Go beyond just the current list of New York Times Fiction Best Sellers to discover every bestselling book listed on the NYT Bestseller List in 2023.
Since 1931, The New York Times has been publishing a weekly list of bestselling books. Since then, becoming a New York Times bestseller has become a dream for virtually every writer.
When I first started reading adult fiction, one of the first places I went for book recommendations was the New York Times Fiction Best Sellers. I wanted to know what books were the most widely read, and start with those.
However, scrolling through the list week by week on The New York Times website is rather annoying. I just wanted all the bestselling fiction books gathered together in one place.
When I couldn’t find it, I decided to create it.
Here are all the New York Times fiction bestsellers from this year. I’ve got the current #1 and this week’s bestselling list, both of which you can find all over the place.
This list also compiles every book that appears on the New York Times Fiction Best Sellers list in 2023 for Hardcover Fiction. Every week I update it so you can get the most accurate view of the year in one place.
Since this is a bit of a sprawling post, feel free to jump to the section that most interests you or take your time scrolling through the complete list of New York Times fiction best sellers.
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Current #1 New York Times Best Seller
Holly
Stephen King
When Holly Gibney receives a call at the Finders Keepers Detective Agency, she should decline the job. Her mother just died and her partner has Covid. But Holly can’t help but want to help Penny Dahl find her missing daughter. Yet Holly’s search leads her to an octogenarian couple – two ruthless professors with an unholy secret in their basement that may lead to Penny’s daughter.
Current List of New York Times Best Sellers
1.Holly by Stephen King
The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl’s disappearance.
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
3.
Vince Flynn: Code Red by Kyle Mills
The 22nd book in the Mitch Rapp series. Rapp and his team try to foil a plot by Russia without being discovered.
4.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother’s relationship with a famous actor.
5.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
6.
Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
In a world where only nine cities were spared divine destruction, Calista must decide whether to follow her intuition to safety or court calamity by pursuing a love.
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
8.
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
In 1873, a Scottish housekeeper to a once-famous novelist is captivated by a trial in which a lower-class butcher from Australia claims to be the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title.
9.
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.
10.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.
11.
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
In 1873, a Scottish housekeeper to a once-famous novelist is captivated by a trial in which a lower-class butcher from Australia claims to be the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title.
12.
Payback in Death by J. D. Robb
The 57th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas looks into the death of an internal affairs captain.
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Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
In 1942 London, 18-year-old Nellie Morris has a chance encounter with an American airman.
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Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
When her granddaughter finds a dead body while kayaking, a convalescing Los Angeles businesswoman tries to uncover the truth.
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The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Suspicions and accusations complicate a sheriff’s investigation of a wealthy landowner’s murder in a small Minnesota town in 1958.
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Previous #1 New York Times Fiction Best Sellers
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
(106 Weeks) In the Midnight Library, there are two books – one book for the life you’ve lived and one for the one you could have lived. Nora Seed must decide which book to choose from. What if she had made different choices? Would her life truly have been better?
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
(71 Weeks) Elizabeth Zott has always defied stereotyping, especially as the only woman chemist at the Hastings Research Institute in the 1960s. After falling in love with another chemist who sees her for who she is, life throws her a curveball. Now as a single mom, she unexpectedly finds herself the host of a tv cooking show. When Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking charms her audience, the women who watch her begin to question the status quo in their own lives, making Elizabeth a target of those who find the change unwelcome.
The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave
(65 Weeks) Before Owen Michaels disappeared, he smuggled a note to his new wife Hannah: Protect her. Hannah knows he’s referring to his sixteen-year-old daughter Bailey, but Bailey doesn’t want anything to do with Hannah. As Owen’s boss gets arrested and the FBI come knocking, Hannah and Bailey must come together to discover Owen’s secrets.
Fairy Tale
Stephen King
(27 Weeks) Seventeen-year-old Charlie is used to being on his own until he befriends Howard, an old recluse, and his beloved dog Radar, who live in a large house on the hill. After Howard dies, he leaves Charlie a note about a magical portal to a parallel world where good and evil are at war. Now, it’s up to Charlie and Radar to save both worlds.
The Boys from Biloxi
John Grisham
(20 Weeks) In the 1960s, Keith and Hugh were best friends and baseball all-stars. But as they grow older, their lives take different trajectories. Keith’s father becomes a legendary prosecutor determined to clean up Biloxi and Hugh’s dad works his way up to become the head of the local mob. As both boys follow in their father’s footsteps, they find themselves on opposite sides of the law in Grisham’s latest legal thriller.
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
(19 Weeks) Violet Sorrengail is all set to live a quiet life among her books until her mother forces orders her to become a candidate for the highly competitive dragon riders. But dragons usually prefer to kill rather than bond with weak humans like Violet. With half the competition willing to kill her to improve their odds and the other half hating her because of her mother, Violet must use all her wits to survive the war college.
Dreamland
Nicholas Sparks
(17 Weeks) After tragedy ruins his dream of becoming a musician, Colby Mills settles into the life of a small-town farmer. When he spontaneously takes a gig at a bar in Florida, Colby falls in love with Morgan, an ambitious up-and-coming singer. As Colby and Morgan fall head over heels, their lives are changed when they meet a woman fleeing an abusive husband.
Happy Place
Emily Henry
(19 Weeks) Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they began dating in high school. Except they broke up six months ago and still haven’t told anyone. Thus, at their group’s annual Maine vacation, they find themselves faking a relationship. With the cottage for sale, they don’t want to ruin everyone’s last time there. They’d been together for a decade, how hard can it be to fake another week?
The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand
(11 Weeks) A popular food blogger, Hollis Shaw’s life is not as picture-perfect as it seems. When her husband is killed in a car accident after an argument and her daughter pulls away, Hollis decides to try a “Five-Star Weekend.” She gathers her best friend from her teens, 20s, 30s, and midlife together for a weekend on Nantucket. But the perfect weekend turns sour when her friends don’t all get along and her childhood friend invites Hollis’s first love along.
Simply Lies
David Baldacci
(9 Weeks) A single mom and a former detective, Mickey Gibson is trying to balance life with two small children and her work for ProEye, a global investigation firm focused on tax and credit fraud. When a woman pretending to be a colleague sends Mickey to investigate a vacant home, Mickey discovers the body of a former mob boss who was in Witness Protection. Soon Mickey is caught in a game of cat-and-mouse with an unknown woman who has a deadly endgame in mind.
Verity
Colleen Hoover
(10 Weeks) Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh receives the chance of a lifetime when Jeremy Crawford hires her to complete the bestselling book series of his injured wife, Verity. However, in Verity’s study, Lowen stumbles upon an unpublished autobiography full of dark confessions. As Lowen falls in love with Jeremy, she debates whether to show Jeremy Verity’s writing. Although originally published in 2018, Verity has become a fan favorite on TikTok and was recently reprinted with a brand new chapter.
Babel
R. F. Kuang
(7 Weeks) In 1828, Robin Swift, an orphan, is brought from Canton to London by the mysterious Dr. Lovell. For years he trains in different languages to be accepted to Oxford’s Royal Institute of Translation, known as Babel. Learning to translate, and the magic that comes with it, soon puts Swift on a collision course between loyalty to his homeland and his adopted company when Britain starts a war with China.
Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
(7 Weeks) In 2020, three grown daughters return to their family orchard in Michigan to isolate with their mother. They beg her to tell them about a story from her youth when she fell in love with famous actor Peter Duke while they performed together at the Tom Lake Theater Company. As Lara ponders her life, her daughters begin to wonder about their own choices.
Desert Star
Michael Connelly
(6 Weeks) LAPD Detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to finally hunt down the killer of Bosch’s entire family. Returning to the police force to work the cold case unit, Ballard convinces Bosch to volunteer so he can use the task force’s resources to search for his family’s killer. While Ballard is working on solving the rape and murder of a teen girl, Bosch finds his focus fractured and they two must hunt down two killers at once.
A World of Curiosities
Louise Penny
(6 Weeks) In the 18th book in the series, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir are worried when the children of a murdered woman return to Three Pines. Why are they back and has their mother’s murder damaged them beyond repair? Meanwhile, Gamache discovers a 150-year-old letter from a stone mason about a bricked-up attic. When the room is discovered, the villagers open it up to find a room of curiosities and hidden messages.
Identity
Nora Roberts
(6 Weeks) Morgan Albright is finally settling in to her new home in Baltimore. When Morgan and her roommate Nina throw their first dinner party, Morgan invites Luke, a cute IT guy she met at a bar. After Nina is murdered and their apartment vandalized, Morgan learns that Luke is a deadly con artist, who steals identities and murders victims. Except Nina wasn’t his target, Morgan was. As Morgan retreats to her family’s house in Vermont, she starts to rebuild a life, always worried that Luke will return to finish what he started.
Storm Watch
C. J. Box
(5 Weeks) In the 23rd novel of the series, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett investigates a murder at a secretive high-tech facility. While hunting down a wounded elk, Picket discovers the car and the mutilated body of a missing University of Wyoming professor. But his investigation is hampered by federal agents, extremists and even the governor, pulled into a movement determined to secede from the US.
I Will Find You
Harlan Coben
(5 Weeks) Five years after a tragedy, David Burroughs is serving a life sentence for the murder of his son, and his ex-wife Cheryl has since remarried. Yet, one day Cheryl’s sister shows up at the prison with an impossible claim – a current photo of David’s son in the background. Now David must break out of prison to discover the truth of what really happened that night.
Dark Angel
John Sandford
(3 Weeks) After her impressive display of skills, the Department of Homeland Security and the NSA task Letty Davenport with infiltrating a group of hackers. Posing as free-spirited programmers, Letty and her NSA counterpart embark on a cross-country road trip to the Ordinary People’s headquarters in California. They deeper they go, the more they suspect there is a mole in the government who might have already betrayed their assignment.
Hell Bent
Leigh Bardugo
(3 Weeks) In a sequel to the dark academia fantasy, Ninth House, Alex Stern is back and determined to rescue Darlington from purgatory. Without the aid of Ninth House, Alex and Dawes must dive into the society’s deepest secrets to find a portal to the underworld. When Yale faculty members begin to die, Alex realizes that something more is going on in New Haven.
Only the Dead
Jack Carr
(2 Weeks) In 1980, a freshman Congressman was shot in Rhode Island, a murder that would affect generations to come. In today’s world an elite global group is ready to seize control in the wake of a weakened United States now that their biggest enemy is locked in solitary confinement. But Navy SEAL James Reece will overcome any odds to fight this global conspiracy in the sixth addition to the Terminal List series.
Encore in Death
J. D. Robb
(2 Weeks) At a glittering Hollywood event, celebrity couple Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh were the toast of the room. Until Brant fell dead, poisoned by his glass of champagne which was originally intended for Eliza. Now Eve Dallas must investigate the murder without being caught up in the media circus surrounding the case.
Heavyweights
(10+ Weeks on the NYT Bestseller List)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
(48 Weeks) On a bitterly cold day, Sam Masur runs into Sadie Green on a train platform and they renew their childhood friendship bonding over video games. Together, they create Ichigo, a blockbuster game that changes their lives. Over the next three decades, their friendship is tested as their success leads them to money, fame, love, and betrayal. More a heartrending story about friendship than video games, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is an unputdownable read with complex character development.
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
(46 Weeks) In a modern-day version of David Copperfield set in the Appalachian Mountains, Demon Copperhead speaks of how institutional poverty and the opioid epidemic damaged an entire generation of children. A child of a single mother living in a single-wide trailer, young Demon must survive foster care, child labor, poor schools, addiction, success, and failure in this epic tale perfect for book clubs who love thought-provoking topics.
Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
(26 Weeks) Olivia McAfee’s picture-perfect life is shattered when she finds out her husband’s dark secrets. Now divorced, she moves to her quiet New Hampshire hometown with her teenage son Asher. When Asher’s girlfriend dies and he’s the prime suspect, Olivia knows he must be innocent. Yet as more of Asher’s secrets are revealed, she begins to wonder if he’s more like his father than she thought.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt
(24 Weeks) After her husband died, Tova Sullivan began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Thirty years ago, Tova’s son Erik disappeared on a boat in the Puget Sound, and cleaning the aquarium helps her cope. When she befriends Marcellus, the aquarium’s giant octopus, Marcellus discovers what happened to Erik and must find a way to show Tova the truth before it’s too late.
Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano
(22 Weeks) After a childhood of being ignored by his family, William Waters finds refuge playing basketball in college. When William meets Julia Padavano, a lively girl extremely close to her parents and three sisters, he quickly becomes a part of the close-knit Padavano family. Although cracks start to appear in the family, William never imagined he’d be the wedge to drive them apart. A homage to Little Women, Hello Beautiful gorgeously describes family and sisterhood, mental health, and forgiveness, in such a way that you will never forget this story.
The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese
(20 Weeks) At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl grieving her father is sent by boat to meet her 40-year-old husband. Eventually she becomes to be known as Big Ammachi, the matriarch of a family particularly cursed to have one member of each generation die by drowning. From 1900-1977, Big Ammachi sees unimaginable changes to her Christian community on South India’s Malabar coast.
The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman
(14 Weeks) In 2021, Amanda Gorman became the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history when she read her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at President Biden’s inauguration. A special edition hardcover copy of her inaugural poem with a foreword by Oprah Winfrey.
Horse
Geraldine Brooks
(10 Weeks) In 1850, an enslaved groom leads a thoroughbred horse to a series of stunning victories. When the Civil War breaks out, a young artist fighting for the Union encounters the groom and his horse under dangerous circumstances. In 1954, a gallery owner becomes obsessed with a mysterious 19th century equestrian painting and, in 2019, a scientist and an art historian are brought together to uncover the secrets of the horse and its groom.
Fan Favorites
(5+ Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List)
No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child
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(9 Weeks) The 27th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher goes after a killer but is unaware of the bigger implications.
Triple Cross by James Patterson
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(9 Weeks) Detective Alex Cross and the true-crime author Thomas Tull search for a serial killer known as the Family Man.
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
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(9 Weeks) The 29th book in the Stephanie Plum series. The man who abducted the office manager at Vinnie’s Bail Bonds demands a mysterious coin in exchange for her.
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
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(9 Weeks) Seven years after witnessing her best friend drop dead, Maya returns to her Berkshires hometown to piece together what happened.
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
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(8 Weeks) Drastic changes and a pair of six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes shake up the lives of two women.
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
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(7 Weeks) Three women navigate their roles in a well-to-do family living in Brooklyn Heights.
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
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(7 Weeks) June Hayward, a struggling writer, must conceal the fact that she stole Athena Liu’s just-finished masterpiece after Liu’s sudden death.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
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(6 Weeks) Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.
The House of Wolves by James Patterson and Mike Lupica
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(6 Weeks) After her father is murdered, Jenny Wolf becomes the head of a powerful family in California.
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
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(6 Weeks) A film professor and podcaster is invited back to teach a course at the boarding school where her roommate was murdered.
Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
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(6 Weeks) Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger.
The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
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(5 Weeks) The 23rd book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer.
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
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(5 Weeks) Tan Yunxian learns the pillars of Chinese medicine from her grandmother but is sent into an arranged marriage and pressured by her mother-in-law.
Cross Down by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
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(5 Weeks) John Sampson seeks justice after Alex Cross gets injured.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
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(5 Weeks) In 1983, a mute woman confined to a wheelchair types out her side of the story about a family massacre to her home-health aide.
Honorable Mention
(2-4 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List)
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellIn 1550s Florence, the future of the third daughter of the grand duke seems uncertain after she is thrust into a marriage.
Tom Clancy: Red Winter by Marc CameronThe 22nd book in the Jack Ryan series. Ryan goes behind the Berlin Wall in 1985 to investigate an East German defector.
Without a Trace by Danielle SteelCharles Vincent meets someone who ignites his passion and must decide whether to walk away from his perfect-from-the-outside life.
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston and Lincoln ChildThe 21st book in the Pendergast series. Constance Greene travels back in time to prevent the deaths of her siblings.
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixAfter her parents die, Louise encounters more than she expected in dealing with the family home.
Maame by Jessica GeorgeMaddie, the daughter of an overbearing mother recently returned from Ghana and a father suffering from Parkinson’s, begins to build a life for herself in London.
Victory City by Salman RushdieAfter a battle in 14th-century southern India, a girl named Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for a goddess and spends 250 years seeking to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world.
The House of Eve by Sadeqa JohnsonComplications involving love, family and higher education impact the lives of two women living in the 1950s.
Murder Your Employer by Rupert HolmesAt the McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, students learn how to “delete” someone.
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha ShannonA prequel to “The Priory of the Orange Tree.” When the Dreadmount erupts, several women must protect humankind.
The London Séance Society by Sarah PennerIn 1873, a woman seeking answers about her sister’s death accompanies a spiritualist to look into a murder.
Worthy Opponents by Danielle SteelA divorced mother of twins and chief executive of a luxury department store goes against a wealthy investor looking to take it over.
Countdown by James Patterson and Brendan DuBoisA botched field operation and a terrorist plot endanger Amy Cornwall and her family.
Above Ground by Clint SmithA collection of poems by the author of “How the Word Is Passed.”
Homecoming by Kate MortonAn unemployed journalist connects events in a true-crime book, which details a long-buried murder in 1959 in South Australia, to her own family.
Romantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldA late-night show’s sketch writer may become involved with a pop music sensation who is a guest host.
Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLalloSecrets and hopes get unpacked when a mother and daughter vacation together in Paris.
It Ends with Us by Colleen HooverA battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan HenryWhen an illustrated book offering potential clues arrives years after World War II, a woman in London delves into her past.
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom HanksA World War II soldier’s experiences inspire a comic book, which gets adapted into a superhero movie.
Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda RhimesCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz weds King George III and contends with the politics of the court.
Clive Cussler Fire Strike by Mike MadenThe 17th book in the Oregon Files series. Juan Cabrillo’s crew takes on a force of bio-hacked soldiers.
Zero Days by Ruth WareA security system tester must elude the police to find the person who killed her partner in marriage and in crime.
Palazzo by Danielle SteelChallenges arise when a young woman takes over her family’s haute couture Italian leather brand and 400-year-old palazzo in Venice.
Obsessed by James Patterson and James O. BornA killer, who targets women in New York City, becomes obsessed with Michael Bennett’s daughter.
Crook Manifesto by Colson WhiteheadIn 1970s Harlem, a furniture store owner and his partner in crime find themselves up against shady and violent forces.
The Collector by Daniel SilvaThe 23rd book in the Gabriel Allon series. The art restorer teams up with a thief to find a missing painting and works to prevent a conflict between Russia and the West.
Dead Fall by Brad ThorThe 22nd book in the Scot Harvath series. When American aid workers are killed amid other atrocities in Ukraine, America’s top spy is sent to set things right.
Everyone Here is Lying by Shari LapenaThings kept hidden bubble to the surface when the 9-year-old daughter of a man whose affair just ended badly goes missing.
Out of Nowhere by Sandra BrownA shooting at a Texas county fair leads to an unexpected connection between a children’s book author and a corporate consultant.
None of This is True by Lisa JewellAfter meeting a woman who shares the same birthday, Alix Summer becomes the subject of her own true crime podcast.
Happiness by Danielle SteelA best-selling author inherits an estate near London from her uncle and contemplates embracing a new identity.
Lion & Lamb by James Patterson and Duane SwierczynskiThe Eagles’ starting quarterback is murdered and his wife, a Grammy-winning singer, is the prime suspect.
Masters of Death by Olivie BlakeA real estate agent who also is a vampire seeks the help of a medium to extricate the ghost who is haunting the house she needs to sell.
The Breakaway by Jennifer WeinerAs her wedding to a man she met at a childhood weight-loss camp approaches, Abby goes on a cycling trip to Niagara Falls in a group that includes an old fling.
Lion & Lamb by James Patterson and Duane SwierczynskiThe Eagles’ starting quarterback is murdered and his wife, a Grammy-winning singer, is the prime suspect.
The Fraud by Zadie SmithIn 1873, a Scottish housekeeper to a once-famous novelist is captivated by a trial in which a lower-class butcher from Australia claims to be the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title.
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
The 57th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas looks into the death of an internal affairs captain.
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Suspicions and accusations complicate a sheriff’s investigation of a wealthy landowner’s murder in a small Minnesota town in 1958.
One Hit Wonders
(1 Week on the New York Times Best Seller List)
