New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers February 2, 2025 1. 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. 2. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix In 1970, a pregnant teenager, who is placed under watchful eyes at a home in Florida, comes across an occult book. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney An author travels to a Scottish island, where he sees a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to his missing wife. 7. 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. 8. The Big Empty by Robert Crais The 20th book in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. An influencer hires Cole to investigate the disappearance of her father 10 years ago. 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. 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. 11. Never Say Never by Danielle Steel A woman reeling from her husband's infidelity and the loss of her job meets a well-known actor in the French countryside. 12. Holmes Is Missing by James Patterson and Brian Sitts The second book in the Holmes, Marple & Poe series. A series of child abductions perplexes the private investigators. 13. Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow The third book in the Presumed Innocent series. A retired judge is asked to come to the defense of his fiancée's son, who is accused of first-degree murder. 14. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope. 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. ©2025 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 February 2, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 18, 2025. 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, Richard R. Dase, Chairman