Memorial Hall Library

New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
March 3, 2024

1. The Women
by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
2. 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. Iron Flame
by Rebecca Yarros

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.
4. House of Flame and Shadow
by Sarah J. Maas

The third book in the Crescent City series. Bryce wants to return home while Hunt is trapped in Asteri's dungeons.
5. 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.
6. First Lie Wins
by Ashley Elston

A woman who works for a mysterious boss takes on a new identity to dig up information on someone.
7. Crosshairs
by James Patterson and James O. Born

The 16th book in the Michael Bennett series. Bennett teams up with a sniper.
8. 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.
9. Gothikana
by RuNyx

A century-old mystery brings Corvina Clemm and Vad Deverell together at a university based in a castle at the top of a mountain with a dark history.
10. What Feasts at Night
by T. Kingfisher

The second book in the Sworn Soldier series. Local superstitions greet a retired soldier returning home from a war.
11. Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt

A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
12. The Fury
by Alex Michaelides

Violence erupts when a former movie star brings a group of her friends to her private Greek island for Easter.
13. Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver

Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
14. 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.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the March 3, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 17, 2024.
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