New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers February 14, 2021 1. The Russian by James Patterson and James O. Born The 13th book in the Michael Bennett series. An assassin killing a number of women might disrupt the detective's wedding plans.   Also available in eAudiobook on OverDrive 2. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity but their fates intertwine.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on CloudLibrary 3. 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.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive Also available in eAudiobook on CloudLibrary 4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive 5. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on CloudLibrary 6. The Push by Ashley Audrain A devastating event forces a mother who questions her child's behavior and her own sanity to confront the truth.   Also available in eBook on OverDrive 7. The Return by Nicholas Sparks A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive 8. Neighbors by Danielle Steel A Hollywood recluse's perspective changes when she invites her neighbors into her mansion after an earthquake.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive 9. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline In a sequel to Ready Player One, Wade Watts discovers a technological advancement and goes on a new quest.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive 10. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive Also available in eBook on CloudLibrary 11. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham The third book in the Jake Brigance series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990.   Also available in eAudiobook on CloudLibrary 12. Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner A recovering alcoholic puts herself in danger when she searches for a Haitian teenager in a Boston neighborhood.   Also available in eBook on OverDrive Also available in eBook on CloudLibrary 13. The Guest List by Lucy Foley A wedding between a TV star and a magazine publisher on an island off the coast of Ireland turns deadly.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on CloudLibrary 14. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins A bookseller flees Mexico for the United States with her son while pursued by the head of a drug cartel.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive Also available in eAudiobook on CloudLibrary 15. Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule In this installment of the High Republic series, a disaster in hyperspace may cause far greater damage.   Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive © 2021 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 14, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 30, 2021.