New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers December 4, 2022 1. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Two childhood friends follow in their fathers' footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law. 2. The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel by Brandon Sanderson The seventh book in the Mistborn series. The fate of millions depends on a decision by the frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian. 3. 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. 4. Desert Star by Michael Connelly Ballard and Bosch bury old resentments as they go after two killers. 5. Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband. 6. Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich The 29th book in the Stephanie Plum series. The man who abducted the office manager at Vinnie's Bail Bonds demands a mysterious coin in exchange for her. 7. No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child The 27th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher goes after a killer but is unaware of the bigger implications. 8. 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. 9. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush. 10. Triple Cross by James Patterson Detective Alex Cross and the true-crime author Thomas Tull search for a serial killer known as the Family Man. 11. Long Shadows by David Baldacci The seventh book in the Memory Man series. Decker works with a new partner to investigate a double homicide. 12. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 13. 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. 14. The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy The first of a two-volume story. Bobby Western discovers things have gone missing from a jet in an underwater crash site, including the 10th passenger. 15. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 December 4, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 19, 2022. L.E. Smoot Memorial Library 9533 Kings Hwy King George, Virginia 22485 (540) 775-2147 www.smoot.org