{"product_id":"the-cul-de-sac-christopher-smith-9798293391349","title":"The Cul-de-Sac: A Psychological Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHOR WITH MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome places promise peace-Winter Cove keeps the promise just long enough to break you with it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling author Alex West believes an eleven-million-dollar glass house on the Maine coast will finally give him what Manhattan never could: stillness. Space. A life with his wife, Jennifer, that isn't always under a microscope due to his fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJennifer wants that life too. But returning to Maine costs her more than Alex understands. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore than she's ever said aloud.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment they arrive, Winter Cove feels... curated. The neighbors are friendly in a way that borders on performance. Their warmth is too swift. Their interest in Jennifer too sharp around the edges. And the HOA president greets her with warnings disguised as kindness-warnings Jennifer can't quite decipher no matter how hard she tries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen the phone rings. The caller is dead. And yet, he speaks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then the fractures begin. Conversations she doesn't remember having. Doors that lead nowhere. Stories that collapse when questioned. And the past Jennifer has kept buried-carefully, deliberately-starts rising through the cracks she's tried so hard to seal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomeone in Winter Cove knows her. Knows who she was. Knows what happened to her in this state all those years ago.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd as the truth slides closer, Jennifer is forced to face the darkest part of returning home: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome wounds don't close. Some places don't forgive. Some pasts aren't finished with you.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaut, elegant, and emotionally shattering, \u003ci\u003eThe Cul-de-Sac\u003c\/i\u003e is a psychological thriller about what the mind builds to survive unbearable loss, the memories we construct when we can't face the truth, and the cost of finally seeing clearly. For readers who loved the reality-shattering revelations of \u003ci\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBefore I Go to Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContains themes of mental illness, dissociation, and infant loss. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher Smith is the author of the #1 international bestselling The Fifth Avenue Series, The Bullied Series, and You Only Die Twice. He has sold over 3.5 million books worldwide in eighteen different languages. He lives on the coast of Maine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT EARLY ARC READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CUL-DE-SAC: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I've read over 300 psychological thrillers, and this one stands alone. \u003cb\u003eSmith doesn't just break the fourth wall-he incinerates it\u003c\/b\u003e. The way he handles unreliable narration is absolutely masterful. \u003cb\u003eThis will be on every 'Best of' list this year.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- BookCritic_Anonymous, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book destroyed me in the most beautiful way possible. I sobbed at the ending-not because it was sad, but because it was so perfectly, devastatingly true. \u003cb\u003eSmith has created something extraordinary here. This is literature disguised as an unforgettable, terrifying thriller\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - EmotionalReaderAlways, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I thought I understood psychological thrillers until I read this. \u003cb\u003eTHE CUL-DE-SAC isn't just unreliable narration-it's unreliable reality\u003c\/b\u003e. I've never read anything that messed with my head this effectively. Absolutely brilliant.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - PsychThrillerObsessed, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eI've been reading Christopher Smith since his brilliant Fifth Avenue series\u003c\/b\u003e and thought I knew what to expect. I was so wrong. \u003cb\u003eTHE CUL-DE-SAC is a complete reinvention\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAbsolutely phenomenal\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - LongTime Fan Forever, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Warning: This book will ruin other thrillers for you. Nothing else will compare. \u003cb\u003eThe Glass House setting is pure genius-you feel exposed and trapped at the same time\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - BookHoarder_Extreme, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Christopher Smith just wrote the thriller of the year.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- ARC_Reader_Professional, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798293391349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Christopher Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450400256255,"sku":"9798293391349","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01347e44-ef56-434d-9ce0-1ad7d0b6cf17.jpg?v=1777267554","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cul-de-sac-christopher-smith-9798293391349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}