New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 9, 2022 1. Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband. 2. Fairy Tale by Stephen King A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war. 3. The Bullet That Missed: a Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman The third book in the Thursday Murder Club series. A decade-old cold case and a new foe spark the latest adventure. 4. Blowback: A Thriller by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois President Keegan Barrett's power grab tests the loyalties of two C.I.A. agents. 5. Lucy by the Sea: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout As the pandemic starts, Lucy Barton and her ex-husband go to a small town in Maine, where they confront their shared history. 6. The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart A forensic pathologist is on the trail of a serial killer in the Louisiana bayou. 7. Vince Flynn: Oath of Loyalty by Kyle Mills The 21st book in the Mitch Rapp series. President Cook, a team of assassins and a killer known as Legion confront Rapp on different fronts. 8. All Good People Here: A Novel by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester A journalist who returns to her hometown vows to find a missing girl and solve a 20-year-old cold case. 9. Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid A tennis player comes out of retirement and trains with her father to defend her record. 10. Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer A follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Less, in which Arthur Less goes on a road trip across America.  11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. The Marriage Portrait: A Novel by Maggie O'Farrell In 1550s Florence, the future of the third daughter of the grand duke seems uncertain after she is thrust into a marriage. 15. Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb The 55th book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas is reminded of her past as she investigates a possible sex trafficking ring. ©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 October 9, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 24, 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