FICTION
1. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) A psychological thriller set in London.
2. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner) The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II.
3. THE STRANGER, by Harlan Coben. (Dutton) Characters' lives begin to fall apart as a mysterious stranger discloses secrets to them; a stand-alone thriller.
4. HOT PURSUIT, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam) In the 33rd Stone Barrington novel, the New York lawyer pursues an attractive pilot and must deal with her stalker ex-boyfriend as well as intrigue in the Middle East.
5. FALLING IN LOVE, by Donna Leon. (Atlantic Monthly) Commissario Guido Brunetti becomes involved when an obsessive fan stalks a diva.
6. THE NIGHTINGALE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's) In World War II France, one sister struggles to survive in the countryside, while the other joins the Resistance in Paris.
7. AT THE WATER'S EDGE, by Sara Gruen. (Spiegel & Grau) In a search for the Loch Ness monster during World War II, a Philadelphia socialite uncovers secrets about her husband.