Showing posts with label august. Show all posts
Showing posts with label august. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2012

New York Times Bestseller List - Fiction Aug 11th 2012

Here are the top ten bestselling novels in the Us according to the NY Times Book Review for the week ending:

August 12th 2012


10 - A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin   (51 weeks on list)

9  -  Creole Belle - James Lee Burke   (2 weeks)
The Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux hunts for a missing cajun singer.

8  -  Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness   (3 weeks)
(former #1)

7  -  I, Michael Bennett - James Patterson   (3 weeks)

6  -  Broken Harbor - Tana French
(Debut)
In French's fourth Dublin murder squad novel, a detective's investigation of a crime in a seaside town evokes memories of his disturbing childhood there.

5  -  The Fallen Angel - Daniel Silva  (2 weeks)
(Last week's #1)

4  -  Black List - Brad Thor
(Debut)
If the counterterroism operative Scot Harvath can discover who targeted him for death, he can prevent a terrorist attack.

3  -  Friends Forever - Danielle Steel
(Debut)
Three boys and two girls who meet in kindergarten maintain their bonds as they grow to adulthood.

2  -  Where We Belong - Emily Griffin
(Debut)
A woman's successful life is disrupted by the appearance of an 18 year old girl with a link to her past.

1  -  Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
(3rd non consecutive week at #1)
A woman disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?


Saturday, August 28, 2010

NYTimes Bestseller List - Fiction for August 26th 2010

A not very surprising debut at the top of the NY Times bestselling fiction list this week.

1 - The Postcard Killers - James Patterson & Liza Marklund

NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer.
Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim.
Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm--and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, The Postcard Killers may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.


2 - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Steig Larsson
13 weeks on the list and last weeks #1 novel.

3 - The Help - Kathryn Stockett
73 weeks on the list and a former #1 best seller.

4 - The Cobra - Frederick Forsyth
Debuting this week on the list.
A former C.I.A. operative is unleashed on the cocaine industry.

5 - Star Island - Carl Hiassen
4th week on the list.
A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake.