New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
October 30, 2022

1. Long Shadows
by David Baldacci

The seventh book in the Memory Man series. Decker works with a new partner to investigate a double homicide.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Dreamland
by Nicholas Sparks

Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband.
5. Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush.
6. 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.
7. Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston

A staged friendship between the son of the president and his rival, the Prince of Wales, evolves into a secret and potentially dangerous romance.
8. The High Notes
by Danielle Steel

Beginning at age 12, Iris Cooper endures a number of hardships in hopes of finding success as a singer.
9. Righteous Prey
by John Sandford

The 32nd book in the Prey series. Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport go after a group of vigilante killers.
10. 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.
11. The Winners
by Fredrik Backman

The third book in the Beartown series. Rivalries between two hockey-obsessed towns escalate into violence off the ice.
12. 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.
13. Distant Thunder
by Stuart Woods

The 63rd book in the Stone Barrington series. Further adventures begin when a dead man turns up on Stone's doorstep.
14. Blowback
by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois

President Keegan Barrett's power grab tests the loyalties of two C.I.A. agents.
15. All Good People Here
by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester

A journalist who returns to her hometown vows to find a missing girl and solve a 20-year-old cold case.
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A version of this list appears in the October 30, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 15, 2022.
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