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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	-	1	1st Case James Patterson, Author, Chris Tebbetts, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (352) 978-0-316-41818-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/10/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for 1st Case date, rank 08/10/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 21,593 YTD: 21,593	Jul 2020	21,593 21,593
2	3	9	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/06/2020 Average Rank 4.22 [details] Sales history for The Vanishing Half date, rank 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 8 06/29/2020, 10 07/06/2020, 2 07/13/2020, 2 07/20/2020, 2 07/27/2020, 3 08/03/2020, 3 08/10/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 16,029 YTD: 137,067	Jun 2020	16,029 137,067
3	2	3	The Order Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $28.99 (464) 978-0-06-283484-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/27/2020 Average Rank 1.80 [details] Sales history for The Order date, rank 07/27/2020, 1 08/03/2020, 2 08/10/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 15,014 YTD: 89,524	Jul 2020	15,014 89,524
4	1	2	Near Dark, Volume 19: A Thriller Brad Thor, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (352) 978-1-9821-0406-1 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/03/2020 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for Near Dark, Volume 19: A Thriller date, rank 08/03/2020, 1 08/10/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,639 YTD: 37,632	Jul 2020	13,639 37,632
5	4	7	28 Summers Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (432) 978-0-316-42004-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/29/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/29/2020 Average Rank 4.45 [details] Sales history for 28 Summers date, rank 06/29/2020, 1 07/06/2020, 1 07/13/2020, 1 07/20/2020, 1 07/27/2020, 4 08/03/2020, 4 08/10/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,033 YTD: 159,510	Jun 2020	12,033 159,510
6	-	1	Deadlock, Volume 24 Catherine Coulter, Author Gallery Books, $28.99 (480) 978-1-5011-9369-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,924 YTD: 10,924	Jul 2020	10,924 10,924
7	8	41	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 5.95 [details] Sales history for The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse date, rank 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 23 11/25/2019, 19 12/02/2019, 21 12/09/2019, 22 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 2 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 6 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 9 04/06/2020, 3 04/13/2020, 2 04/20/2020, 1 04/27/2020, 3 05/04/2020, 4 05/11/2020, 6 05/18/2020, 6 05/25/2020, 6 06/01/2020, 5 06/08/2020, 8 06/15/2020, 11 06/22/2020, 11 06/29/2020, 14 07/06/2020, 11 07/13/2020, 13 07/20/2020, 11 07/27/2020, 13 08/03/2020, 8 08/10/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,296 YTD: 386,252	Oct 2019	9,296 386,252
8	5	9	The Guest List Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-286893-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/20/2020 Average Rank 7.89 [details] Sales history for The Guest List date, rank 06/15/2020, 8 06/22/2020, 9 06/29/2020, 16 07/06/2020, 6 07/13/2020, 6 07/20/2020, 5 07/27/2020, 8 08/03/2020, 5 08/10/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,087 YTD: 98,035	Jun 2020	9,087 98,035
9	7	14	Camino Winds John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (304) 978-0-385-54593-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/11/2020 Average Rank 3.81 [details] Sales history for Camino Winds date, rank 05/11/2020, 1 05/18/2020, 1 05/25/2020, 1 06/01/2020, 1 06/08/2020, 3 06/15/2020, 1 06/22/2020, 3 06/29/2020, 2 07/06/2020, 3 07/13/2020, 4 07/20/2020, 3 07/27/2020, 7 08/03/2020, 7 08/10/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,576 YTD: 369,266	Apr 2020	8,576 369,266
10	-	1	The End of Her Shari Lapena, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (352) 978-1-9848-8051-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,285 YTD: 8,285	Jul 2020	8,285 8,285
11	12	28	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 6.29 [details] Sales history for American Dirt date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 5 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 5 04/20/2020, 4 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 5 05/11/2020, 5 05/18/2020, 12 05/25/2020, 7 06/01/2020, 6 06/08/2020, 9 06/15/2020, 10 06/22/2020, 16 06/29/2020, 15 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 9 07/20/2020, 10 07/27/2020, 14 08/03/2020, 12 08/10/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,273 YTD: 392,732	Jan 2020	7,273 392,732
12	11	15	If It Bleeds Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (448) 978-1-9821-3797-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 5.21 [details] Sales history for If It Bleeds date, rank 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 2 06/01/2020, 2 06/08/2020, 4 06/15/2020, 5 06/22/2020, 5 06/29/2020, 5 07/06/2020, 5 07/13/2020, 7 07/20/2020, 9 07/27/2020, 11 08/03/2020, 11 08/10/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,000 YTD: 308,885	Apr 2020	7,000 308,885
13	9	3	A Walk Along the Beach Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (352) 978-0-399-18136-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/27/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 7.25 [details] Sales history for A Walk Along the Beach date, rank 07/27/2020, 5 08/03/2020, 9 08/10/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,524 YTD: 29,557	Jul 2020	6,524 29,557
14	-	1	Relentless: A Drizzt Novel R. A. Salvatore, Author Harper Voyager, $28.99 (464) 978-0-06-268867-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 08/10/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Relentless: A Drizzt Novel date, rank 08/10/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,965 YTD: 5,965	Jul 2020	5,965 5,965
15	30	4	Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Author Del Rey Books, $27.00 (352) 978-0-525-62078-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 07/13/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 14.25 [details] Sales history for Mexican Gothic date, rank 07/13/2020, 21 07/20/2020, 19 08/10/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,386 YTD: 24,673	Jun 2020	5,386 24,673
16	14	5	Sex and Vanity Kevin Kwan, Author Doubleday Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-385-54627-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/13/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/13/2020 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Sex and Vanity date, rank 07/13/2020, 3 07/20/2020, 6 07/27/2020, 6 08/03/2020, 14 08/10/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,077 YTD: 48,235	Jun 2020	5,077 48,235
17	10	3	Peace Talks Jim Butcher, Author Ace Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-451-46441-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 6.60 [details] Sales history for Peace Talks date, rank 07/27/2020, 2 08/03/2020, 10 08/10/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,658 YTD: 62,537	Jul 2020	4,658 62,537
18	15	8	The Summer House James Patterson, Author, Brendan DuBois, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (448) 978-0-316-53955-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 06/22/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/22/2020 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for The Summer House date, rank 06/22/2020, 1 06/29/2020, 3 07/06/2020, 4 07/13/2020, 5 07/20/2020, 7 07/27/2020, 12 08/03/2020, 15 08/10/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,644 YTD: 106,516	Jun 2020	4,644 106,516
19	19	13	Big Summer Jennifer Weiner, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-3351-0 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 14.31 [details] Sales history for Big Summer date, rank 05/18/2020, 10 05/25/2020, 5 06/01/2020, 8 06/08/2020, 10 06/15/2020, 12 06/22/2020, 14 06/29/2020, 19 07/06/2020, 15 07/13/2020, 15 07/20/2020, 21 07/27/2020, 19 08/03/2020, 19 08/10/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,402 YTD: 96,715	May 2020	4,402 96,715
20	17	10	Fair Warning Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-53942-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/08/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/06/2020 Average Rank 7.93 [details] Sales history for Fair Warning date, rank 06/08/2020, 2 06/15/2020, 4 06/22/2020, 4 06/29/2020, 7 07/06/2020, 8 07/13/2020, 11 07/20/2020, 12 07/27/2020, 17 08/03/2020, 17 08/10/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,052 YTD: 123,668	May 2020	4,052 123,668
21	23	31	Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (320) 978-0-525-54190-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 15.32 [details] Sales history for Such a Fun Age date, rank 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 5 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 8 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 11 03/02/2020, 9 03/09/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 13 03/23/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 20 04/06/2020, 24 04/13/2020, 20 04/20/2020, 20 05/04/2020, 23 05/11/2020, 24 06/15/2020, 20 06/29/2020, 21 07/06/2020, 24 08/03/2020, 23 08/10/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,970 YTD: 136,382	Dec 2019	3,970 136,382
22	21	43	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/13/2020 Average Rank 14.95 [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 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 13 12/09/2019, 17 12/16/2019, 17 12/23/2019, 16 12/30/2019, 15 01/06/2020, 19 01/13/2020, 12 01/20/2020, 13 01/27/2020, 11 02/03/2020, 12 02/10/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 15 03/02/2020, 12 03/09/2020, 10 03/16/2020, 17 03/23/2020, 14 03/30/2020, 16 04/06/2020, 14 04/13/2020, 7 04/20/2020, 8 04/27/2020, 11 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 10 05/18/2020, 15 05/25/2020, 15 06/01/2020, 19 06/08/2020, 12 06/15/2020, 17 06/22/2020, 21 06/29/2020, 22 07/06/2020, 21 07/13/2020, 22 07/20/2020, 23 07/27/2020, 24 08/03/2020, 21 08/10/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,782 YTD: 162,703	Oct 2019	3,782 162,703
23	-	1	Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Evolution Brian Freeman, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (416) 978-0-525-54259-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,771 YTD: 3,771	Jul 2020	3,771 3,771
24	24	15	Walk the Wire David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6146-5 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 10.71 [details] Sales history for Walk the Wire date, rank 05/04/2020, 1 05/11/2020, 3 05/18/2020, 4 05/25/2020, 4 06/01/2020, 4 06/08/2020, 7 06/15/2020, 7 06/22/2020, 10 06/29/2020, 13 07/06/2020, 13 07/13/2020, 16 07/20/2020, 20 07/27/2020, 23 08/03/2020, 24 08/10/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,545 YTD: 205,319	Apr 2020	3,545 205,319
25	22	10	Hideaway Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-20710-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/08/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Hideaway date, rank 06/08/2020, 1 06/15/2020, 3 06/22/2020, 6 06/29/2020, 11 07/06/2020, 10 07/13/2020, 12 07/20/2020, 14 07/27/2020, 21 08/03/2020, 22 08/10/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,306 YTD: 117,467	May 2020	3,306 117,467

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