New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 4, 2020 1. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett In a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, a boatbuilder, a Norman noblewoman and a monk live in England under attack by the Welsh and the Vikings. 2. Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith The fifth book in the Cormoran Strike series. A decades-old cold case might be connected to a serial killer; by J.K. Rowling, writing pseudonymously. 3. Vince Flynn: Total Power by Kyle Mills When America's power grid is shut down, Mitch Rapp goes after a cyber terrorist. 4. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini Kira Navarez might be the only one who can save the Earth and its colonies from being destroyed. 5. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity but their fates intertwine. 6. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect. 7. The Harbinger II: The Return by Jonathan Cahn Nouriel, Ana Goren and a figure known as "the prophet" return as revelations are unlocked. 8. Shadows in Death by J. D. Robb The 51st book of the In Death series. A hitman with possible connections to Eve Dallas's husband is seen near the scene of a crime. 9. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Another world is revealed as a man called the Other asks Piranesi for help with research into a Great and Secret Knowledge. 10. One by One by Ruth Ware An avalanche tests the bonds of coworkers from a London-based tech startup on a corporate retreat in the French Alps. 11. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny The 16th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. When his billionaire godfather is attacked, Gamache uncovers secrets hidden throughout Paris. 12. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house. 13. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi A Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience looks to the hard sciences and her childhood faith to potentially help her grieving Ghanaian immigrant family. 14. Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie In 1940s Japan, an 8-year-old child of a married Japanese aristocrat and her African-American lover searches for her place in the world. 15. The Guest List by Lucy Foley A wedding between a TV star and a magazine publisher on an island off the coast of Ireland turns deadly. © 2020 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 October 4, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 19, 2020. Roxbury Public Library 103 Main Street Succasunna, New Jersey 07876 (973) 584-2400 Website