New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
August 18, 2024

1. 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.
2. The Wedding People
by Alison Espach

A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
3. Hard to Kill
by James Patterson and Mike Lupica 

The second book in the Jane Smith series. A double triple homicide complicates matters for Smith.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand

Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.
8. All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker

Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.
9. Eruption
by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.
10. The Spellshop
by Sarah Beth Durst

When the Great Library of Alyssium is set aflame, Kiela and Caz take the spellbooks and bring magic to Kiela's childhood home.
11. You Like It Darker: Stories
by Stephen King

A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.
12. What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena

When Diana Brewer's body is discovered in a hayfield, fears force residents of a friendly town in Vermont to look for answers.
13. Slow Dance
by Rainbow Rowell

Fourteen years after they last spoke, two high school friends reconnect at a wedding.
14. Camino Ghosts
by John Grisham

The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.
15. The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

An immortal soldier known as B strikes a deal with a U.S. black-ops group and encounters a mysterious force.
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A version of this list appears in the August 18, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 3, 2024.
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