FICTION
1. Golden Prey, by John Sandford. (Putnam) Lucas Davenport, now a U.S. marshal, pursues a thief who robbed a drug cartel and killed a child in Biloxi, Miss.
2. The Fix, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) Detective Amos Decker ("Memory Man") witnesses a murder-suicide that turns out to be a matter of national security.
3. The Black Book, by James Patterson and David Ellis. (Little, Brown) After a raid on a brothel that serviced Chicago's elite, the madam's black book has disappeared.
4. Anything Is Possible, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House) A novel-in-stories about the lives of the inhabitants of the rural Illinois hometown of Lucy Barton, the protagonist of Strout's previous novel.
5. Beartown, by Fredrik Backman. (Atria) Its hockey team's success will revive a dying town, but its star is caught up in a scandal.
6. All By Myself, Alone, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster) On a luxury cruise ship, a wealthy aristocrat is found murdered, and her emerald necklace is gone.
7. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. (Viking) A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest.
8. One Perfect Lie, by Lisa Scottoline. (St. Martin's) A high school baseball coach hiding his real identity poses a threat to an idyllic suburban community.