John Grisham's third outing in his attorney Jake Brigance series, A Time for Mercy, is at the top of the Apple Books store's bestseller list, marking his return to the top of the list. At #2 is Greenlights by the actor Matthew McConaughey, with Descent by Helen Hardt at #3. Nicholas Spark's The Return drops to #5.

Apple Books US Bestseller List - 10/25/20 - Paid Books
Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher

1. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham - 9780385545976 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
2. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - 9780593139141 - (Crown)
3. Descent by Helen Hardt - 9781642632255 - (Waterhouse Press)
4. Fatal Fraud by Marie Force - 9781950654857 - (HTJB, Inc.)
5. The Return by Nicholas Sparks - 9781538728567 - (Grand Central Publishing)
6. Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand - 9780316435611 - (Little, Brown and Company)
7. Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks - 9781943805419 - (Laurens Publishing)
8. Shielding Aspen by Susan Stoker - 9781644990438 - (Stoker Aces Production, LLC)
9. The Girls in the Snow by Stacy Green - 9781838888794 - (Bookouture)
10. The Searcher by Tana French - 9780735224667 - (Penguin Publishing Group)
11. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett - 9781984882028 - (Penguin Publishing Group)
12. Untamed by Glennon Doyle - 9781984801265 - (Random House Publishing Group)
13. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - 9781501160851 - (Atria Books)
14. Battle of Brothers by Robert Lacey - 9780063042964 - (Harper)
15. Chances Are... by Richard Russo - 9781101947753 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
16. Total Power by Kyle Mills & Vince Flynn - 9781501190674 - (AtriaEmily Bestler Books)
17. The Billionaire's Wake-up-call Girl by Annika Martin - 9781944736064 - (Annika Martin)
18. Naughty and Notorious by Alexa Riley - 9781393873433 - (Alexa Riley)
19. Three Women Disappear by James Patterson & Shan Serafin - 9780316541626 - (Little, Brown and Company)
20. The Guest List by Lucy Foley - 9780062868954 - (William Morrow)