New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
August 25, 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. The Coven
by Harper L. Woods

At Hollow's Grove University, a school for magic that suffered a bloody massacre decades ago, 13 gifted students confront ghosts from the school's past.
3. Shadow of Doubt
by Brad Thor

The 23rd book in the Scot Harvath series. A mess of trouble involving double agents, international intrigue and a potential global firestorm forces Harvath to choose between his country and his conscience.
4. 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.
5. Hard to Kill
by James Patterson and Mike Lupica 

The second book in the Jane Smith series. A double triple homicide complicates matters for Smith.
6. The Wedding People
by Alison Espach

A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
7. 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.
8. The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore

When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.
9. The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey

Dafyd Alkhor is taken from the Anjiin society to serve on the Carryx homeworld, where a complex game must be played in order to survive.
10. All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker

Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.
11. Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand

Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.
12. Eruption
by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.
13. The Spellshop
by Sarah Beth Durst

When the Great Library of Alyssium is set aflame, Kiela and Caz take the spellbooks and bring magic to Kiela's childhood home.
14. You Like It Darker: Stories
by Stephen King

A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the August 25, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 10, 2024.
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