FICTION
1. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. (Putnam) A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
2. Crucible, by James Rollins. (Morrow) Monk Kokkalis and Cmdr. Gray Pierce use arcane clues in hopes of preventing an apocalypse.
3. An Anonymous Girl, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. (St. Martin's) Jessica Farris' life unravels when she signs up for Dr. Shields' psychology study.
4. Liar Liar, by James Patterson and Candice Fox. (Little, Brown) Detective Harriet Blue has become a dangerous fugitive from the law as she pursues murderer Regan Banks.
5. The Reckoning, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor.
6. Turning Point, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) Four U.S. trauma doctors face difficult choices when they join a mass-casualty training program in Paris.
7. The Golden Tresses of the Dead, by Alan Bradley. (Delacorte) Flavia de Luce, a 12-year-old detective, is on the case when a human finger ends up in her sister's wedding cake.
8. Fire and Blood, by George R.R. Martin. (Bantam) The first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.