FICTION
1. Look Alive Twenty-Five, by Janet Evanovich. (Putnam) The 25th book in the Stephanie Plum series. When several managers of a deli in Trenton, N.J., disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.
2. Long Road to Mercy, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) Atlee Pine, an FBI agent haunted by the childhood kidnapping of her twin sister, must choose between protecting her career or America's democracy.
3. The Reckoning, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
4. Past Tense, by Lee Child. (Delacorte) Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born and a Canadian couple now find themselves stranded.
5. Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty. (Flatiron) A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
6. Every Breath, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
7. Dark Sacred Night, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) Detective Renée Ballard teams up with retired detective Harry Bosch, who is working on a cold case.
8. Elevation, by Stephen King. (Scribner) A man who is losing weight without getting thinner forms an unlikely alliance with his neighbors who are dealing with prejudices.