CPL Previews
A sneak peek at the February arrivals!
The Chef
James Patterson
Accused of committing murder in the line of duty, detective Caleb Rooney of the New Orleans PD uses the contacts from his moonlighting job as a celebrity food-truck chef to counter a terrorist plot.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 18
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Connections in Death
J.D. Robb
Helping to build a new school and youth shelter, homicide cop Eve Dallas and her husband enlist the aid of a child psychologist whose rehabilitated brother is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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The Wedding Guest
Jonathan Kellerman
LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls on psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware to help investigate a murder of an unidentified woman during a wild Saints and Sinners-themed wedding reception.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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Never Tell
Lisa Gardner
While D. D. Warren investigates a pregnant woman's suspicious role in the murders of her father and husband, Flora draws on her own haunted past to identify an unsettling link to one of the victims.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 19
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A Justified Murder
Jude Deveraux
When a longtime resident is found murdered by three possible methods, unlikely friends Sara, Kate and Jack assist the authorities, only to discover unexpected realities about the victim's true nature.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 26
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I Owe You One
Sophie Kinsella
Struggling to hold her late father's business together in spite of her less-motivated siblings, Fixie Farr cashes in an IOU from a handsome stranger to find employment for her childhood crush.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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The Girl in the Glass
James Grippando
Miami attorney Jack Swytech lands in the heart of a contentious immigration debate when he takes on the heart-wrenching case of an undocumented immigrant who has fled to America to safeguard family lives.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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On the Come Up
Angie Thomas
The best-selling author of The Hate U Give returns to the world of Garden Heights in the story of an aspiring teen rapper who confronts the unexpected realities of achieving one's dreams.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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Chocolate Cream Pie Murder
Joanne Fluke
The filming of a television special at brokenhearted Hannah Swensen's bakery is complicated by her shifty ex, an intrusive gang of bodyguards and an untimely murder that compels her alliance with an old flame.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 26
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California Girls
Susan Mallery
Three sisters wrestling with difficulties in their personal and professional lives tackle secrets and old wounds while helping their mother relocate from the family home to a condo.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 26


The Lost Man
Jane Harper
When their middle brother Cameron, who went missing the week before Christmas, is found dead, Nathan and Bub are forced to confront devastating secrets.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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The Next to Die
Sophie Hannah
A stand-up comedian wonders who she can trust when she anonymously receives the same token clue, a small white book, that has been found at each scene in a series of murders.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 19
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The Border
Don Winslow
Promoted by the DEA after a crucial victory, Art Keller is targeted by the power-hungry traffickers behind an American heroin epidemic.

Scheduled Publication Date: February 26
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The Last Romantics
Tara Conklin
When she is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, renowned poet Fiona Skinner recounts the summer her family spent in a middle-class Connecticut town.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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The Black Ascot
Charles Todd
An unexpected tip lands Inspector Ian Rutledge on the trail of a suspect behind a royal horse-race murder, only to find his own sanity brought into question by shocking events.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
A therapist becomes dangerously obsessed with uncovering the truth about what prompted his client, an artist who refuses to speak, to murder her husband in a way that triggers mass public speculation.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 5
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Finding Dorothy
Elizabeth Letts
Reimagines the story behind the creation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" from the perspective of L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud, whose hardscrabble life on the Dakota prairie inspires her husband's masterpiece.
Scheduled Publication Date: February 12
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