NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 28th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending October 28th 2018

10 - Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
(6 weeks on list)

9  -  Vince Flynn : Red War - Kyle Mills
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Killing Commendatore - Haruki Murakami 
(Debut)
The discovery of an unseen work in an artist's attic unleashes a series of bizarre occurrences that a painter must navigate.

7  -  The Witch Elm - Tana French
(Debut)
After Toby Hennessy retreats to his family's ancestral home, a skull discovered in the backyard exposes his family's past.

6  -  A Spark of Light - Jodi Picoult 
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)

5  -  Winter In Paradise - Elin Hilderbrand 
(Debut)
Irene Steele uncovers her husband's secret life on a Caribbean Island following his death.

4  -  Ambush - James Patterson and James O. Born
(Debut)
Michael Bennett discovers that an assassin is targeting him and his family.

3  -  The Clockmaker's Daughter - Kate Morton
(Debut)
A century-old mystery at the Birchwood Manor on the Thames connects the lives of an archivist and artist.

2  -  Holy Ghost - John Sandford
(Debut)
Virgil Flowers investigates shootings in a Minnesota town following an attempt to revive its ailing economy.

1  -  The Next Person You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
(Debut)
The sequel to "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" follows Annie on her heavenly journey.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 10/26/2014

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending October 25th 2014

10 - The Children Act - Ian McEwan
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  Paris Match - Stuart Woods
(Debut)
In the 31st Stone Barrington novel, the New York lawyer encounters an old enemy in Paris.

8  -  Some Luck - Jane Smiley
(Debut)
The lives of an Iowa farm family between 1920 and 1953; the first volume of a trilogy.

7  -  All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(23 weeks on list)

6  -  Personal - Lee Child
(6 weeks on list)

5  -  Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good - Jan Karon
(6 weeks on list)

4  -  Lila - Marilynne Robinson 
(Debut)
The difficult early life of the woman who becomes the wife of widower and minister John Ames: a back story to "Gilmead". 

3  -  Edge of Eternity - Ken Follett
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  Burn - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
(2 weeks on list) (last week's #1)

1 -  Deadline - John Sanford
(DEBUT)
Dognappers and a murdered reporter draw the attention of the Minnesota investigator Virgil Flowers.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 05/25/2014

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending May 25th 2014

10 - All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(Debut)
The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget obsessed German boy before and during World War II, when their paths eventually cross.

9  -  The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd
(18 weeks on list)

8  -  Chestnut Street - Maeve Binchy
(3 weeks on list)

7  - The Collector - Nora Roberts
(4 weeks on list)

6  -  Natchez Burning - Greg Iles
(2 weeks on list)

5  -  The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
(29  weeks on list)

4  -  The Target - David Baldacci
(3 weeks on list)

3  -  Walking On Water - Richard Paul Evans
(Debut)
In the fifth and final book of the "Walk" series, Alan reaches Key West.

2  -  Field of Prey - John Sanford
(Debut)
Lucas Davenport investigates when multiple bodies are found in the middle of the Minnesota cornfields.

1  -  Unlucky 13 - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(DEBUT)
With the return of a killer who was presumed dead, the San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club take action.

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction (10/27/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending October 27th 2013

10 - The Lowland - Jhumpa Lahiri
(3 weeks on list)

9  - The Signature of All Things - Elizabeth Gilbert
(2 weeks on list)
A 19th century botanist's love of knowledge takes her to Tahiti.

8  -  Doing Hard Time - Stuart Woods
(Debut)
In the 27th Stone Barrington novel, the New York lawyer teams up with a rogue former CIA agent and heads west to protect Barrington's son and his friends from Russian assassins.

7  -  The Circle - Dave Eggers
(Debut)
A dystopian novel about life on the campus of a powerful Internet company.

6  -  Starry Night - Debbie Macomber
(Debut)
At Christmastime, a big-city columnist sets out to interview a reclusive author in Alaska.

5  -  Dog Songs - Mary Oliver
(Debut)
The dogs who have shared the life of the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, in 35 poems and an essay.

4  -  Gone - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
(2 Weeks on list)
Detective Michael Bennett, living with his 10 adopted children on a California fame is pursued by the head of a Mexican drug cartel he once put in jail.

3  - The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks
(4 weeks on list)

2  - Doctor Sleep - Stephen King
(3 weeks on list) (2 consecutive weeks at #1)

1  - Storm Front - John Sanford
(DEBUT)
The Minnesota investigator Virgil Flowers becomes involved in the hunt for an ancient inscribed stone smuggled out of the Middle East.

New York Times Bestseller List - Fiction 10/21/2012

NY Times Bestseller List - Fiction

Week Ending October 21st 2012

10 - This is How You Lose Her - Junot Diaz   (4 weeks on list)

9 - Phantom - Jo Nesbo
(Debut)
The Oslo detective Harry Hole returns after three years away to find the social fabric in tatters.

8 - Live By Night - Dennis Lehane
(Debut)
A South Boston punk becomes a Florida crime boss

7 - Dark Storm - Christine Feehan
(Debut)
In the 23rd book in the Dark Series, the Carpathian Dax fights a vampire and meets his life mate.

6 - A Wanted Man - Lee Child   (4 weeks on list)

5 - The Time Keeper - Mitch Albom   (5 weeks on list)

4 - Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn   (18 weeks on list)

3 - Winter of the World - Ken Follett   (3 weeks on list)

2 - Mad River - John Sanford
(Debut)
Virgil Flowers joins the hunt for a teenage Bonnie and Clyde.

1 - The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling
(2nd consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List 10/23/2011 Fiction

Here are the Top 5 books on the NY Times Bestseller list for fiction for the week ending October 23rd 2011

1 - Shock Wave - John Sanford (Debut)
Virgil Flowers investigates several bombings of a superstore chain that seeks to open a store in a Minnesota river town.

2 - The Affair - Lee Child (2 weeks on list) 
 For Jack Reacher, an elite military police officer, it all started in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up.

3 - Survivors - James Wesley (Debut)
Individuals use survivalist skills to defend themselves after the United States suffers a socioeconomic collapse.

4 - Neverwinter -  R. A. Salvatore (Debut)
 The second book in a fantasy series featuring Drizzt Du‘Orden.

5 - The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (4 weeks on list)
Two young rivals at a magical circus become collaborators as they fall in love.