New York Times Best Sellers: December 31, 2023

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

In a sequel to “The Firm,” Mitch McDeere, who is now a partner at the world’s largest law firm, gets caught up in a sinister plot.

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

The actions of an 11-year-old boy help facilitate the delivery of Jewish residents, including his family, to Auschwitz.

The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl's disappearance.

Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother's relationship with a famous actor.

The 32nd book in the Alex Cross series. When a jet is gunned down, Cross goes back into action.

The second book in the 6:20 Man series. Travis Devine investigates the murder of the C.I.A. operative Jenny Silkwell in rural Maine.

Three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar Coast suffer the last of a family member by drowning.

A reimagining of Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield" set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.

The seventh book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Haller and Bosch team up to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband.

The 28th book in the Jack Reacher series. It’s 1992 and Reacher looks into the cause of a string of mysterious deaths.

The former congresswoman from Wyoming recounts how she helped lead the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6. Attack on the United States Capitol.

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

The Grammy Award-winning pop star details her personal and professional experiences, including the years she spent under a conservatorship overseen by her father.

The actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

The EGOT winner chronicles her journey in show business and reveals details about some of her personal relationships.

The author of "The Code Breaker" traces Musk's life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

The story of a Japanese American naval intelligence agent, a Japanese spy and events in Hawaii before the start of World War II.

The country music legend shares stories about her favorite outfits she has worn on and off the stage.

The musician known for his work with the band Rush chronicles his life as the child of Holocaust survivors and his time in the limelight.

The MSNBC host and co-author of “Bag Man” details a campaign to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule prior to and during our involvement in World War II.

The Emmy Award-winning actor shares how playing roles such as the Fonz and his struggles with dyslexia affected his life.

The historian and author of the newsletter “Letters From an American” shares her views on the current political moment.

The 13th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives a portrayal of the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Mass.

The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington.