New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 22, 2023 1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. 2. Judgement Prey by John Sandford The 33rd book in the Prey series. Davenport and Flowers investigate the murder of a federal judge and his two young sons. 3. Holly by Stephen King The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl's disappearance. 4. 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. 5. Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco Camilla Antonius and the Prince of Envy try to avoid falling in love while journeying together through the Underworld. 6. Second Act by Danielle Steel The former head of a Hollywood studio thinks the unfinished novel written by a woman he hired to get his affairs in order could be adapted for the screen. 7. 12 Months to Live by James Patterson and Mike Lupica A criminal defense attorney who received a terminal diagnosis might be in danger of being murdered. 8. Starling House by Alix E. Harrow An orphan hoping to improve things for her brother and herself goes inside a mansion connected to an author who disappeared over a century ago. 9. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother's relationship with a famous actor. 10. The Armor of Light by Ken Follett The fifth book in the Kingsbridge series. Change and turmoil affect various aspects of society in the latter part of the 18th century. 11. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 12. The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon An orphan with a power that could stop the Night Empire and the emperor's only son must decide if they will join together or destroy each other. 13. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson The third book in the Secret Projects series. Two people from different worlds must solve what brought them together. 14. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning. 15. Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams (editors) An anthology of Black horror stories written by Black writers. ©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 October 22, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 7, 2023. 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, John W. Risley, Jr., Chairman