New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 1, 2023 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Vince Flynn: Code Red by Kyle Mills The 22nd book in the Mitch Rapp series. Rapp and his team try to foil a plot by Russia without being discovered. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout In a world where only nine cities were spared divine destruction, Calista must decide whether to follow her intuition to safety or court calamity by pursuing a love. 7. 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. 8. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff A servant girl, who escapes with almost nothing from a colonial settlement, finds the beliefs she learned are tested. 9. 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. 10. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well. 11. The Fraud by Zadie Smith In 1873, a Scottish housekeeper to a once-famous novelist is captivated by a trial in which a lower-class butcher from Australia claims to be the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title. 12. Payback in Death by J. D. Robb The 57th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas look into the death of an internal affairs captain. 13. Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown with Kathleen McGurl In 1942 London, 18-year-old Nellie Morris has a chance encounter with an American airman. 14. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon When her granddaughter finds a dead body while kayaking, a convalescing Los Angeles businesswoman tries to uncover the truth. 15. The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Suspicions and accusations complicate a sheriff's investigation of a wealthy landowner's murder in a small Minnesota town in 1958. ©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 1, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 16, 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