New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
November 13, 2022

1. The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham

Two childhood friends follow in their fathers' footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law.
2. No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel
by Lee Child

The 27th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher goes after a killer but is unaware of the bigger implications.
3. The Passenger
by Cormac McCarthy

The first of a two-volume story. Bobby Western discovers things have gone missing from a jet in an underwater crash site, including the 10th passenger.
4. Fairy Tale
by Stephen King

A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war.
5. Livid: A Scarpetta Novel
by Patricia Cornwell

The 26th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. Scarpetta becomes a star witness in a televised murder trial and the judge's sister is found dead.
6. Dreamland
by Nicholas Sparks

Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband.
7. Long Shadows
by David Baldacci

The seventh book in the Memory Man series. Decker works with a new partner to investigate a double homicide.
8. Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver

A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
9. Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush.
10. The Atlas Paradox
by Olivie Blake

The second book in the Atlas series. The Society of Alexandrians is headed by someone intent on changing life as we know it.
11. Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner goes on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese American poet whose work he was taught to disavow.
12. Verity
by Colleen Hoover

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth.
13. The Maze: A John Corey Novel
by Nelson DeMille

The eighth book in the John Corey series. When a former lover offers him a job, Corey comes out of forced retirement to track a serial killer.
14. Righteous Prey
by John Sandford

The 32nd book in the Prey series. Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport go after a group of vigilante killers.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the November 13, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 29, 2022.