Here are the top 100 adult books that were checked out at TSPL in 2022.

There are many by the usual authors, James Patterson and Danielle Steel, but also a lot of Louise Penny and C.J. Box were read last year.

State of Terror1. State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

2. Better Off Dead by Lee Child and Andrew Child

3. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

4. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

5. Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

6. Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower by Charlie Angus

7. Steal by James Patterson & Howard Roughan

8. Never by Ken Follett

9. The Paris Detective by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo

10. The Maid by Nita Prose

11. The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly

12. Winterkill by C.J. Box

13. The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child

One Step too Far

14. One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner

15. The Match by Harlan Coben

16. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

17. High Stakes by Danielle Steel

18. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

19. Autopsy by Patricia Corn

20. 22 Seconds by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

21. Win by Harlan Coben

22. Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore

23. Summer Love by Nancy Thayer

24. Sparring Partners by John GrishamThe Sorority Murders

25. The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan

26. Something to Hide by Elizabeth George

27. Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

28. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

29. Mercy by David Baldacci

30. The Horsewoman by James Patterson & Mike Lupica

31. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

32. Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

33. Dead Cold by Louise Penny

34. Criminal Mischief by Stuart Woods

35. Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs

36. City of the Dead by Jonathan KellermanThe Boardwalk Bookshop

37. The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery

38. Blue Moon by Lee Child

39. Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb

40. Walk the Wire by David Baldacci

41. The Truth-Seeker's Wife by Ann Granger

42. Suspects by Danielle Steel

43. The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery

44. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

45. Shattered by James Patterson and James O. Born

46. Shadows Reel by C.J. BoxOpen Season

47. Secrets by Fern Michaels

48. A Safe House by Stuart Woods

49. A Place in the Country by Elizabeth Adler

50. Overboard by Sara Paretsky

51. Open Season by C.J. Box

52. Nothing to Lose by J. A. Jance

53. Marple by Various Authors

54. The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

55. The Judge's List by John Grisham

56. The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding

57. Hell and Back by Craig Johnson

The Great Witch of Brittany58. The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

59. Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich

60. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

61. Dream Town by David Baldacci

62. Daylight by David Baldacci

63. Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz

64. The Chase by Candice Fox

65. The Challenge by Danielle Steel

66. Beautiful by Danielle Steel

67. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny

68. The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci

69. The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael ConnellyWhat Happened to the Bennetts

70. What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

71. The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan

72. Verity by Colleen Hoover

73. Two Nights by Kathy Reichs

74. Treasure State by C.J. Box

75. This was a Man by Jeffrey Archer

76. Texas Outlaw by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle

77. Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay

78. Take my Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

79. The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner

80. Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak

81. Still Life by Louise Penny

The Shop on Royal Street82. The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White

83. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly

84. Righteous Prey by John Sandford

85. Reckoning by Catherine Coulter

86. The Polish Girl by Malka Adler

87. Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer

88. Outsider by Linda Castillo

89. One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

90. Oath of Loyalty by Kyle Mills

91. The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver

92. Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

93. The Last Mile by Kat Martin

94. The Last House on the Street by Diane ChamberlainI Was Never Here

95. Just Like the Other Girls by Claire Douglas

96. I was Never Here: My True Canadian Spy Story of Coffees, Code Names, and Covert Operations in the Age of Terrorism by Andrew Kirsch

97. Invisible by Danielle Steel

98. The Investigator by John Sandford

99. The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

100. Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey