New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
September 28, 2025

1. The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown

As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.
2. Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang

A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.
3. Framed in Death
by J.D. Robb

The 61st book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a woman found in the doorway of two gallery owners' home.
4. Clown Town
by Mick Herron

The ninth book in the Slough House series. Lessons from old spies may come to bear as the ugly side of state security is threatened with exposure.
5. Lover Forbidden
by J. R. Ward

The 23rd book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Devlin's secret may sour Lyric's new zest for life.
6. Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan

Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.
7. Clive Cussler: The Iron Storm
by Jack Du Brul

The 15th book in the Isaac Bell series. During the Great War, evil forces want to take the fight to the streets of the United States.
8. Atmosphere
by Taylor Jenkins Reid

In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA's space shuttle program. 
9. My Friends
by Fredrik Backman

A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith.
10. Wild Reverence
by Rebecca Ross

In a novel written for adults that is set in the workd of Divine Rivals, a goddess named Matilda is faced with making a great sacrifice.
11. Billion-Dollar Ransom
by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski

Five members of a billionaire's family are simultaneously kidnapped.
12. Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison

After their mother's death, Clio and her sisters inherit a house they were told was occupied by a demon.
13. Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall

Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son. 
14. Quicksilver
by Callie Hart

Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.
15. Onyx Storm
by Rebecca Yarros

The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
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A version of this list appears in the September 28, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 13, 2025.
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