New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers February 20, 2022 1. 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. 2. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Eleanor Bennett's inheritance for her two children challenges what they knew about their lineage and identity. 3. The Maid by Nita Prose When a wealthy man is found dead in his room, a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel becomes a lead suspect. 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. The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont Miss Nan O'Dea becomes the mistress of Agatha Christie's husband. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica As the Paris Olympics draw near, a mother and daughter, who are champion horse riders, compete against each other. 9. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult Diana O'Toole re-evaluates her seemingly perfect life when a pandemic disrupts her vacation in the Galapagos Islands. 10. The Books of Jacob  by Olga Tokarczuk In the mid-18th century, a young Jew named Jacob Frank gains a fervent following as he repeatedly reinvents himself. 11. One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner The second book in the Frankie Elkin series. Frankie searches for a young man who went missing during a bachelor party camping trip. 12. The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom After a ship explodes, 10 people struggling to survive pull a man who claims to be the Lord out of the sea. 13. Recitatif by Toni Morrison The late Nobel Prize-winning author's only short story, first published in 1983, tells the story of Twyla and Roberta, who recognize their deep bond despite their differences. 14. Devil House by John Darnielle A crime writer re-examines his work after moving into a house where a pair of briefly notorious murders took place. 15. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future. ©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 February 20, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 5, 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