The Last House on the Street

A captivating new book from best-selling author Diane Chamberlain skillfully combines social justice, mystery, and history.

Kayla Carter's husband dies tragically in an accident when they are constructing their ideal home, and she is aware that she must persevere for the sake of their four-year-old daughter. However, terrible memories will always be attached to the showpiece house in the new Shadow Ridge Estates subdivision in quiet Round Hill, North Carolina. She almost accepts, however, until an unusual older lady tells her not to move in. This lady obviously has some kind of relationship to the location, as well as to Kayla. Although Ellie Hockley, Kayla's elderly new neighbor, is more hospitable, it's obvious that she also has secrets dating back almost fifty years. Is Ellie attempting to make up for past wrongs? And is the key in the home at the end of the street? The Last House on the Street is a dual-time period tale about appalling prejudice and brutality, forbidden love, the pursuit of justice, and the intertwined lives of two families.