Looking Glass Sound

Written by Catriona Ward

Narrated by Christopher Ragland and Katherine Fenton

“If you love the novels of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, and Tana French, here’s your next obsession.” —Kelly Link, author of White Cat, Black Dog

From Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street, comes a masterful story about friendship and betrayal, dark obsessions, and the impossibility of escaping your own story.

In a cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow has begun the last book he will ever write.

It is the story about the sun-drenched summer days of his youth in Whistler Bay, and the blood-stained path of the killer that stalked his small vacation town. About the terrible secret he and his companions, Nat and Harper, discovered entombed in the coves off the bay. And how the pact they swore that day echoed down the decades, forever shaping their lives.

But the more Wilder writes, the less he trusts himself and his memory. He starts to see things that can’t be real – notes hidden in the cabin, from an old friend now dead; a woman with dark hair drowning in the icy waters below, calling for help; entire chapters he doesn’t recall typing, appearing overnight. Who, or what, is haunting Wilder?

No longer able to trust his own eyes, Wilder begins to fear that this will not only be his last book, but the last thing he ever does.

“An origami puzzle of a book, the mystery so beautifully crafted you don’t see the folds, with edges sharp as a paper cut.” —Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Aug 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9781250882561

Catriona Ward

CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She studied English at the University of Oxford and later earned her master’s degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Ward is a three-time winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel: for The Girl from Rawblood, her debut; Little Eve; and The Last House on Needless Street. Little Eve also won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel. Ward is the international bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial.

Reviews for Looking Glass Sound

[Aires Ong · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is one of those books that require you to trust the process even though you just want to keep thinking about it. It's going to require lots of patience, but once you get there, it's worth it. A spectacular mind bending novel that blurs the lines of fiction and what it means to grieve.

[luke.eigelbach · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I can't recommend this enough. One of the best suspense/horror novels I've ever read.

[Nicole Rhem · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This book represents 12 hours of my life that I will never get back. It ran in circles until it just spiraled completely out of sense. I kept listening thinking that it would get better, that it would make sense, become more clear, provide an explanation…..nope. Just 12 hours of a crappy book read in the style of a soap opera.

[paul · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this twisted convoluted story, even with its multiple POV and confusing timeline. Maybe I’ve just always wanted friendships like the characters have in here or maybe it’s the setting since I am a life long Mainer. Whatever the reason, the story just felt comfortable

[Mitchell Armstrong-Grundy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I can see why some people see this book is very slow but I for what absolutely love the story being told. It is absolutely worth your time.

[RichardKevinWilson · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This was the most BORING, SLOW and 200 pages WAYYYYYYYY too long. Then when you get to where it is going, which is NO where.....you don't even care about anyone. This book tried to be book about betrayal, ghosts, abuse, witchcraft, and vampirism, gay romance and then it just goes on and on and on! If you loved her Needless Street as I did.....do NOT waste the time on this snoozefest! NOT GOOD AT ALL.

2 ehs.

[Emily Lassiter Branch · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Some reviews are hard to write - and some of the hardest are the ones for books that are twisty, convoluted, and mind-bending fun reads. You don't want to give away much in the way of plot because therein lies half the fun of the reading. That's what Catriona Ward excels at writing, and this was no exception. Every time I thought I had a clue as to what was happening, she'd throw in another twist. It starts as a coming of age story but takes multiple turns throughout and at the end I was left wondering WTH did I just read? But in the best way. It's dark and wry and atmospheric and creepy and fascinating. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if that describes the type of book you enjoy, dive on in to Looking Glass Sound. And if you enjoy audiobooks, this was well-done. Both narrators did an excellent job.