BEST-SELLERS
Fiction
1. The Late Show: By Michael Connelly. Renée Ballard, a young detective with the LAPD, investigates crimes against two women. 2. Camino Island: By John Grisham. A search for stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. 3. The Lying Game: By Ruth Ware. Four school friends reunite as their long-held secret threatens to emerge. 4. Paradise Valley: By C.J. Box. A North Dakota investigator pursues a trucker who preys on prostitutes. 5. House of Spies: By Daniel Silva. Gabriel Allon, the Israeli art restorer and spy, now the head of Israel’s secret intelligence service, pursues an ISIS mastermind. 6. Into the Water: By Paula Hawkins. In this psychological thriller by the author of “The Girl on the Train,” women are found drowned in a river in an English town. 7. The Painted Queen: By Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess. The final adventure in the series featuring Amelia Peabody and her archaeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson. 8. A Gentleman in Moscow: By Amor Towles. A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest. 9. Murder Games: By James Patterson and Howard Roughan. An expert on serial murder becomes involved in the hunt for a New York killer. 10. The Identicals: By Elin Hilderbrand. Complications in the lives of identical twins who were raised separately on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
Nonfiction
1. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: By Neil de Grasse Tyson. A straightforward, easy-tounderstand introduction to the universe. 2. Hillbilly Elegy: By J.D. Vance. A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working class through his own childhood. 3. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate: By Al Franken. A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer. 4. Devils’ Bargain: By Joshua Green. A deeply reported account of the relationship between President Donald Trump and his chief strategist. 5. Rediscovering Americanism: By Mark R. Levin. The radio host argues that the founding fathers would be shocked by the expansion of modern government. 6. Option B: By Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Insight on facing adversity and building resilience. 7. Dangerous: By Milo Yiannopoulos. The alt-right provocateur criticizes political correctness. 8. Killers of the Flower Moon: By David Grann. The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. 9. The Operator: By Robert O’Neill. The 400-mission career of a SEAL Team operator. 10. Understanding Trump: By Newt Gingrich. The former House speaker explains the president’s philosophy and political agenda.