The most popular big city books of 2022

Big city books thrive on crowds, noise and possibility. New York, London, Tokyo and cities like them offer anonymity, ambition and chance encounters on every corner. Romance, crime, literary fiction and urban fantasy all find a home among the lights and the late trains. This list shows the ones first published in 2022.

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The It Girl
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The It Girl

Ruth Ware

Published 2022

432 pages

Trust
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Trust

Hernán Díaz, 埃尔南·迪亚斯

Published 2022

416 pages

Perfection
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Perfection

Vincenzo Latronico

2022 · 2025 edition

160 pages

Anywhere
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Anywhere

Sarah Sprinz

2022 · 2023 edition

484 pages

Again, Rachel
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Again, Rachel

Marian Keyes

Published 2022

472 pages

Anyone
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Anyone

Sarah Sprinz

2022 · 2025 edition

464 pages

Wahala
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Wahala

Nikki May

Published 2022

384 pages

The Favor
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The Favor

Nicci French

Published 2022

448 pages

Idol
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Idol

Louise O'Neill

2022 · 2023 edition

320 pages

Dear Dickhead
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Dear Dickhead

Virginie Despentes

2022 · 2025 edition

304 pages

Angélique
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Angélique

Guillaume Musso

2022 · 2025 edition

240 pages

City of Likes
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City of Likes

Jenny Mollen

Published 2022

266 pages

Ghost Music
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Ghost Music

An Yu

2022 · 2023 edition

240 pages

The Pole
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The Pole

J. M. Coetzee

2022 · 2023 edition

166 pages