CPL Previews
A sneak peek at the May arrivals!

Come Sundown
Nora Roberts
When danger lurks in the mountains around Bo's idyllic ranch and resort in western Montana, she turns to new hire Callen Skinner after they discover her estranged aunt badly injured and another woman is murdered.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 30
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Into the Water
Paula Hawkins
When a single mom and a teen girl are found murdered at the bottom of a river in a small town weeks apart, an ensuing investigation dredges up a complicated local history involving human instincts and the damage they can inflict.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 2
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16th Seduction (Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson
Still reeling from her husband's betrayal, Lindsay Boxer investigates a wave of possibly unnatural heart attacks claiming the lives of seemingly unrelated victims while assisting the prosecution of a bomber with a hostile defense team.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 1
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Against All Odds
Danielle Steel
A widow struggles with her grown children's plans to gamble their futures in their determination to pursue their hearts, from her daughter's illicit romance with a client to her son's decision to have children.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 2
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Gwendy's Button
Stephen King
A return to the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine, to take on a terrifying man in a trim, black suit, and a girl named Gwendy who was brave enough to talk to him.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 30
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No Middle Name (Jack Reacher)
Lee Child
A high-action anthology of Jack Reacher stories includes a previously unseen novella and 11 other stories collected for the first time in print, in a volume that complements each story with an original author introduction
Scheduled Publication Date: May 16
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The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Amanda Quick

When rookie reporter Irene Galsson discovers the body of an actress at the bottom of a California hotel pool, she investigates and finds herself drawn to Oliver, a former magician, as the mystery deepens and more women die by drowning.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 9
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Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies (Spenser)
Ace Atkins
Private eye Spenser and his sidekick, Hawk, pursue a grifter who swindled a smitten woman out of nearly $300,000 and conned everyone from the cable news shows to paramilitary contractors and the local cops.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 2
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Nighthawk (NUMA Files)
Clive Cussler
When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly race to recover the fallen technology, which carries a secret payload of exotic matter capable of triggering an Armageddon-level catastrophe.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 30
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Testimony
Scott Turow

Assigned to investigate the unsolved disappearance of an entire Gypsy refugee camp during the Bosnian War, a disillusioned American prosecutor navigates a host of suspects while uncovering disturbing alliances and betrayals
Scheduled Publication Date: May 16
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Dragon Teeth
Michael Crichton
A tale set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting follows the exploits of two ambitious paleontologists who sabotage each other's careers in a rivalry that came to be known as the Bone Wars.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 23
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The Broken Road
Richard Paul Evans
Struggling with nightmares about his childhood despite his success, Charles James explores the possibility of second chances after a twist of fate causes him to be declared dead.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 2
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Same Beach, Next Year
Dorothea Benton Frank
A pair of former sweethearts rediscover their feelings for one another while their jealous spouses pursue an unexpected attraction of their own over more than 20 years-also marked by financial catastrophes, family tragedies and devastating heartbreaks.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 16
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Since We Fell
Dennis Lehane
Retreating from the world in the aftermath of a traumatizing reporting assignment, Rachel finds happiness with a raffish businessman before witnessing activities surrounding a conspiracy that tests the limits of her fragile psyche.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 9
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The Dark Prophecy (Trials of Apollo)
Rick Riordan
Leaving the safety of the demigod training ground, a disgraced Apollo embarks on a quest across North America to find a dangerous ancient-world Oracle while navigating the challenges of the evil Triumvirate.
Scheduled Publication Date: May 2
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