and vengeance pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife.\ \ Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward\ \ Expected February 24th, 2026\ \ Set in the unforgiving maw of the Rocky Mountains, Nowhere Burning is the latest harrowing novel from bestselling author Catriona Ward, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and the hit series Yellowjackets.\ \ The Caretaker by Markus Kliewer\ \ Expected April 21st, 2026\ \ From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist only to discover the position has consequences far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.\ \ Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher\ \ Expected March 24th, 2026\ \ Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher\ \ Morsel by Carter Keane\ \ Expected April 14th, 2026\ \ Carter Keane's Morsel is a delicious folk horror debut about learning to bite back when the world is determined to eat you alive.\ \ Small Town Slasher by Stephanie Rose\ \ Expected March 3rd, 2026\ \ Jenna is a spunky, disabled, horror fanatic who comes to rural Montana for a stay at a horror themed rental cabin. Jenna has struggled with severe anxiety for years, hardly ever leaving her house. This vacation will test her limits and, she hopes, open her back up to the world. But her dream vacation is built on a nightmare.\ \ I'm sure more will catch my eye the closer we get to 2026! So stay tuned for more!](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/WOSi3EKgCkkVwrH9aH1R/)