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New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
March 15, 2020

1. Blindside
by James Patterson and James O. Born

The 12th book in the Michael Bennett series. A serial-killing spree might impact national security.
2. Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
3. American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins

A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.
4. The Warsaw Protocol
by Steve Berry

The 15th book in the Cotton Malone series. The balance of power in Europe is imperiled.
5. The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides

Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
6. Coconut Layer Cake Murder
by Joanne Fluke

The bakery owner Hannah Swensen's sister's boyfriend is accused of murder.
7. Apeirogon
by Colum McCann

A bond forms between a Palestinian man and an Israeli man when they both lose a daughter.
8. The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett

A sibling relationship is impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back again over the course of many decades.
9. Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid

Tumult ensues when Alix Chamberlain's babysitter is mistakenly accused of kidnapping her charge.
10. The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes

In Depression-era Kentucky, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they deliver books.
11. Golden in Death
by J. D. Robb

The 50th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas seeks the sender of packages that give off toxic airborne fumes.
12. A Long Petal of the Sea
by Isabel Allende

A young pregnant widow and an Army doctor take a ship to Chile to escape the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
13. The Guardians
by John Grisham

Cullen Post, a lawyer and Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he takes on a wrongful conviction case.
14. Crooked River
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 

The 19th book in the Agent Pendergast series. Human feet inside nondescript shoes wash ashore in Florida.
15. Dear Edward
by Ann Napolitano

A 12-year-old boy tries to start over after becoming the sole survivor of a plane crash in which he lost his immediate family.
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A version of this list appears in the March 15, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 29, 2020.
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