New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers August 7, 2022 1. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva The 22nd book in the Gabriel Allon series. Allon becomes an art forger to uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud. 2. The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci When his ex-girlfriend turns up dead in his office building, an entry-level investment analyst delves into the halls of economic power. 3. Shattered by James Patterson and James O. Born The 14th book in the Michael Bennett series. When an F.B.I. abduction specialist disappears, Bennett goes outside his jurisdiction. 4. The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand The new general manager of a hotel far from its Gilded Age heyday deals with the complicated pasts of her guests and staff. 5. The It Girl by Ruth Ware A decade after her first year at Oxford, an expectant mother looks into the mystery of her former best friend's death. 6. Sparring Partners by John Grisham Three novellas: Homecoming, Strawberry Moon and Sparring Partners. 7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 8. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960's becomes a star on a TV cooking show. 9. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. 10. Rising Tiger by Brad Thor The 21st book in  the Scot Harvath series. The American spy faces dangers on a mission in an unfamiliar culture. 11. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center When his mother becomes ill, a famous actor returns to his family's ranch and his bodyguard pretends to be his girlfriend   12. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship. 13. The Retreat by Sarah Pearse The second book in the Detective Elin Warner series. A woman is found dead at a wellness retreat on an island off the English coast. 14. Horse by Geraldine Brooks The story of a racehorse, an enslaved groom and an itinerant painter reverberates in three different eras. 15. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia A reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau in which a romance threatens the balance of the world Moreau created. ©2022 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the August 7, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 23, 2022. BRAZORIA COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM 912 N. Velasco Angleton, Texas 77515 (979) 864-1505 bcls.lib.tx.us