New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers July 21, 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. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Funny Story by Emily Henry After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos. 8. You Like It Darker: Stories by Stephen King A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms. 9. 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. 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 Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley An opening night party turns deadly at a luxury resort located near an ancient forest. 12. The Night Ends With Fire by K.X. Song The Three Kingdoms are at war and Meilin disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the army in her father's place. 13. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager Thirty years after the disappearance of his friend, Ethan returns to his childhood home and encounters unsettling experiences. 14. James  by Percival Everett A reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim. 15. Sandwich by Catherine Newman During a summer vacation in Cape Cod, Rocky faces changes with her family, body and life. ©2024 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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 July 21, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 6, 2024. Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org        Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman