New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers April 20, 2025 1. Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Despite having a great date, Samantha asks a veterinarian to forget about her because her family is in crisis. 2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies. 3. Summer in the City by Alex Aster A screenwriter seeking inspiration coincidentally moves next door to the billionaire with whom she hooked up a couple years ago. 4. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.  5. The Sirens by Emilia Hart In 1800, two sisters head to Australia on a convict ship and notice changes in their bodies. In 2019, stories of men missing at sea and other odd occurrences emerge. 6. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves. 7. 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. 8. The Women by Kristin Hannah A nurse follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America. 9. James by Percival Everett A reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim. 10. Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben The private investigator Sami Kierce tracks down clues to solve a mystery from his past. 11. Lethal Prey by John Sandford The 35th book in the Prey series. True-crime bloggers complicate Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers's search for a killer. 12. 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. 13. The Writer by James Patterson and J.D. Barker An N.Y.P.D. detective is called to a crime scene in an apartment where the shelves are full of books by a true-crime writer. 14. Wildfire by Hannah Grace The second book in the Maple Hills series. Two summer camp counselors who previously had a one-night stand may run afoul of the camp's rules. 15. 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. ©2025 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the April 20, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 5, 2025.