New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers September 24, 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. 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. 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. 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. 6. 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. 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 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Tom Clancy: Weapons Grade by Don Bentley Jack Ryan Jr. witnesses a professional hit and gets caught up in the cold case of a college student who vanished. 12. The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson The 19th book in the Longmire series. A rifle connected to a cold case once belonged to Walt's grandfather. 13. Look Out for the Little Guy by Scott Lang with Rob Kutner A fictional memoir that appears in the movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. 14. Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood A 45-year-old woman determines to remind others of how they once perceived her. 15. The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner As her wedding to a man she met at a childhood weight-loss camp approaches, Abby goes on a cycling trip to Niagara Falls in a group that includes an old fling. ©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 September 24, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 9, 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