New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers May 8, 2022 1. Dream Town by David Baldacci The third book in the Archer series. Archer, Dash and Callahan search for a missing screenwriter who had a dead body turn up in her home. 2. Beautiful by Danielle Steel A supermodel deals with the effects of a terror attack at an airport in Brussels on her life and appearance. 3. Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson A singer-songwriter goes to Nashville seeking stardom but is followed by her dark past. 4. The Investigator by John Sandford Letty Davenport, the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, looks into oil thefts in Texas. 5. Kingdom of Bones by James Rollins The 16th book in the Sigma Force series. An unknown force is putting people in a catatonic state in a village in the Congo. 6. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel A detective investigating in the wilderness discovers that his actions might affect the timeline of the universe. 7. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Jess has suspicions about her half-brother's neighbors when he goes missing. 8. What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline A brush with members of a drug-trafficking organization ushers a suburban family to go into the witness protection program. 9. 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. 10. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae et al A companion collection of stories to Monae's 2018 album Dirty Computer. Jane 57821 pushes back against the few who have the power to control or erase memories. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954. 14. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn In 1937 Ukraine, a history student transforms into a hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death and is sent to America on a goodwill tour. 15. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan In a follow-up to A Visit From the Goon Squad, a new technology gives the potential to save and share every memory one has ever had. ©2022 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 May 8, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 23, 2022. Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org        Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman