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Hardcover Frontlist Fiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	-	1	Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-0-399-59351-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/19/2018, 4 11/19/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 69,825 YTD: 72,973	Nov 2018	69,825 72,973
2	1	3	The Reckoning John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (368) 978-0-385-54415-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2018 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for The Reckoning date, rank 11/05/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 1 11/12/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 5 11/19/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 50,398 YTD: 236,464	Oct 2018	50,398 236,464
3	-	1	Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Author Flatiron Books, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-06982-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Nine Perfect Strangers date, rank 11/19/2018, 7 11/19/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 36,414 YTD: 36,653	Nov 2018	36,414 36,653
4	4	4	Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (320) 978-1-5387-2852-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 3.78 [details] Sales history for Every Breath date, rank 10/29/2018, 2 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 4 11/05/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 7 11/12/2018, 4 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 9 11/19/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 27,754 YTD: 201,306	Oct 2018	27,754 201,306
5	3	2	Dark Sacred Night Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48480-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 5.20 [details] Sales history for Dark Sacred Night date, rank 11/12/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 3 11/12/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 10 11/19/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 25,828 YTD: 78,445	Oct 2018	25,828 78,445
6	2	2	Elevation Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $19.95 (144) 978-1-982102-31-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for Elevation date, rank 11/12/2018, 3 11/12/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 21,734 YTD: 83,916	Oct 2018	21,734 83,916
7	5	5	The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: The Sequel to the Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (240) 978-0-06-229444-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 4.80 [details] Sales history for The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: The Sequel to the Five People You Meet in Heaven date, rank 10/22/2018, 8 10/22/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 3 11/12/2018, 5 11/19/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 14,863 YTD: 126,507	Oct 2018	14,863 126,507
8	-	1	The Noel Stranger Richard Paul Evans, Author Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (320) 978-1-5011-7205-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,800 YTD: 12,884	Nov 2018	12,800 12,884
9	-	1	You Don't Own Me Mary Higgins Clark, Author, Alafair Burke, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (288) 978-1-5011-7166-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,758 YTD: 12,863	Nov 2018	12,758 12,863
10	-	1	Sea of Greed Clive Cussler, Author, Graham Brown, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (416) 978-0-7352-1902-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,728 YTD: 12,821	Nov 2018	12,728 12,821
11	7	4	Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Author Harper, $29.99 (480) 978-0-06-268456-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Unsheltered date, rank 10/29/2018, 4 11/05/2018, 7 11/12/2018, 8 11/19/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,872 YTD: 53,162	Oct 2018	8,872 53,162
12	6	5	Ambush James Patterson, Author, James O. Born, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (352) 978-0-316-27398-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 6.17 [details] Sales history for Ambush date, rank 10/22/2018, 10 10/22/2018, 3 10/29/2018, 2 11/05/2018, 4 11/12/2018, 6 11/19/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,673 YTD: 85,381	Oct 2018	8,673 85,381
13	-	1	The Colors of All the Cattle: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (19) Alexander McCall Smith, Author Pantheon Books, $25.95 (240) 978-1-5247-4780-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,060 YTD: 8,245	Nov 2018	8,060 8,245
14	-	1	Heads You Win Jeffrey Archer, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (416) 978-1-250-17250-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,144 YTD: 7,192	Nov 2018	7,144 7,192
15	11	13	Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1909-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Where the Crawdads Sing date, rank 09/03/2018, 24 09/17/2018, 10 10/01/2018, 9 10/08/2018, 9 10/15/2018, 8 10/22/2018, 12 10/29/2018, 13 11/05/2018, 11 11/12/2018, 11 11/19/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,677 YTD: 65,810	Aug 2018	6,677 65,810
16	8	5	Holy Ghost John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-7352-1732-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 6.43 [details] Sales history for Holy Ghost date, rank 10/22/2018, 9 10/22/2018, 2 10/29/2018, 5 11/05/2018, 5 11/12/2018, 7 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,651 YTD: 71,899	Oct 2018	6,651 71,899
17	9	6	A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (384) 978-0-345-54498-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 7.14 [details] Sales history for A Spark of Light date, rank 10/15/2018, 6 10/15/2018, 1 10/22/2018, 5 10/29/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 9 11/19/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,328 YTD: 79,701	Oct 2018	6,328 79,701
18	10	6	Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $20.00 (288) 978-0-399-18128-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 8.86 [details] Sales history for Alaskan Holiday date, rank 10/15/2018, 4 10/22/2018, 10 10/29/2018, 9 11/05/2018, 9 11/12/2018, 10 11/12/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,492 YTD: 49,233	Oct 2018	5,492 49,233
19	12	7	Red War Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5011-9059-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/08/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2018 Average Rank 7.62 [details] Sales history for Red War date, rank 10/08/2018, 5 10/08/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 2 10/22/2018, 7 10/29/2018, 7 11/05/2018, 8 11/12/2018, 12 11/19/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,016 YTD: 88,538	Sep 2018	5,016 88,538
20	13	5	Welcome to Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (272) 978-0-316-43551-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.40 [details] Sales history for Welcome to Paradise date, rank 10/22/2018, 8 10/29/2018, 11 11/05/2018, 10 11/12/2018, 13 11/19/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,259 YTD: 36,783	Oct 2018	4,259 36,783
21	14	5	The Witch Elm Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-7352-2462-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for The Witch Elm date, rank 10/22/2018, 4 10/29/2018, 10 11/05/2018, 12 11/12/2018, 14 11/19/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,379 YTD: 39,095	Oct 2018	3,379 39,095
22	17	25	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-5011-8098-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 6.84 [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 10/01/2018, 12 10/08/2018, 14 10/15/2018, 15 10/22/2018, 17 10/29/2018, 18 11/05/2018, 18 11/12/2018, 16 11/19/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,225 YTD: 423,028	May 2018	3,225 423,028
23	29	2	The Other Woman Sandie Jones, Author Minotaur Books, $26.99 (304) 978-1-250-19198-4 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 24.00 [details] Sales history for The Other Woman date, rank 09/03/2018, 25 11/19/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,531 YTD: 16,782	Aug 2018	2,531 16,782
24	18	9	Juror #3 James Patterson, Author, Nancy Allen, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-47412-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2018 Average Rank 9.91 [details] Sales history for Juror #3 date, rank 09/24/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 9 10/01/2018, 2 10/08/2018, 10 10/08/2018, 2 10/15/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 11 10/29/2018, 14 11/05/2018, 13 11/12/2018, 17 11/19/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,375 YTD: 110,352	Sep 2018	2,375 110,352
25	21	4	When We Were Young Karen Kingsbury, Author Howard Books, $23.99 (352) 978-1-5011-7001-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for When We Were Young date, rank 10/29/2018, 8 11/05/2018, 15 11/12/2018, 21 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,332 YTD: 17,521	Oct 2018	2,332 17,521

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

This week marks the first time that NPD has generated unit sales through its DecisionKey platform. Since BookScan was acquired by NPD from Nielsen in January 2017, NDP has been migrating the data from Nielsen. With the migration completed, slight differences in the processes and methodologies of the two companies have led to minor variances for the overall market (less than 1%), although the differences may be slightly larger for specific ISBNs.

NPD BookScan, week 46 of 2018, data through 11/11/2018; PW Issue of November 19, 2018