Book Sleuth’s September book is Cul-de-Sac by Joy Fielding.
This gripping psychological thriller from Fielding focuses on the occupants of five identical two-story homes on a cul-de-sac in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It is set in the two months leading up to a Fourth of July weekend when simmering resentments finally boil over.
There will be a shooting in this cul-de-sac. We know that going into the book. We also know one of the residents of the small, horseshoe-shaped street will be the shooter. As we meet the street's residents (the newly separated mother, the domineering oncologist, the man who's lying to his wife) and as we observe the interplay between them, peering into their bedrooms and eavesdropping on their conversations, we start to wonder: Will he explode into violence? Will she?
Fielding's latest novel is about as perfect a character-based thriller as you can find. As Fielding slowly reveals each character's secrets, she nicely upsets readers' perceptions and expectations as they try to figure out who will be the first to snap—and who will die.
The library carries this book in hardback, downloadable eBook, and downloadable eAudiobook formats. The eBook and eAudiobook formats of Cul-de-Sac are available through the Libby app. Anyone with a Forsyth County Public Library card can click here to sign up for a free Libby account. Please click here if you need to sign up for a library card.
The Book Sleuths Book Club meets every fourth Tuesday of each month to discuss a great mystery or suspense book. Our next meeting is September 27 at 2 PM at the Post Road Library. Please join us for great book discussions!
Angie
Information Specialist
Post Road Library
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