New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
October 29, 2017
1. Origin
by
Dan Brown
A symbology professor goes on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.
2. Sleeping Beauties
by
Stephen King and Owen King
Women who fall asleep become shrouded in mysterious cocoons while the men battle one another.
3. Fairytale
by
Danielle Steel
Camille Lammenais returns from college to manage her family's winery in Napa Valley and is forced to deal with tragedy and unexpected dangers.
4. A Column of Fire
by
Ken Follett
A pair of lovers find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict while Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne.
5. The Rules of Magic
by
Alice Hoffman
Three singular siblings in the 1960s uncover secrets as they each try to break a family curse.
6. The Cuban Affair
by
Nelson DeMille
A Miami lawyer solicits an Army veteran to go on a secret mission to recover $60 million stashed away in Cuba.
7. Manhattan Beach
by
Jennifer Egan
The first female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II tries to understand why her father disappeared.
8. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
by
David Lagercrantz
Stieg Larsson's character Lisbeth Salander seeks to uncover the secrets of her childhood.
9. Don't Let Go
by
Harlan Coben
Det. Napoleon Dumas investigates a murder and uncovers clues about personal events that happened 15 years ago.
10. Merry and Bright
by
Debbie Macomber
A temp is given a social life when family members create an online dating profile for her.
11. Haunted
by
James Patterson and James O. Born
A New York detective on vacation in Maine is enlisted to help solve a crime in the woods.
12. Little Fires Everywhere
by
Celeste Ng
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
13. To Be Where You Are
by
Jan Karon
The 14th novel in the Mitford series.
14. Before We Were Yours
by
Lisa Wingate
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
15. A Legacy of Spies
by
John Le Carré
Peter Guillam, formerly of the British Secret Service, is pulled out of retirement to defend intelligence operations during the cold war.
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A version of this list appears in the October 29, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 14, 2017.