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Idyllic Suburban Setting Belies Hidden Horrors in Eerie
New Novel, The Cul-de-sac
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan.
6, 2025 — In a woodsy backyard on a lonely cul-de-sac in
Northern California, away from prying eyes, veteran serial
killer Klaus Fischer quietly buries his victims. Determined
to quit the killing game after years and years of murdering
women, he decides that his neighbor Peg Jurgensen, a
middle-aged widow, will be his final victim. But when new
neighbors arrive, the dynamics change. The body count rises.
Can anyone on this street be trusted?
Award-winning
journalist Christopher Null’s newest book,
The Cul-de-sac, draws readers into a thrilling
page-turner with plenty of
“we’ve gotta talk about it” twists.
While Klaus circles
his prey, the arrival of a new family on the cul-de-sac —
the first new residents in years — generates plenty of
excitement, particularly from Peg. She's especially enthused
about Eliza, the teenage member of the van Damal clan, who's
trying to make friends in her new school while struggling
with math. On a lark, Eliza turns to another neighbor, the
troubled Alex, a shut-in who suffers from a mysterious
disability, convincing him to become her math tutor.
It isn't long before
it becomes clear that Klaus isn't the only one on the
cul-de-sac with secrets he doesn't want revealed, but none
of that can stop Klaus' bloodlust from finally boiling over
on one fateful night. And that's when things on the
cul-de-sac get really weird.
The fast pace of
The Cul-de-sac sees chapters toggling among the points
of view of different characters, giving readers glimpses
into the unsettling secrets and dangers lurking behind
closed doors — and inside troubled minds. The Cul-de-sac
ultimately begs the question: How well do you really know
your neighbors?
Available February
10, 2025, in paperback and digital formats. Audiobook from
Tantor Media is currently in production, release date to be
announced.
The Cul-de-sac
Publisher: Tule
Mystery
Release date:
February 10, 2025
ISBN (digital):
978-1965640234
ISBN (paperback):
978-1965640760
Available from Amazon.com (https://amzn.to/40LEd4S),
B&N Nook, Apple Books, Kobo, and Google Play. Print
distribution from Ingram.
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About the Author
Christopher Null is
an award-winning journalist, editor and novelist. He is
widely known as the editor of the popular wine and spirits
website Drinkhacker.com, launched in 2007, and was the
founding editor of Filmcritic.com, which was launched in
1995 and was acquired by AMC Television in 2009. He worked
as a top editor for PC Computing, Smart Business
and New Architect magazines early in his career and
was the founding editor of Mobile PC magazine in
2003, the first-ever periodical focused exclusively on
mobile technology.
Null’s first novel,
Half Mast, was published in 2002 and was heralded as
“the best of contemporary American fiction” by the New
York Resident. His 2005 book, Five Stars!, a
how-to guide for aspiring film critics, has been used as a
textbook for film criticism curriculum at a number of
colleges and universities. It was reissued in 2013 in its
second edition.
For more information, visit
https://chrisnull.com,
or connect with him on Instagram (@null3000), Facebook (@cnull),
X (@christophernull), and Bluesky (Christopher Null).
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