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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	2	Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-0-399-59354-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 36,392 YTD: 110,360	Oct 2019	36,392 110,360
2	2	4	The Guardians John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54418-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 2.12 [details] Sales history for The Guardians date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 34,645 YTD: 229,237	Oct 2019	34,645 229,237
3	-	1	The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (512) 978-0-385-54121-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Starless Sea date, rank 11/18/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 24,166 YTD: 24,259	Nov 2019	24,166 24,259
4	3	3	The Night Fire Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48561-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for The Night Fire date, rank 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,693 YTD: 96,848	Oct 2019	16,693 96,848
5	7	9	The Institute Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-982110-56-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 3.93 [details] Sales history for The Institute date, rank 09/23/2019, 2 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,246 YTD: 307,073	Sep 2019	13,246 307,073
6	-	1	Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry Mary Higgins Clark, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (400) 978-1-5011-7170-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,158 YTD: 13,176	Nov 2019	13,158 13,176
7	-	1	Noel Street Richard Paul Evans, Author Gallery Books, $21.99 (304) 978-1-982129-58-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,990 YTD: 12,996	Nov 2019	12,990 12,996
8	5	7	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-296367-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 5.86 [details] Sales history for The Dutch House date, rank 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 5 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,736 YTD: 125,178	Sep 2019	11,736 125,178
9	9	5	The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (368) 978-0-316-42027-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 4.75 [details] Sales history for The 19th Christmas date, rank 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 4 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,696 YTD: 113,801	Oct 2019	11,696 113,801
10	4	2	The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek Rhett McLaughlin, Author, Link Neal, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $25.00 (272) 978-1-984822-13-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek date, rank 11/11/2019, 4 11/18/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,807 YTD: 27,549	Oct 2019	10,807 27,549
11	13	4	Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Author Random House, $27.00 (304) 978-0-8129-9654-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 10.25 [details] Sales history for Olive, Again date, rank 10/28/2019, 4 11/04/2019, 13 11/11/2019, 13 11/18/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,419 YTD: 37,936	Oct 2019	10,419 37,936
12	12	5	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 12.60 [details] Sales history for The Giver of Stars date, rank 10/21/2019, 9 10/28/2019, 12 11/04/2019, 18 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,405 YTD: 43,628	Oct 2019	10,405 43,628
13	8	7	The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author One World, $28.00 (416) 978-0-399-59059-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 5.11 [details] Sales history for The Water Dancer date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,282 YTD: 186,592	Sep 2019	10,282 186,592
14	-	1	Untitled Oregon Files #14 Clive Cussler, Author, Boyd Morrison, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-525-54181-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,082 YTD: 10,094	Nov 2019	10,082 10,094
15	-	1	Resistance Reborn (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Rebecca Roanhorse, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (320) 978-0-593-12842-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,383 YTD: 9,385	Nov 2019	9,383 9,385
16	10	3	The Deserter Nelson DeMille, Author, Alex DeMille, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (544) 978-1-5011-0175-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for The Deserter date, rank 11/04/2019, 3 11/11/2019, 10 11/18/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,252 YTD: 42,428	Oct 2019	9,252 42,428
17	-	1	The Family Upstairs Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (320) 978-1-5011-9010-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,167 YTD: 8,168	Nov 2019	8,167 8,168
18	11	9	The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Author Nan A. Talese, $28.95 (416) 978-0-385-54378-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Testaments date, rank 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 5 10/21/2019, 7 10/28/2019, 6 11/04/2019, 11 11/11/2019, 11 11/18/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,890 YTD: 266,489	Sep 2019	7,890 266,489
19	6	2	Find Me Andre Aciman, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26.00 (224) 978-0-374-15501-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Find Me date, rank 11/11/2019, 6 11/18/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,773 YTD: 21,820	Oct 2019	6,773 21,820
20	-	1	Berserk Deluxe Volume 3 Kentaro Miura, Author, Kentaro Miura, Illustrator, Duane Johnson, Translator Dark Horse Manga, $49.99 (704) 978-1-5067-1200-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,993 YTD: 5,996	Nov 2019	5,993 5,996
21	28	2	Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Author Ecco Press, $26.99 (272) 978-0-06-291346-3 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,918 YTD: 7,104	Oct 2019	4,918 7,104
22	15	6	Cilka's Journey Heather Morris, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-26570-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 15.17 [details] Sales history for Cilka's Journey date, rank 10/14/2019, 8 10/21/2019, 12 10/28/2019, 14 11/04/2019, 20 11/11/2019, 15 11/18/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,619 YTD: 38,531	Oct 2019	4,619 38,531
23	17	7	Lethal Agent Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5011-9062-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 12.38 [details] Sales history for Lethal Agent date, rank 10/07/2019, 4 10/14/2019, 6 10/21/2019, 11 10/28/2019, 11 11/04/2019, 17 11/11/2019, 17 11/18/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,564 YTD: 80,647	Sep 2019	4,564 80,647
24	14	3	Agent Running in the Field John Le Carre, Author Viking, $29.00 (272) 978-1-984878-87-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 13.75 [details] Sales history for Agent Running in the Field date, rank 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 14 11/18/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,510 YTD: 25,142	Oct 2019	4,510 25,142
25	24	40	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-250-30169-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 14.20 [details] Sales history for The Silent Patient date, rank 02/18/2019, 4 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 6 03/11/2019, 5 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 7 04/01/2019, 8 04/08/2019, 11 04/15/2019, 9 04/22/2019, 10 04/29/2019, 11 05/06/2019, 11 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 14 05/27/2019, 16 06/03/2019, 13 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 21 06/24/2019, 20 07/01/2019, 14 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 17 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 17 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 16 08/19/2019, 19 08/26/2019, 21 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 17 09/23/2019, 22 09/30/2019, 18 10/07/2019, 15 10/14/2019, 17 10/21/2019, 20 10/28/2019, 21 11/04/2019, 24 11/11/2019, 24 11/18/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,950 YTD: 205,538	Feb 2019	3,950 205,538

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NPD BookScan, week 46 of 2019, data through 11/9/2019; PW Issue of November 18, 2019