New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers August 25, 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 Coven by Harper L. Woods At Hollow's Grove University, a school for magic that suffered a bloody massacre decades ago, 13 gifted students confront ghosts from the school's past. 3. Shadow of Doubt by Brad Thor The 23rd book in the Scot Harvath series. A mess of trouble involving double agents, international intrigue and a potential global firestorm forces Harvath to choose between his country and his conscience. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey Dafyd Alkhor is taken from the Anjiin society to serve on the Carryx homeworld, where a complex game must be played in order to survive. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. You Like It Darker: Stories by Stephen King A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms. 15. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there. ©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 August 25, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 10, 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