New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
April 23, 2017
1. The Black Book
by James Patterson and David Ellis

After a raid on a brothel that serviced Chicago's elite, two people are dead and the madam's black book has disappeared. Who is responsible? 
2. All by Myself, Alone
by Mary Higgins Clark

On a luxury cruise ship, a wealthy aristocrat is found murdered, and her emerald necklace has disappeared.
3. The Chosen
by J.R. Ward

Book 15 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
4. The Lost Order
by Steve Berry

In the 12th Cotton Malone thriller, the former Justice Department operative pursues current and historical conspiracies.
5. Mississippi Blood
by Greg Iles

Penn Cage, now the mayor of Natchez, Miss,., investigates the secrets of his family and the South to save his, and his father's lives in the conclusion to the Natchez Burning trilogy.
6. Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman

A retelling of Norse folklore.
7. The Women in the Castle
by Jessica Shattuck

The widows of three men killed for attempting to assassinate Hitler take refuge together at the war's end.
8. If Not for You
by Debbie Macomber

An unlikely relationship is tested.
9. A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles

A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest.
10. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by Lisa See

A woman from rural China eventually moves to California, where the daughter she gave up for adoption lives.
11. Vicious Circle: A Joe Pickett Novel
by C.J. Box

Newly released from prison, Dallas Cates tries to exact revenge on the Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, who put him there.
12. Earthly Remains
by Donna Leon

The 26th Commisario Guido Brunetti mystery.
13. Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders

Visiting the grave of his recently deceased young son in 1862, Lincoln encounters a cemetery full of ghosts.
14. Prussian Blue: A Bernie Gunther Novel
by Philip Kerr

In the 12th Bernie Gunther novel, the action takes place both at Hitler's villa, the Berghof, in 1939 and in Cannes in 1956.
15. The Cutthroat
by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott

In 1911, searching for a young actress who has disappeared, the detective Isaac Bell discovers a serial killer.
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A version of this list appears in the April 23, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 8, 2017.
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