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Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
October 20, 2024

1. Counting Miracles
by Nicholas Sparks

A man in search of the father he never knew encounters a single mom and rumors circulate of the nearby appearance of a white deer.
2. When the Moon Hatched
by Sarah A. Parker

An assassin named Raeve is imprisoned by the Guild of Nobles and encounters someone who seems oddly familiar.
3. Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney

After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope.
4. Beach Read
by Emily Henry

A relationship develops between a literary fiction author and a romance novelist as they both try to overcome writer’s block.
5. The Women
by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
6. Lies He Told Me
by James Patterson with David Ellis

An act of heroism by an Illinois pub owner may lead to his undoing.
7. The Mighty Red
by Louise Erdrich

In Argus, N.D., people experience the delicate connections of the climate, the economy, spirituality and one another.
8. Triangle
by Danielle Steel

A woman who runs an art gallery in Paris falls for a publisher who is married and reconnects with an old college boyfriend.
9. Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty

Passengers on a short and seemingly unremarkable flight learn how and when they are going to die.
10. Iron Flame
by Rebecca Yarros

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.
11. The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore

When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.
12. A Song to Drown Rivers
by Ann Liang

A beautiful woman is trained in deception to get inside the enemy palace.
13. The Games Gods Play
by Abigail Owen

Gods enlist mortals to fight in their stead to determine who will sit on the throne in Olympus.
14. Tell Me Everything
by Elizabeth Strout

As a murder casts a pall on a town in Maine, Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge and Bob Burgess share stories and seek meaning.
15. The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig

A retired math teacher who inherits a run-down house on a Mediterranean island from a friend goes in search of answers.
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A version of this list appears in the October 20, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 5, 2024.


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