John Grisham and Ronan Farrow both saw their new books shoot to the top of the Apple Books store's bestseller list this week, with The Guardians at #1 and Catch and Kill at #2. There's been no dominant bestseller for more than a week or two since Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens fell from #1 earlier this year, and that game of roulette continues. At #3 is Stuart Woods' latest, Stealth, and a Bookouture title, The Last Wife by Nicola Marsh, is at #4, with Elton John's memoir, Me, rounding out the top 5.

Apple Books US Bestseller List - 10/20/19 - Paid Books
Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher

1. The Guardians by John Grisham - 9780385544191 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
2. Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow - 9780316486668 - (Little, Brown and Company)
3. Stealth by Stuart Woods - 9780593083185 - (Penguin Publishing Group)
4. The Last Wife by Nicola Marsh - 9781838880514 - (Bookouture)
5. Me by Elton John - 9781250147615 - (Henry Holt and Co.)
6. What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand - 9780316435567 - (Little, Brown and Company)
7. After We Collided by Anna Todd - 9781476792552 - (Gallery Books)
8. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - 9780735219113 - (Penguin Publishing Group)
9. After by Anna Todd - 9781476792545 - (Gallery Books)
10. Lethal Agent by Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn - 9781501190643 - (AtriaEmily Bestler Books)
11. Bloody Genius by John Sandford - 9780525536628 - (Penguin Publishing Group)
12. The Perfect Smile (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Four) by Blake Pierce - 9781640297630 - (Blake Pierce)
13. Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout - 9780812996555 - (Random House Publishing Group)
14. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - 9780062963697 - (Harper)
15. The 19th Christmas by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro - 9780316494021 - (Little, Brown and Company)
16. Need to Know by Karen Cleveland - 9781524797034 - (Random House Publishing Group)
17. East of Eden by John Steinbeck - 9781440631320 - (Penguin Publishing Group)
18. As Long As I Have You by Bella Andre - 9781950351077 - (Oak Press, LLC)
19. The Institute by Stephen King - 9781982110598 - (Scribner)
20. Fast Lane by Kristen Ashley - 9780463228456 - (Kristen Ashley