New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
October 26, 2025

Cover of The Intruder by Freida McFadden
1. The Intruder
by Freida McFadden

During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.
Cover of The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
2. 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.
Cover of Cry Havoc by Jack Carr
3. Cry Havoc
by Jack Carr

During a time of war and civil unrest in 1968, the Navy SEAL Tom Reece is given an unofficial and dangerous mission.
Cover of Twice by Mitch Albom
4. Twice
by Mitch Albom

Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.
Cover of Alchemised by SenLinYu
5. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
Cover of Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
6. Alchemy of Secrets
by Stephanie Garber

Holland St. James must retrieve an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart by midnight tomorrow or perish.
Cover of Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon
7. Shadow Ticket
by Thomas Pynchon

In 1932, the  private eye Hicks McTaggart encounters a hodgepodge of characters as he pursues the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune.
Cover of For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
8. For Whom the Belle Tolls
by Jaysea Lynn

Lily gets a job assigning people to appropriate circles and becomes attracted to a demon general in Hell.
Cover of My Beloved by Jan Karon
9. My Beloved
by Jan Karon

The 15th book in the Mitford series. As Christmas approaches, love and heartbreak are felt by people around town.
Cover of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
10. Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.
Cover of Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell
11. Sharp Force
by Patricia Cornwell

The 29th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. A serial killer known as the Phantom Slasher invades homes in Northern Virginia.
Cover of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
12. Iron Flame
by Rebecca Yarros

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves.
Cover of The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
13. The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
Cover of The Damned by Harper L. Woods
14. The Damned
by Harper L. Woods

The third book in the Coven of Bones series. Beelzebub is put under a spell that makes him forbidden to touch.
Cover of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
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 October 26, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 11, 2025.
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