2025 Top 50 Adult Fiction titles

The Top 50 titles checked out by patrons of the Westchester Library System libraries.

Updated January 2, 2026
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1

The women
Hannah, Kristin
Paper Book
An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture! 'Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing 'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus,...

2

James : a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' - Roddy Doyle James is a profound and ferociously funny novel from one of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett. The Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the...

3

The wedding people : a novel
Espach, Alison 1984-
Paper Book
'WICKEDLY FUNNY' JENNY JACKSON'A PERFECT NOVEL' CATHERINE NEWMAN'HILARIOUS AND WITTY' JENNIFER CLOSEIt's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken...

4

The god of the woods
Moore, Liz 1983-
Paper Book
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART 'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINS 'At first hard to put down. By page 200, impossible' STEPHEN...

5

Great Big Beautiful Life
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
The dazzling new love story and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from the TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling author of Beach Read and Funny Story. AN INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Emily knows how...

6

Broken country : a novel
Hall, Clare Leslie

7

Three Days in June
Tyler, Anne
Paper Book
**A SUNDAY TIMES & RED BOOK OF THE YEAR** 'Just relishable. Thank God for the balm of good writing' NIGELLA LAWSON 'A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Razor sharp on family, love and marriage' DAVID...

8

The Crash
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed. Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling...

9

The frozen river : a novel
Lawhon, Ariel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GMA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha...

10

My Friends
Backman, Fredrik
#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most...

11

Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
Van Pelt, Shelby
Ebook

12

We all live here : a novel
Moyes, Jojo 1969-
Paper Book
Dive into the Joyful Chaos of the Kennedy Household with the No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller from Jojo Moyes 'The best book she has ever written' Marian Keyes 'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell' ...

13

All the Colors of the Dark
Whitaker, Chris.
Paper Book
A missing persons mystery, a serial killer thriller, and an epic love story - with a unique twist on each...* * * * *Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who is broken...

14

Tell me everything : a novel
Strout, Elizabeth
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a "stunner" (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. "Tell Me Everything...

15

Intermezzo
Rooney, Sally.
Paper Book
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.

16

The housemaid is watching
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the highly addictive, global bestselling Housemaid series. *** "You must be our...

17

To Die for
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
To Die For is the electrifying third Travis Devine thriller from international no. 1 bestselling author David Baldacci, following The Edge and the runaway no. 1 bestseller The 6:20 Man. * * * * * Some secrets are too dangerous to keep . . ....

18

The Tenant
McFadden, Freida
A new, jaw-dropping thriller from the instant #1 New York Times bestseller of The Boyfriend and The Housemaid! There's no place like home... Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of...

19

Here one moment : a novel
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
If you knew when you were going to die, what would you do differently? It all begins on a flight from Hobart to Sydney. The flight will be smooth. It will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off the plane. But almost all of them will be changed forever.Because on this ordinary...

20

The housemaid
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be...

21

The Stolen Queen
Davis, Fiona
Paper Book
*A New York Times Bestseller* From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City's most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt, 1936: When anthropology...

22

Atmosphere: A Love Story
Jenkins Reid, Taylor
Paper Book
***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*** 'Tipped to be this summer's biggest read' SUNDAY TIMES 'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER 'Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN 'I absolutely adored this' BRYONY GORDON 'A...

23

Nightshade
Connelly, Michael
No. 1 internationally bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces Detective Stilwell: a determined cop on a purgatory beat in paradise.

24

Nobody's Fool
Coben, Harlan.
Paper Book
Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce's past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once. 'A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller'...

25

Strangers in Time: A World War 2 Novel
Baldacci, David

26

All Fours
July, Miranda 1974-
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and literary novel about a woman upending her life

27

Long Island : a novel
T??ib?
Paper Book
A novel of enormous wit and profound emotional resonance from one of the world's finest writers. Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighbouring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives...

28

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
McBride, James 1957-
Paper Book
The new novel from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Oprah Book Club-picked, Barack Obama favourite James McBride. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a...

29

Demon Copperhead : a novel
Kingsolver, Barbara
Paper Book
From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Flight Behaviour and The Poisonwood Bible comes this heart-rending instant classic.

30

The grey wolf
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
'Electrifying drama ... Gamache is a fascinatingly complex protagonist' THE TIMES'Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES'This is crime writing of the highest order' DAILY MAILRelentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August...

31

The Waiting
Connelly, Michael.
Renée Ballard will need Bosch and his daughter to help bring down her enemies-this is Michael Connelly at his compelling best.

32

Sandwich : a novel
Newman, Catherine 1968-
Paper Book
Instant NEW YORK TIMES bestseller One of Barnes & Noble BEST BOOKS OF 2024 STYLIST Book of the Month: 'A gem' GUARDIAN Book of the Week: 'Wise and exquisitely written' ANN PATCHETT: 'Sandwich is joy in book form' ...

33

The lion women of Tehran : a novel
Kamali, Marjan
Paper Book
'As heart-wrenching as it is achingly beautiful' Sadeqa Johnson, author of The House of Eve 'Heartbreaking and life affirming' Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters 'Courage, friendship, loyalty, hardship, love - this...

34

Beautiful Ugly
Feeney, Alice.
'I was consumed by this book, it's her best ever, a work of genius' - Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True 'Her best book yet' - Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me Once The million-copy bestselling author of His and Hers, Alice Feeney, returns...

35

The Briar Club : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., 1950 Everyone keeps to themselves at...

36

An Inside Job
Silva, Daniel
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. The hunt is on for the greatest art forger who ever lived ... Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has...

37

Funny story
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story. That is until it became the prologue to his actual love story with his childhood bestie, Petra. Which is how Daphne ends up rooming with her total opposite and the only person who could possibly understand her predicament-...

38

The nightingale
Hannah, Kristin.
Ebook

39

Onyx Storm
Yarros, Rebecca
Paper Book
THE STORM IS COMING . . .Get ready to fly or die in the breathtaking follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from the no. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.Pre-order your copy now!OTHER BOOKS IN THE EMPYREAN SERIES:FOURTH WINGIRON FLAME

40

Don't Let Him in
Jewell, Lisa
PREPARE TO BE HOOKED BY THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM LISA JEWELL. 'Gripping. Shocking. Masterful.' FREIDA McFADDEN 'Lisa Jewell is a stone-cold genius and Don't Let Him In deserves to win mainstream literary prizes. Her best book yet. A...

41

North Woods
Mason, Daniel.
Paper Book
When a pair of young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and inhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to...

42

The River Is Waiting
Lamb, Wally
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, a...

43

Isola : a novel
Goodman, Allegra
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history."--Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name "A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a...

44

By any other name : a novel
Picoult, Jodi 1966-
Paper Book

45

Say You'll Remember Me
Jimenez, Abby
'No one does funny, emotional, life-affirming love stories quite like Abby Jimenez. She just keeps outdoing herself' EMILY HENRY 'I absolutely love Abby Jimenez . . . Say You'll Remember Me is warm, uplifting, relatable and sweet' MARIAN KEYES 'The...

46

Ward D
McFadden, Freida
From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! All she has do is make it through the night shift... Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know...

47

Small things like these
Keegan, Claire
Paper Book
**OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2024** **NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CLUB PICK 2024** NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY A New York Times Bestseller * Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize * Winner of the Orwell Prize for...

48

Presumed Guilty
Turow, Scott.

49

The life impossible
Haig, Matt 1975-
Paper Book
The spectacular new book about hope and new beginnings from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author

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