New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers December 17, 2023 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham In a sequel to The Firm, Mitch McDeere, who is now a partner at the world's largest law firm, gets caught up in a sinister plot. 4. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well. 5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. 6. The Little Liar by Mitch Albom The actions of an 11-year-old boy help facilitate the delivery of Jewish residents, including his family, to Auschwitz. 7. Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson The 32nd book in the Alex Cross series. When a jet is gunned down, Cross goes back into action. 8. The Edge by David Baldacci The second book in the 6:20 Man series. Travis Devine investigates the murder of the C.I.A. operative Jenny Silkwell in rural Maine. 9. Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell The 27th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. Scapetta must discover the murderer of two campers who were wanted by federal law enforcement. 10. Holly by Stephen King The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl's disappearance. 11. Inheritance by Nora Roberts After the death of her mysterious uncle, a graphic designer receives an inheritance that stipulates she must live in a haunted Victorian house for at least three years. 12. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly The seventh book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Haller and Bosch team up to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband. 13. Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich The 30th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Plum tracks a local jeweler's former security guard and has an overnight stakeout with relatives. 14. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 15. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning. ©2023 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 December 17, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending December 2, 2023. 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, John W. Risley, Jr., Chairman