<b>A shooting lays bare the secrets harbored by five families in a sleepy suburban cul-de-sac in this riveting psychological thriller from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>All the Wrong Places</i>.<br>&ldquo;<i>Cul-de-sac</i> proves once again that Joy Fielding is an ingenious master of domestic suspense.&rdquo;&mdash;Samantha M. Bailey, <i>USA Today</i> and #1 national bestselling author of <i>Woman on the Edge</i></b><br>Someone on this quiet, unassuming cul-de-sac will be shot dead in the middle of a sultry July night.<br>Will it be Maggie, the perfectionist wife, or Craig, the husband who can&rsquo;t quite live up to her expectations? They&rsquo;ve packed up their two children and fled their life in California, hoping for a fresh start in Florida, only to find the demons of the past hovering on their doorstep.<br>Maybe it will be Nick, a highly respected oncologist, or his wife, Dani, a successful dentist, both with well-kept secrets of their own.<br>Or perhaps the victim will be&#160;Julia, an elderly widow, whose troubled grandson has recently moved in with her, introducing unsavory habits and even more unsavory acquaintances into her formerly quiet existence.<br>Then there&rsquo;s Olivia and her husband, Sean. Having lost his job at a prestigious advertising agency, Sean is depressed, resentful of his working wife, and drinking heavily. He is also prone to increasingly violent fantasies.<br>And what of the newlyweds, Aiden and Heidi, whose marriage is already on the rocks, due to Aiden&rsquo;s reluctance to stand up to his intrusive mother? Matters aren&rsquo;t helped when Heidi befriends Julia&rsquo;s grandson, setting the stage for a major blowup.<br>A diverse group of neighbors, to be sure. Yet all harbor secrets. All bear scars. And all have access to guns.<br>Not all will survive the night.

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