New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers May 7, 2023 1. Simply Lies by David Baldacci A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection. 2. 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. 3. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano In an homage to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, a young man's dark past resurfaces as he gets to know the family of his college sweetheart. 4. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger. 5. Dark Angel by John Sandford The second book in the Letty Davenport series. Letty takes an undercover assignment that puts her in harm's way with a group of hackers. 6. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 7. City of Dreams by Don Winslow The second book in the City trilogy. When a movie is made about his former life, Danny Ryan looks for his cut and seeks to restart his criminal empire. 8. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse. 9. Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke In a follow-up to Where Are the Children?, Melissa and Mike use their experience of being abducted to search for a missing girl. 10. Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson Secrets and hopes get unpacked when a mother and daughter vacation together in Paris. 11. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld A late-night show's sketch writer may become involved with a pop music sensation who is a guest host. 12. Homecoming by Kate Morton An unemployed journalist connects events in a true-crime book, which details a long-buried murder in 1959 in South Australia, to her own family.  13. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 14. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Three women navigate their roles in a well-to-do family living in Brooklyn Heights. 15. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there. ©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 May 7, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 22, 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, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman