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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	-	1	Leverage in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 47) J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-16156-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Leverage in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 47) date, rank 09/17/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 28,002 YTD: 28,669	Sep 2018	28,002 28,669
2	-	1	In His Father's Footsteps Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-0-399-17926-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for In His Father's Footsteps date, rank 09/17/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 20,774 YTD: 21,160	Sep 2018	20,774 21,160
3	1	4	Texas Ranger James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (368) 978-0-316-55666-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/27/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 2.57 [details] Sales history for Texas Ranger date, rank 08/27/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 3 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,433 YTD: 91,848	Aug 2018	12,433 91,848
4	3	14	The President Is Missing Bill Clinton, Author, James Patterson, Author Little, Brown and Company and Knopf, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-41269-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2018 Average Rank 2.08 [details] Sales history for The President Is Missing date, rank 06/18/2018, 1 06/18/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 1 07/09/2018, 1 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 4 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 5 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 1 08/20/2018, 6 08/20/2018, 2 08/27/2018, 2 09/03/2018, 2 09/10/2018, 3 09/17/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,360 YTD: 604,310	Jun 2018	11,360 604,310
5	-	1	Dark Sentinel Christine Feehan, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-451-49008-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,204 YTD: 9,487	Sep 2018	9,204 9,487
6	-	1	Depth of Winter: A Longmire Mystery Craig Johnson, Author Viking, $28.00 (304) 978-0-525-52247-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,617 YTD: 9,248	Sep 2018	8,617 9,248
7	2	2	The Fall of Gondolin J R R Tolkien, Author, Christopher Tolkien, Editor, Alan Lee, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-1-328-61304-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for The Fall of Gondolin date, rank 09/10/2018, 8 09/10/2018, 2 09/17/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,300 YTD: 24,640	Aug 2018	8,300 24,640
8	5	16	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-5011-8098-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 3.62 [details] Sales history for The Outsider date, rank 06/04/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/18/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 2 07/02/2018, 3 07/02/2018, 3 07/09/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 6 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 7 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 4 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,119 YTD: 393,471	May 2018	7,119 393,471
9	4	5	Tailspin Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (300) 978-1-4555-7216-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/20/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/20/2018 Average Rank 3.83 [details] Sales history for Tailspin date, rank 08/20/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 3 09/03/2018, 3 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,101 YTD: 56,405	Aug 2018	6,101 56,405
10	26	4	Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1909-0 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Where the Crawdads Sing date, rank 09/03/2018, 24 09/17/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,036 YTD: 12,194	Aug 2018	5,036 12,194
11	-	1	Timeless: A Drizzt Novel R. A. Salvatore, Author Voyager, $27.99 (432) 978-0-06-268859-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,573 YTD: 4,600	Sep 2018	4,573 4,600
12	6	3	Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (480) 978-0-06-243027-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 7.25 [details] Sales history for Pieces of Her date, rank 09/03/2018, 4 09/03/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 6 09/17/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,518 YTD: 19,545	Aug 2018	4,518 19,545
13	-	1	Field of Bones: A Brady Novel of Suspense J a Jance, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (368) 978-0-06-265757-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,874 YTD: 4,036	Sep 2018	3,874 4,036
14	7	22	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Lee Boudreaux Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-316-55634-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/23/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 17.63 [details] Sales history for Circe date, rank 04/23/2018, 7 04/30/2018, 11 05/07/2018, 10 05/14/2018, 15 05/21/2018, 17 05/28/2018, 15 06/04/2018, 17 06/11/2018, 18 07/02/2018, 25 07/09/2018, 22 07/16/2018, 19 07/23/2018, 23 07/30/2018, 24 08/06/2018, 20 08/13/2018, 22 08/20/2018, 24 08/27/2018, 25 09/10/2018, 7 09/17/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,707 YTD: 85,432	Apr 2018	3,707 85,432
15	9	14	There There Tommy Orange, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (304) 978-0-525-52037-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 11.57 [details] Sales history for There There date, rank 06/18/2018, 7 06/25/2018, 9 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 9 07/30/2018, 11 08/06/2018, 11 08/13/2018, 11 08/20/2018, 18 08/27/2018, 21 09/03/2018, 20 09/10/2018, 9 09/17/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,676 YTD: 77,472	Jun 2018	3,676 77,472
16	10	8	Cottage by the Sea Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (352) 978-0-399-18125-2 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for Cottage by the Sea date, rank 07/30/2018, 7 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 5 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 6 08/27/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 4 09/10/2018, 10 09/17/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,498 YTD: 70,735	Jul 2018	3,498 70,735
17	-	1	Flight or Fright Stephen King, Editor, Bev Vincent, Editor Cemetery Dance Publications, $27.95 (336p) 978-1-58767-679-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,346 YTD: 3,603	Sep 2018	3,346 3,603
18	-	1	Lake Success Gary Shteyngart, Author Random House, $28.00 (352) 978-0-8129-9741-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,325 YTD: 3,674	Sep 2018	3,325 3,674
19	11	52	Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Press, $27.00 (352) 978-0-7352-2429-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/19/2018 Average Rank 10.58 [details] Sales history for Little Fires Everywhere date, rank 09/25/2017, 10 10/02/2017, 10 10/09/2017, 10 10/16/2017, 12 10/23/2017, 13 10/30/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 18 11/13/2017, 19 11/20/2017, 15 11/27/2017, 16 12/04/2017, 17 12/11/2017, 15 12/18/2017, 12 12/25/2017, 8 01/01/2018, 9 01/08/2018, 5 01/15/2018, 4 01/22/2018, 4 01/29/2018, 6 02/05/2018, 4 02/12/2018, 5 02/19/2018, 9 02/26/2018, 8 03/05/2018, 7 03/12/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 4 04/02/2018, 6 04/09/2018, 7 04/16/2018, 6 04/23/2018, 10 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 3 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 8 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 9 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 17 06/25/2018, 19 07/02/2018, 15 07/09/2018, 13 07/16/2018, 14 07/23/2018, 15 07/30/2018, 15 08/06/2018, 15 08/13/2018, 14 08/20/2018, 17 08/27/2018, 15 09/03/2018, 12 09/10/2018, 11 09/17/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,229 YTD: 252,972	Sep 2017	3,229 252,972
20	18	36	The Woman in the Window A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (448) 978-0-06-267841-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/15/2018 Average Rank 9.34 [details] Sales history for The Woman in the Window date, rank 01/15/2018, 8 01/15/2018, 1 01/22/2018, 6 01/22/2018, 1 01/29/2018, 4 01/29/2018, 1 02/05/2018, 5 02/05/2018, 1 02/12/2018, 9 02/12/2018, 3 02/19/2018, 2 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 3 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 5 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 8 04/16/2018, 7 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 9 05/07/2018, 6 05/14/2018, 9 05/21/2018, 11 05/28/2018, 11 06/04/2018, 13 06/11/2018, 12 06/18/2018, 20 06/25/2018, 20 07/02/2018, 19 07/09/2018, 15 07/16/2018, 12 07/23/2018, 13 07/30/2018, 14 08/06/2018, 13 08/13/2018, 12 08/20/2018, 15 08/27/2018, 16 09/03/2018, 13 09/10/2018, 18 09/17/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,062 YTD: 307,268	Jan 2018	3,062 307,268
21	12	6	Paradox Catherine Coulter, Author Gallery Books, $27.99 (448) 978-1-5011-3812-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/13/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/13/2018 Average Rank 9.14 [details] Sales history for Paradox date, rank 08/13/2018, 10 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 5 08/27/2018, 7 09/03/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 12 09/17/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,937 YTD: 42,164	Jul 2018	2,937 42,164
22	13	15	Shelter in Place Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (432) 978-1-250-16159-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/11/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 11.31 [details] Sales history for Shelter in Place date, rank 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 6 06/18/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 4 07/02/2018, 5 07/09/2018, 6 07/16/2018, 10 07/23/2018, 10 07/30/2018, 16 08/06/2018, 17 08/13/2018, 19 08/20/2018, 22 08/27/2018, 24 09/10/2018, 13 09/17/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,916 YTD: 136,368	May 2018	2,916 136,368
23	-	1	Wild Fire: A Shetland Island Mystery Ann Cleeves, Author Minotaur Books, $26.99 (400) 978-1-250-12484-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,783 YTD: 2,889	Sep 2018	2,783 2,889
24	20	31	The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-0-312-57723-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2018 Average Rank 10.85 [details] Sales history for The Great Alone date, rank 02/19/2018, 1 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 2 02/26/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 5 03/12/2018, 1 03/19/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 2 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 4 04/16/2018, 5 04/23/2018, 8 04/30/2018, 8 05/07/2018, 8 05/14/2018, 10 05/21/2018, 10 05/28/2018, 12 06/04/2018, 11 06/11/2018, 13 06/18/2018, 18 06/25/2018, 21 07/02/2018, 20 07/09/2018, 17 07/16/2018, 16 07/23/2018, 21 07/30/2018, 13 08/06/2018, 18 08/13/2018, 16 08/20/2018, 20 08/27/2018, 20 09/03/2018, 18 09/10/2018, 20 09/17/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,629 YTD: 282,059	Feb 2018	2,629 282,059
25	19	5	An Unwanted Guest Shari Lapena, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00 (320) 978-0-525-55762-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/20/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 08/20/2018 Average Rank 14.60 [details] Sales history for An Unwanted Guest date, rank 08/20/2018, 9 08/27/2018, 9 09/03/2018, 11 09/10/2018, 19 09/17/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,624 YTD: 20,673	Aug 2018	2,624 20,673

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Print-unit sales figures for the week ended Sept. 2 include sales from an online retailer that had been unable to provide data for the weeks ended Aug. 19 and Aug. 26. NPD included those weeks’ sales in the totals for the week ended Sept. 2.

NPD BookScan, week 37 of 2018, data through 09/09/2018; PW Issue of September 17, 2018