New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers August 14, 2022 1. The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci When his ex-girlfriend turns up dead in his office building, an entry-level investment analyst delves into the halls of economic power. 2. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva The 22nd book in the Gabriel Allon series. Allon becomes an art forger to uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud. 3. The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand The new general manager of a hotel far from its Gilded Age heyday deals with the complicated pasts of her guests and staff. 4. The It Girl by Ruth Ware A decade after her first year at Oxford, an expectant mother looks into the mystery of her former best friend's death. 5. Shattered by James Patterson and James O. Born The 14th book in the Michael Bennett series. When an F.B.I. abduction specialist disappears, Bennett goes outside his jurisdiction. 6. Sparring Partners by John Grisham Three novellas: Homecoming, Strawberry Moon and Sparring Partners. 7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 8. 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. 9. The Measure by Nikki Erlick People around the world receive a small wooden box telling them the exact number of years they will live. 10. 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. 11. The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda The manager of a resort in the mountains of North Carolina looks into unsolved disappearances. 12. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960's becomes a star on a TV cooking show. 13. Rising Tiger by Brad Thor The 21st book in  the Scot Harvath series. The American spy faces dangers on a mission in an unfamiliar culture. 14. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Jess has suspicions about her half-brother's neighbors when he goes missing. 15. 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. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 August 14, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 30, 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