CPL Previews
A sneak peek at the October arrivals!
A Time for Mercy
John Grisham
Court-appointed lawyer Jake Brigance puts his career and the safety of his family on the line to defend a 16-year-old murder suspect who is facing the death penalty.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 13
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Three Women Disappear
James Patterson
When three female suspects in the murder of an accountant, who was a master manipulator, go missing, Detective Sean Walsh, who has a personal connection to the case, discovers why the women have to stay hidden from both the law and each other.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 26
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The Sentinel
Lee Child
A latest entry in the best-selling series, co-written with the author's brother, finds Jack Reacher following his lizard-brain instincts on a seemingly uneventful night in Nashville, where a recently fired man nurses an increasingly violent grudge.

Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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Troubles in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand
As drama unfolds around her and her family after the death of her husband, who was leading a double life, Irene Steele gets some help from a mysterious source and a new beginning in the paradise of St. John after the truth is finally revealed.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 6
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Shakeup
Stuart Woods
Looking forward to relaxing with his girlfriend after returning from a dangerous coastal adventure, Stone Barrington finds his plans thwarted by the arrival of a grisly crime on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help. 
Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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Elsewhere                                        
Dean Koontz
Olive is mistaken to think that starting junior high is the most terrifying thing to happen when the wicked Annabelle McMartin returns, two dangerous forces are unlocked, her best friend moves away and her ally starts to rebel. 
Scheduled Publication Date: October 6
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The Searcher
Tana French
Looking to start a new life in a small Irish village, former Chicago police officer Cal Hooper comes out of retirement to help find a missing kid and uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 6
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The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
Fannie Flagg
Taking a final visit to the ghost town where his mother Ruth's Whistle Stop Café made its famous fried green tomatoes, Bud Threadgoode discovers new friends and surprises about the community's women while triggering unexpected changes in his daughters' lives.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman
A prequel to the movie-inspiring novel unveils the origin story of Maria Owens, who after being discovered as an abandoned baby in rural 17th-century Salem is taught in the "Unnamed Arts" before cursing her own family in love.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 6
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Love Your Life
Sophie Kinsella
Discarding her dating app to enjoy a post-breakup anonymous writers' retreat in coastal Italy, Ava shares an idyllic love affair with a fellow romantic before their return to London forces them to acknowledge their true identities.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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Return to Virgin River
Robyn Carr
A latest entry in the best-selling, faith-oriented series interweaves modern themes into traditional storylines in an original romance set in the fan-favorite rural community of Virgin River.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 13
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The Noel Letters
Richard Paul Evans
Returning to her childhood home, Noel Post inherits her father's bookstore and begins receiving letters from an anonymous source, each one containing thoughts and lessons about her life and her future.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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You Betrayed Me
Lisa Jackson
Waking up in a small hospital with no memory of what happened, playboy James Cahill gradually recalls that his girlfriend had just discovered his affair before going missing. 

Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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Invisible Girl
Lisa Jewell
Suspended from work amid allegations of sexual misconduct, a virgin geography teacher is targeted by a sinister predator upon joining an online support group for the involuntarily celibate, before a therapist neighbor's distraught patient goes missing. 

Scheduled Publication Date: October 13
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
Karen Kingsbury
Dividing his family with his decision to become a police officer, 18-year-old Tommy Baxter falls in love with a girl fighting for her life at the same time he uncovers devastating truths about his late grandfather.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 27

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A Song for the Dark Times
Ian Rankin
When his daughter to say her husband is missing, John Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find....

Scheduled Publication Date: October 13
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Silent Bite
David Rosenfelt
Finally getting into the Christmas spirit, lawyer Andy Carpenter, while running a dog rescue organization, which is his true passion, agrees to help his partner prove the innocence of a man wrongly accused of murder..

Scheduled Publication Date: October 13
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The Cold Millions
Jess Walter
Enduring the corruption of their union employment, two young day laborers are respectively drawn to a feminist activist and a vaudeville singer whose experiences reflect an unjust world on the brink of upheaval. 

Scheduled Publication Date: October 27
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A Wild Winter Swan
Gregory Maguire
The best-selling author of Wicked reimagines Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild Swans" in the story of an Italian-American rebel who encounters a handsome swan boy during the Christmas season in 1960s New York.

Scheduled Publication Date: October 6
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Confessions on the 7:45                                                
Lisa Unger
Befriending a stranger in an accompanying seat when their commuter train stalls, Selena confesses a personal grievance before her life is upended by her nanny's disappearance and growing fractures in her marriage.

Scheduled Publication Date: October 6
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