New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers December 1, 2024 1. To Die For by David Baldacci The third book in the 6:20 Man series. Devine digs into the deaths of an orphan's parents and uncovers a large conspiracy. 2. 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. 3. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves. 4. 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. 5. The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson After a tragedy, Bristol travels to a dangerous world to try to save her father. 6. 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. 7. In Too Deep by Lee Child and Andrew Child The 29th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher wakes up in a precarious position with no memory of how he got there. 8. The Waiting by Michael Connelly The sixth book in the Ballard and Bosch series. Bosch's daughter, Maddie, becomes a new volunteer on the cold case unit. 9. Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert Mina encounters three vampire men and weighs whether to face down her father. 10. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The 19th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. Shifting alliances complicate the frenzied pursuit of a sinister threat. 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. Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver A friendship between the rival murderers Sloane and Rowan develops into something more. 13. 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. 14. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope. 15. Clive Cussler: Desolation Code by Graham Brown The 21st book in the NUMA Files series. An A.I. system might be behind an attempt to create a new world order. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 December 1, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 16, 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