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NY Times Bestsellers List (Fiction) 10/06/2019

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Week Ending October 6th 2019

10 - A Better Man - Louis Penny 
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  The Titanic Secret - Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
(2 weeks on list)

8  -  Red At The Bone - Jacqueline Woodson
(Debut)
The long-lasting decisions young people make are explored through the history of a Brooklyn teenager's family.

7  -  Killer Instinct - James Patterson and Howard Roughan
(2 weeks on list)

6  -  The Oracle - Jonathan Cahn
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz 
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  Land of Wolves - Craig Johnson
(Debut)
The 15th book in the Longmire series.  Back from Mexico, Sheriff Longmire must deal with a wolf and a killer on the loose. 

3  -  Where The Crawdad Sings - Delia Owens 
(55 weeks on list)

2  -  The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 
(2 weeks on list)  (last week at #1)
In a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale", old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead's theocratic regime shows signs of decay.

1  -  The Institute - Stephen King
(Debut)
Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.

New York Times Bestseller List (Fiction) April 21st 2019

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Week Ending April 21st 2019

10 - The Chef - James Patterson and Max DiLallo
(7 weeks on list)
Caleb Rooney, a police detective and celebrity food truck chef, must clear his name of murder allegations.

9  -  Wolf Pack - C.J. Box
(4 weeks on list)
The Wyoming game wardens Joe Pickett and Katelyn Hamm take on killers working for the Sinaloa cartel.

8  -  Cemetery Road - Greg Iles
(5 weeks on list)
The journalist Marshall McEwan returns to his hometown, which is shaken by two deaths and an economy on the brink.

7  -  Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
(5 weeks on list)
A fictional oral history charting the rise and fall of a 70s rock n roll band.

6  -  The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
(9 weeks on list)
Theo Faber looks into the mystery of a famous painter who stops speaking after shooting her husband.

5  -  Celtic Empire - Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
(3 weeks on list)
The 25th book in the Dirk Pitt Series

4  -  Run Away - Harlan Coben
(3 weeks on list)
A family is torn apart when the daughter becomes addicted to drugs and goes missing.

3  -  The Savior - J.R. Ward
(Debut)
The 17th book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Secrets about inhumane experiments surface at a biomedical firm.

2  -  The Cornwalls Are Gone - James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
(2 weeks on list)
An Army intelligence officer must commit a crime or lose her kidnapped husband and daughter.

1  -  Where The Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
(31 weeks on list) 
A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 21st 2018

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Week Ending October 21st 2018

10 - War of the Wolf - Bernard Cornwell
(Debut)
The Saxon Tales series continues as Uhtred of Bebanburg fights a new foe who controls an army of wolf-warriors and wants to rule Northumbria.

9  -  Uncompromising Honor - David Weber
(Debut)
The 19th book in the Honor Harrington series.  The Star Kingdom's Grand Fleet commander takes on the Solarian League's corrupt leaders and its navy.

8  -  Where The Crawdads Sing - Della Owens(5 weeks on list)

7  -  Lethal White - Robert Galbraith 
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  Juror #3 - James Patterson and Nancy Allen
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Blood Communion - Anne Rice
(Debut)
The latest in the Vampire Chronicles series details Prince Lestat's reign over the vampire world.

4  -  Alaskan Holiday - Debbie Macomber 
(Debut)
A Seattleite cook stuck in remote Ponder, Alaska, grapples with her feelings for the local swordsmith.

3  -  An Absolutely Remarkable Thing - Hank Green
(2 weeks on list)  (last week at #1)
After posting a video that goes viral, April May must deal with the pressures of becoming an internet sensation.

2  -  Vince Flynn : Red War - Kyle Mills
(2 weeks on list)
When the Russian prime minister plots to invade the Baltics, only Mitch Rapp can stop him.

1  -  A Spark of Light - Jodi Picoult 
(Debut)
The lives of patients, doctors and activists intersect when a gunman holds them all hostage in a woman's health center in Mississippi. 

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 7th 2018

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Week Ending October 7th 2018

10 - Texas Ranger - James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
(6 weeks on list)

9  -  The President is Missing - James Patterson and Bill Clinton
(16 weeks on list)

8  -  In His Father's Footsteps - Danielle Steel 
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  Where The Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  Leverage In Death - J.D. Robb 
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  Shadow Tyrants - Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison 
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  Sea Prayer - Khaled Hosseini (Debut) 
A father reflects on the life he and his son left behind in Syria, and the dangers of the journey before them. 

3  -  Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 
(Debut)
During his lover's journey to immortality, a vampire's past returns to haunt them both.

2  -  Juror #3 - James Patterson and Nancy Allen 
(2 weeks on list)  (Last week at #1)
Ruby Bozarth defends a college football star charged in a felony case complicate by a second murder.

1  -  Lethal White - Robert Galbraith
(Debut)
The fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series.  Detectives Strike and Ellacott investigate a crime a young man may have witnessed as a child;  by J.K. Rowling writing pseudonymously.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) September 16th 2018

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Week Ending September 16th 2018

10 - There There - Tommy Orange
(10 weeks on list)

9  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate 
(50 weeks on list)

8  -  Stygian  - Sherrilyn Kenyon
(Debut)
The 29th book in the Dark-Hunter series.  A trained slayer forms alliances with enemies.

7  -  Circe - Madeline Miller
(5 weeks on list)

6  -  Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter 
(2 weeks on list)

5  -  Tailspin - Sandra Brown 
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  The Outsider - Stephen King 
(15 weeks on list)

3  -  The President is Missing - James Patterson
(13 weeks on list)

2  -  Texas Ranger - James Patterson 
(3 weeks on list)  (2 weeks at #1)

1  -  The Fall of Gondolin - J.R.R. Tolkien 
(Debut)
Thousands of years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings", a hero named Tuor visits a secret city.  Edited by Christopher Tolkien.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) September 9th 2018

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Week Ending September 9th 2018

10 - A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles 
(59 weeks on list)

9  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(46 weeks on list)

8  -  The Other Woman - Daniel Silva 
(6 weeks on list)

7  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate 
(49 weeks on list)

6  -  Desolation Mountain - William Kent Krueger 
(Debut)
An independent investigation into a deadly plane crash in a remote part of a Native American reservation faces a menace.

5  -  The Outsider - Stephen King
(14 weeks on list)

4  -  Tailspin - Sandra Brown 
(3 weeks on list)  (former #1)
A pilot navigates treacherous situations when he attempts to deliver a mysterious black box to a doctor in Georgia.

3  -  Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter 
(Debut)
When a violent incident reveals her mother's secret past, Andrea Oliver searches for clues to save her.

2  -  The President is Missing - James Patterson
(12 weeks on list)

1  -  Texas Ranger - James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
(2 weeks on list)  (2 consecutive weeks at #1)
Rory Yates's job and reputation are at risk when he is accused of killing his ex-wife.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) August 12th 2018

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Week Ending August 12th 2018

10 - All We Ever Wanted - Emily Griffin
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  Clock Dance - Anne Tyler
(3 weeks on list)
A window into Willa Drake's life over 50 years and how she adjusts to some of life's surprises.

8  -  Spymaster - Brad Thor
(4 weeks on list)
The 18th book in the Scot Harvath series

7  -  The Perfect Couple - Elin Hilderbrand
(6 weeks on list)

6  -  Cottage By The Sea - Debbie Macomber
(2 weeks on list)
Annie Marlow forms new relationships in the Pacific Northwest as she tries to recover from tragedy.

5  -  Ghosted - Rosie Walsh
(Debut)
When Eddie disappears, Sarah realizes they did not share the truth with each other.

4  -  The Outsider - Stephen King
(10 weeks on list)

3  -  The Other Woman - Daniel Silva
(2 weeks on list)  (last week at #1)
Gabriel Allon, the art restorer and assassin, fights the Russians to decide the fate of postwar global order.

2  -  The President Is Missing - James Patterson
(8 weeks on list)  (6 weeks at #1)

1  -  Thrawn : Alliances - Timothy Zahn
(Debut)
A Star Wars saga.  Darth Vader and Grand Admiral Thrawn join forces to serve Emperor Palpatine.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) June 17th 2018

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Week Ending  June 17th 2018

10 - Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(37 weeks on list)

9  -  The Cast - Danielle Steel 
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  By Invitation Only - Dorothea Benton Frank
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  The Fallen - David Baldacci
(7 weeks on list)

6  -  The 17th Suspect - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(5 weeks on list)

5  -  To The Moon And Back - Karen Kingsbury 
(Debut)
A man whose mother died in the Oklahoma City bombing seeks to reconnect with a woman who is also affected by the tragedy.

4  -  The Death Of Mrs. Westaway - Ruth Ware
(Debut)
A tarot card reader mistakenly receives an inheritance letter and attends the funeral of the deceased.

3  -  The Gray Ghost - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
(Debut)
Sam and Remi Fargo search for a Rolls-Royce prototype that has vanished for a second time.

2  -  Shelter In Place - Nora Roberts
(Debut)
Survivors of a mass shooting outside a mall in Portland, ME., develop different coping mechanisms and face a new menace.

1  -  THE OUTSIDER - STEPHEN KING
(2 weeks on list) (2nd week at #1)
A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy's body is found.

NY Times Bestseller List (May 13th 2018)

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Week Ending  May 13th 2018

10 - The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah
(10 weeks on list)

9  -  The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(17 weeks on list)

8  -  After Anna - Lisa Scottoline 
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  The Female Persuasion - Meg Wolitzer
(4 weeks on list)

6  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(32 weeks on list)

5  -  I've Got My Eyes On You - Mary Higgins Clark
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(32 weeks on list)

3  -  The Hellfire Club - Jake Tapper
(Debut)
Charlie Marder, a World War II veteran and unlikely congressman, gets entangled in a dangerous series of events in 1950s D.C.

2  - The Fallen - David Baldacci
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)
Amos Decker, known as the Memory Man, puts his talents toward solving a string of murders in a Rust Belt town. 

1  -  Twisted Prey - John Sandford
(Debut)
The 28th book in the Prey series.  A federal marshal looks into the actions of a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) April 15th 2018

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April 15th 2018

10 - Everything Happens For A Reason - Kate Bowler 
(Debut)
A divinity school professor examines her tacit beliefs when she learns she has colon cancer.

9  -  Fire and Fury - Michael Wolff
(13 weeks on list)

8  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
(48 weeks on list)

7  -  Faith - Jimmy Carter
(Debut)
The former president discusses the broader meaning of faith and its effect on our lives, including its religious aspects.

6  -  Educated - Tara Westover
(6 weeks on list)


5  -  Tiger Woods - Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian
(Debut)
A deeper look at the personal and professional triumphs and disasters of the champion golfer.

4  -  Dear Madam President - Jennifer Palmieri
(Debut)
The director of communications for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and the Obama White House prescribes a new model of leadership.

3  -  Secret Empires - Peter Schweizer
(2 weeks on list)
The author of "Clinton Cash" describes what some politicians might do to enrich themselves while in office. 

2  -  This Is Me - Chrissy Metz
(Debut)
A star of "This is Us" describes her journey toward self-acceptance.

1  -  Russian Roulette - Michael Isikoff and David Corn
(3 weeks on list) (2nd week at #1)
Details of the 2016 presidential election, with an emphasis on Russia's possible involvement.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) April 15th 2018

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Week Ending April 15th 2018

10 - The Escape Artist - Brad Meltzer 
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  The Punishment She Deserves - Elizabeth George 
(2 weeks on list)
Detectives Havers and Lynley investigate the death of a deacon accused of a serious crime in a historic medieval town in England.

8  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(28 weeks on list)

7  -  The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(13 weeks on list)

6  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(28 weeks on list)

5  -  To Die But Once - Jacqueline Winspear 
(Debut)
In the months after Britain declared war on Germany in 1940, Maisie Dobbs investigates the disappearance of an apprentice working on a government contract.

4  -  The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah
(8 weeks on list)

3  -  Accidental Heroes - Danielle Steel 
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)
Strangers pull together to avert a disaster involving two flights from New York to San Francisco.

2  -  Red Alert - James Patterson and Marshall Karp
(Debut)
The fifth book in the NYPD Red series.  Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald investigate the death of a documentary filmmaker and an explosion at a charity benefit. 

1  -  The Disappeared - C.J. Box 
(Debut)
A Wyoming game warden teams up with his daughter to find a missing British businesswoman.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) March 25th 2018

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Week Ending  March 25th 2018

10 - Still Me - Jojo Moyes
(6 weeks on list)

9  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(25 weeks on list)

8  -  Burn Bright - Patricia Briggs
(Debut)
The Fifth book in the Alpha and Omega series.  Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham answer a call of distress.

7  -  An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
(5 weeks on list)

6  -  Fifty Fifty - James Patterson and Candice Fox
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(10 weeks on list)

4  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(25 weeks on list)

3  -  The Great Alone - Kristine Hannah
(5 weeks on list)  (4 consecutive weeks at #1)

2  -  Star Wars : The Last Jedi - Jason Fry
(Debut)
An adaptation of the film, written with input from its director, Rian Johnson, which includes scenes from alternate versions of the script.

1  -  The Escape Artist - Brad Meltzer 
(Debut)
Nola Brown, a painter and trained soldier, discovers a military secret that traces back to Harry Houdini.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) March 11th 2018

I apologize to those who look forward to the weekly list, but life got in the way and I just didnt have the time and inclination to get these done.  However, things are getting better and I bring you the most recent list.

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Week Ending March 11th 2018

10 - Agent In Place - Mark Greaney
(Debut)
The seventh book in the Gray Man series.  Court Gentry gets the chance to end a brutal dictatorship.

9  -  Origin - Dan Brown
(21 weeks on list)

8  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(23 weeks on list)

7  -  Look For Me - Lisa Gardner
(3 weeks on list)
Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren teams up with a torture survivor to find a missing teenager whose family was gunned down.

6  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(23 weeks on list)

5  -  Still Me - Jojo Moyes
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  An American Marriage - Tayari Jones
(3 weeks on list)
A newlywed couple's relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.

3  -  The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn
(8 weeks on list)

2  -  Fifty Fifty - James Patterson and Candice Fox
(Debut)
Detective Harriet Blue tries to clear her brother's name and save a small Australian town from being massacred.

1  -  The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah 
(3 weeks on list) (3 consecutive weeks at #1)
A former prisoner of war returns Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions. 

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) January 28th 2018

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Week Ending January 28th 2018

10 - Robicheaux - James Lee Burke 
(2 weeks on list)
A bereaved detective confronts his past and works to clear his name when he becomes a suspect during an investigation into the murder of the man who killed his wife.

9  -  Blood Fury - J.R. Ward
(Debut)
The third book in the Black Dagger Legacy series

8  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate 
(17 weeks on list)

7  -  The Immortalists - Chloe Benjamin 
(Debut)
Four adolescents learn the dates of their death from a psychic and their lives go on different courses.

6  -  Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward 
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(17 weeks on list)

4  -  The Rooster Bar - John Grisham 
(12 weeks on list)

3  - Origin - Dan Brown  
(15 weeks on list)

2  -  The Wife Between Us - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
(Debut)
The connections linking a hedge fund manager, his ex-wife and his fiancee are explored from several points of view.

1  -  THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW - A.J. FINN
(2 weeks on list)  (2 consecutive weeks at #1)
A recluse who drinks heavily and take prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) November 19th 2017

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Week Ending November 19th 2017

10 - In The Midst of Winter - Isabel Allende
(Debut)
The lives of a university professor, an undocumented worker and a Chilean academic intersect after a car accident during a snowstorm in Brooklyn.

9  -  Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan
(5 weeks on list)
The first female diver a the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II tries to understand why her father disappeared.

8  -  A Column of Fire - Ken Follett
(8 weeks on list)

7  -  Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King and Owen King
(6 weeks on list)

6  -  Deep Freeze - John Sanford
(3 weeks on list)
Virgil Flowers is called to investigate in Trippton,MN., when a local bank's president is found dead in a nearly frozen river.

5  -  Uncommon Type - Tom Hanks
(3 weeks on list)
Seventeen short stories, each incorporating a typewriter by the Academy Award winning actor.

4  -  Twin Peaks : The Final Dossier - Mark Frost
(Debut)
Updated profiles on the residents of Twin Peaks are assembled by special agent Tamara Preston.

3  -  Origin - Dan Brown
(5 weeks on list) (3 weeks at#1)

2  -  Two Kinds of Truth - Michael Connelly
(Debut)
While he investigates the murder of two pharmacists, an old case comes back to haunt Harry Bosch.

1  -  The Rooster Bar - John Grisham
(2 weeks on list) (2 weeks at #1)
Three students at a sleazy for-profit law school hope to expose the student-loan banker who runs it.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 22nd 2017

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Week Ending October 22nd 2017

10 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  Haunted - James Patterson and James O. Born
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Merry and Bright - Debbie Macomber 
(Debut)
A temp, who works for a strict and stressed boss is given a social life when family members create an online dating profile for her.

7  -  The Cuban Affair - Nelson DeMille
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Don't Let Go - Harlan Coben 
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  A Column Fire - Ken Follett
(4 weeks on list)

3  -  Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan 
(Debut)
Anna Kerrigan, the first female driver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II, meets with a man who helps her understand why her father disappeared.

2  -  Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King and Owen King
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)

1  -  Origin - Dan Brown 
(Debut)
After reconnecting with one of his first students, who is now a billionaire futurist, symbology professor Robert Langdon must go on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 15th 2017

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Week Ending October 15th 2017

10 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(3 weeks on list)

9  -  Enemy of the State - Kyle Mills 
(4 weeks on list)

8  -  A Legacy of Spies - John le Carre
(4 weeks on list)

7  -  To Be Where You Are - Jan Karon
(2 weeks on list)

6  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  Haunted - James Patterson and James O. Born 
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  The Cuban Affair - Nelson DeMille
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)

3  -  A Column of Fire - Ken Follett
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  Don't Let Go - Harlan Coben 
(Debut)
Detective Napoleon Dumas investigates a murder and uncovers clues about the disappearance of his high school love and the death of his twin brother 15 years ago.

1  -  Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King and Owen King
(Debut)
In a small Appalachian town, women who fall asleep don't wake up and become shrouded in a mysterious cocoons while the men battle one another.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 8th 2017

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Week Ending October 8th 2017

10 - "Y" Is For Yesterday - Sue Grafton
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  The Romanov Ransom - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
(2 weeks on list)

8  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(2 weeks on list)

7  -  Enemy of the State - Kyle Mills
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  A Legacy of Spies - John le Carre
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Haunted - James Patterson and James O. Born
(Debut)
A detective from New York takes his family on a vacation in Maine and is enlisted by local cops to help solve a crime in the woods.

3  -  A Column of Fire - Ken Follett
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)

2  -  To Be Where You Are - Jan Karon 
(Debut)
The 14th novel in the Mitford series. Three generations of Kavanaghs face changes in their lives.

1  -  The Cuban Affair - Nelson DeMille
(Debut)
A Miami lawyer solicits an Army veteran to go on a secret mission to recover $60 million stashed away in Cuba.