CPL Previews
A sneak peek at the September arrivals!
The Return
Nicholas Sparks
Moving into a family beekeeper cabin to recuperate from war injuries, an Afghanistan veteran falls in love with a guarded sheriff while working with a sullen local teen to investigate the mystery of a grandparent's death.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 29

 
The Coast-to-coast Murders
James Patterson
A baffling string of murders throughout the country leads Detective Garrett Dobbs and FBI Agent Jessica Gimble to the family of two Ivy League intellectuals who raised their adopted children in a traumatizing experimental environment.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 21
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The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult
Experiencing memories of a man other than her husband while surviving a plane crash, an end-of-life doula on the brink of a fateful decision envisions two disparate paths that find her staying with her family or reconnecting with the past.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 22
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All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny
Horrified when his billionaire godfather is targeted in a near-fatal accident, Chief Inspector Gamache follows clues deep within the Paris Archives to uncover gruesome, decades-old secrets. 
Scheduled Publication Date: September 1
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Chaos
Iris Johansen
A CIA agent breaks into a billionaire's mansion to secure financing for an unsanctioned mission in Africa to rescue schoolgirl hostages, including her sister, from a cold-blooded killer.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 1
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Shadows in Death                         
J.D. Robb
Spotting an infamous assassin from Dublin among the onlookers at a Washington Square Park murder scene, Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, struggle to protect each other when they discover the killer is targeting them.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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Total Power
Vince Flynn
When an ISIS plot devastates America's power grid, Mitch Rapp and his CIA team race to find the responsible cyberterrorists to prevent the nation from succumbing to total collapse. 
Scheduled Publication Date: September 15
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One by One
Ruth Ware
When an offsite company retreat is upended by an avalanche that strands them in a remote mountain chalet, eight coworkers are forced to set aside their corporate rankings and mutual distrust in order to survive
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett
A prequel to the best-selling The Pillars of the Earth follows the experiences of a young boatbuilder, a scholarly monk and a Norman noblewoman against a backdrop of the Viking attacks at the end of the 10th century in England.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 15
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Anxious People
Fredrik Backman
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers-including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages and a plucky octogenarian-discover their unexpected common traits.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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Christmas Cupcake Murder
Joanne Fluke
Firing up the Cookie Jar's ovens to attend a lengthy holiday checklist, Hannah Swensen helps loved ones manage seasonal doldrums before she is challenged to identify a skilled antique restorer found near death outside her bakery.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 29
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A Question of Betrayal
Anne Perry
A sequel to Death in Focus finds daring young MI6 photographer Elena Standish embarking on a first mission in Mussolini's Italy to rescue and uncover the truth about a former lover who betrayed her six years earlier.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante
Italian teenager Giovanna searches for a sense of identity and clear perspectives when she finds herself torn between the refinements and excesses of a divided Naples.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 1
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The Kingdom
Jo Nesbo
A mechanic from a rural mountain village finds the limits of his family loyalties tested when his entrepreneur brother announces plans to revitalize the community through a hotel project that becomes increasingly overshadowed by greed and dangerous secrets.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 29
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Killing Crazy Horse
Bill O'Reilly
The fraught history of America's founding on previously occupied lands, covering events ranging from the presidential ordered destruction of Tecumseh's alliance of tribes to the Trail of Tears.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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Next to Last Stand
Craig Johnson
Walt Longmire visits the 7th Calvalry Headquarters of 1946 Fort Bliss, Texas to investigate links between a fatal heart attack, a fire that has destroyed a high-profile work of American art and a shoebox containing a million dollars.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 22
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Monogamy
Sue Miller
Derailed by the sudden passing of her husband of 30 years, an artist on the brink of a gallery opening struggles to pick up the pieces of her life before discovering harrowing evidence of her husband's affair.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Christopher Paolini
A space voyager living her dream of exploring new worlds lands on a distant planet ripe for colonization before her discovery of a mysterious relic transforms her life and threatens the entire human race.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 15
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Jack
Marilynne Robinson
A conclusion to the story that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead traces the story of prodigal son John Ames Boughton, who pursues a star-crossed, interracial romance with a high school teacher who is also the son of a preacher.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 29
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Everything is Beautiful in Its Time                               
Jenna Bush Hager
Former first daughter and granddaughter shares heartwarming, whimsical stories about beloved grandparents George and Barbara Bush while offering insights into how their wisdom has shaped her life. 
Scheduled Publication Date: September 8
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