New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers November 14, 2021 1. The Judge's List by John Grisham The second book in the Whistler series. Investigator Lacy Stoltz goes after a serial killer and closes in on a sitting judge. 2. Better Off Dead by Lee Child The 26th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher helps an F.B.I. agent look for her missing brother and takes on a foe named Dendoncker. 3. The Wish by Nicholas Sparks Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas. 4. 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. 5. State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny In the wake of the previous administration's mishandling of international affairs, the new Secretary of State Ellen Adams confronts interconnected global threats. 6. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future. 7. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty The Delaney siblings suspect their father of causing the disappearance of their mother. 8. 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. 9. Billy Summers by Stephen King A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption as he does one final job. 10. 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. 11. Forgiving Paris by Karen Kingsbury Secrets kept by Ashley Baxter Blake cause her to be hesitant to take an anniversary trip with her husband to Paris.  12. Silverview by John Le Carré A London spy chief's investigation brings him to a quiet seaside town where Julian Lawndsley has relocated and opened a bookstore. 13. Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber A special letter to Santa brings about hope, love and second chances for Lindy Carmichael. 14. Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout Lucy Barton joins her ex-husband on a trip to look into a family secret. 15. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Ray Carney, a family man who sells furniture on 125th Street, gets a new clientele made up of vicious and unsavory characters. © 2021 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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 November 14, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 30, 2021. 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