New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 30, 2022 1. Long Shadows by David Baldacci The seventh book in the Memory Man series. Decker works with a new partner to investigate a double homicide. 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 Maze: A John Corey Novel by Nelson DeMille The eighth book in the John Corey series. When a former lover offers him a job, Corey comes out of forced retirement to track a serial killer. 4. Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband. 5. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush. 6. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner goes on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese American poet whose work he was taught to disavow. 7. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston A staged friendship between the son of the president and his rival, the Prince of Wales, evolves into a secret and potentially dangerous romance. 8. The High Notes by Danielle Steel Beginning at age 12, Iris Cooper endures a number of hardships in hopes of finding success as a singer. 9. Righteous Prey by John Sandford The 32nd book in the Prey series. Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport go after a group of vigilante killers. 10. Verity by Colleen Hoover Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth. 11. The Winners by Fredrik Backman The third book in the Beartown series. Rivalries between two hockey-obsessed towns escalate into violence off the ice. 12. 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. 13. Distant Thunder by Stuart Woods The 63rd book in the Stone Barrington series. Further adventures begin when a dead man turns up on Stone's doorstep. 14. Blowback by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois President Keegan Barrett's power grab tests the loyalties of two C.I.A. agents. 15. All Good People Here 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. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 30, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 15, 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