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James Patterson
Violating protocol in her efforts to defend her brother against murder charges, Detective Harriet Blue is forced to relocate to a virtual ghost town in the outback, where a diary found on the roadside reveals shocking plans to massacre the community's few remaining residents
Scheduled Publication Date: February 19
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Night Moves
Jonathan Kellerman
When an affluent family returns home from Sunday dinner to discover the murdered body of a complete stranger in their house, psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis navigate unexpected consequences in a case that tests their intellectual and emotional limits
Scheduled Publication Date: February 13
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The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
When her father impulsively moves the family to mid-1970s Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of their lack of preparedness in the wake of a dangerous winter season.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 6
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Look for Me
Lisa Gardner
Detective D. D. Warren teams up with Flora Dane from Find Her in an investigation involving the sinister disappearance of a 16-year-old girl whose family has been brutally murdered.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 6
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The Bad Daughter
Joy Fielding
Heading an investigation into the murder of a wealthy tech billionaire's daughter, Lieutenant CDS Vincent D'Agosta teams up with FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast, only to uncover the work of a serial killer whose agenda threatens an entire city.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 27
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Poison
John Lescroart
When the steely owner of a successful family business is murdered, attorney Dismas Hardy doubts the guilt of a chief suspect and instead combs through a maelstrom of dangerous secrets and gold-digger agendas to identify a killer among the victim's numerous heirs.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 13
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A Death in Live Oak
James Grippando
When the president of a black fraternity is murdered, defense attorney Jack Swyteck navigates a maelstrom of racial uprisings as he investigates the chief suspect, an effort that is further challenged by the case's eerie similarities to a Jim Crow-era lynching.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 6
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Sunburn
Laura Lippman
A pair of travelers, one of whom may be playing a dangerous psychological game with the other, embark on a steamy summertime affair that is thrown into chaos by dark secrets and a suspicious death
Scheduled Publication Date: February 20
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Surprise Me
Sophie Kinsella
The estranged younger brother of William Shakespeare observes the first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream while navigating a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal that threatens his acting career, his potential fortune and the lives of his fellow players
Scheduled Publication Date: February 13
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Down the River Unto the Sea
Walter Mosley
Framed by enemies within the NYPD and forced to serve a decade in prison, Joe King Oliver receives a confession from a woman who helped set him up, a situation that compels him to investigate his own case at the same time he assists a radical journalist wrongly accused of murdering two corrupt cops.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 20
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The Deceivers
Alex Berenson
After an incident in Dallas that appears to be a terrorist attack, former CIA agent John Wells is dispatched to Colombia to locate an old asset, a mission involving a Russian plot that proves to be the most deadly of his career.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 6
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Raspberry Danish Murder
Joanne Fluke
Throwing herself into the holiday season in the aftermath of her husband Ross' disappearance, Hannah Swensen investigates the murder of her husband's television-station assistant, who had been driving Ross' car and working from his office at the time of his death.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 27
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Death of an Honest Man
M.C. Beaton
When an insensitive newcomer to the village of Cnothan is found dead, Sergeant Hamish Macbeth confronts a bewildering array of suspects at the same time his clumsy police sidekick, Charlie, resigns in protest of his treatment by Chief Inspector Blair.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 20
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Force of Nature
Jane Harper
When one member of a five-woman team of co-workers goes missing during a corporate retreat, federal police agent Aaron Falk uncovers dark secrets in his search for the woman, a whistleblower and major contributor to his latest case.
Scheduled Publication Date:  February 6
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White Houses
Amy Bloom
After meeting the future first lady while covering Franklin Roosevelt's campaign, Lorena Hickock and Eleanor discover a powerful passion between them.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 13
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The Hush
John Hart
Ten years after the disappearance of his twin sister, an event that transformed his life and hometown, Johnny Merrimon struggles to avoid notoriety by moving into the wilderness, a decision that his longtime friend, Jack, fears is subjecting Johnny to malevolent forces.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 27
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