FICTION
1. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. (Putnam) A woman who survived alone in a marsh becomes a murder suspect.
2. The 18th Abduction, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown) The 18th book in the "Women's Murder Club" series. Lindsay Boxer investigates the disappearance of three female teachers.
3. Redemption, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) The fifth book in the "Memory Man" series. The first man Amos Decker put behind bars asks to have his name cleared.
4. Neon Prey, by John Sandford. (Putnam) The 29th book in the "Prey" series. Lucas Davenport goes after a serial killer.
5. Lost Roses, by Martha Hall Kelly. (Ballantine) In 1914, New York socialite Eliza Ferriday works to help White Russian families escape from the revolution.
6. Normal People, by Sally Rooney. (Hogarth) The connection between a high school star athlete and a loner ebbs and flows when they go to Trinity College in Dublin.
7. The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides. (Celadon) Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.
8. A Woman Is No Man, by Etaf Rum. (Harper) A Palestinian-American teenager, much like her mother before her, faces the prospect of an arranged marriage.