New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers February 5, 2023 1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. 2. The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child The 21st book in the Pendergast series. Constance Greene travels back in time to prevent the deaths of her siblings. 3. The House of Wolves by James Patterson and Mike Lupica After her father is murdered, Jenny Wolf becomes the head of a powerful family in California. 4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 5. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix After her parents die, Louise encounters more than she expected in dealing with the family home. 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Seven years after witnessing her best friend drop dead, May returns to her Berkshires hometown to piece together what happened. 7. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo The second book in the Alex Stern series. Alex risks her future at Lethe and Yale to get Darlington out of purgatory. 8. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Two childhood friends follow in their fathers' footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law. 9. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 10. 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. 11. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush. 12. The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis In Los Angeles in 1981, a prep school senior becomes obsessed with a new student at the same time he and his circle of friends are taunted by a serial killer. 13. Without a Trace by Danielle Steel Charles Vincent meets someone who ignites his passion and must decide whether to walk away from his perfect-from-the-outside life. 14. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship. 15. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. ©2023 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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 February 5, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 21, 2023. Thank you for subscribing to Houston Public Library's weekly "New York Times Fiction Bestsellers" newsletter. Due to high demand or publication date, some titles featured on this newsletter may not be immediately available in the Library’s catalog. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please check for these titles of interest at a later time.