CPL Previews
A sneak peek at the February arrivals!
Blindside
James Patterson
Agreeing to help the mayor of New York track down his missing daughter in exchange for leniency for his imprisoned son, detective Michael Bennett investigates a tricky homicide before uncovering ties to a sophisticated hacking operation.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 24
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The Museum of Desire
Jonathan Kellerman
When a crime of unprecedented malice occurs in a deserted Bel Air mansion, Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware navigate blind mazes in their efforts to identify links among the victims and how they were killed.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 4
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Golden in Death
J.D. Robb
Homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates the springtime murder of a beloved pediatrician by an unknown killer who hid a deadly toxin inside of a small golden egg. 
Scheduled Publication Date: February 4
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Crooked River
Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Investigating dozens of grisly blue shoes containing severed human feet floating in the ocean off the coast of Florida, Pendergast and Junior Agent Coldmoon make harrowing discoveries while confronting an adversary of unimaginable power.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 4
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The Big Lie
James Grippando
When a corrupt President is narrowly reelected by the Electoral College but not the popular vote, Miami attorney Jack Swyteck is embroiled in a political frenzy involving an opponent's refusal to concede and a lobbyist's fateful decision. 
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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The Warsaw Protocol
Steve Berry
Investigating the thefts of the seven Arma Christi relics from their international sanctuaries, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone learns that the relics are being demanded by a blackmailer in possession of incriminating evidence against the president of Poland.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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Coconut Layer Cake Murder
Joanne Fluke
Racing home to wintry Minnesota when her sister's boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy, is implicated in a murder case, Hannah struggles with Lonnie's foggy memory about driving the victim home.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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Last Day
Luanne Rice
When her sister is murdered amid the theft of a valuable painting, an eerie echo of their mother's murder 20 years earlier, pilot Beth teams up with the case's original detective and childhood friends to identify a killer.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 1
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Salt River
Randy Wayne White
When his reckless bachelor friend reveals that he has fathered numerous children through sperm-bank donations, Doc Ford races to prevent his friend's past misdeeds from turning deadly during an impromptu family reunion.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 11
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A Divided Loyalty
Charles Todd
Investigating the murder of an unknown victim who was found within a great prehistoric circle near Stonehenge, Rutledge follows unreliable clues to an impossible conclusion that places him on the wrong side of Scotland Yard.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 4
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Perfect Little Children
Sophie Hannah
Spying on a former best friend she has not seen in years, Beth is alarmed when she discovers that the woman's children do not appear to have aged.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 4
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Sisters by Choice
Susan Mallery
Three cousins navigate the joys and dramas of family life, including a former business owner struggling to adapt to small-town dynamics, an aspiring college student and a wife who must choose between her husband and her dreams.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 11
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Trouble Is What I Do
Walter Mosley
Detective Leonid McGill is forced to confront the ghost of his felonious past when a nonagenarian Mississippi bluesman is targeted by an infamous assassin.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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Dead to Her
Sarah Pinborough
Navigating her new husband's complicated social circle and wandering eye, a mistress-turned-wife becomes ruthless when her husband begins an affair with his boss's own second wife.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 11
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One Minute Out
Mark Greaney
Uncovering a human trafficking operation while in Croatia, Court Gentry follows its ringleader to Hollywood before encountering unexpected interference by his CIA handlers.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 18
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The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
Drawing on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence, a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting England.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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The Other Mrs.
Mary Kubica
Unnerved by her husband's inheritance of a decrepit coastal property and the presence of a disturbed relative, community newcomer Sadie uncovers harrowing facts about her family's possible role in a neighbor's murder.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 18
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Above the Bay of Angels
Rhys Bowen
When a twist of fate lands her in Queen Victoria's kitchen, a talented young chef is selected to accompany a royal retinue, only to be wrongly implicated in a murder.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 11
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Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone Resurrection
Joshua Hood
When he receives a mysterious email from a former colleague and is then attacked by an unknown hit team at his job site, former Treadstone agent-turned-carpenter Adam Hayes is forced to come out of retirement to discover who wants him dead.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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Apeirogon
Colum McCann
Two fathers, a Palestinian and an Israeli, navigate the physical and emotional checkpoints of their conflicted world before devastating losses compel them to work together to use their grief as a weapon for peace.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 25
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