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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	2	2	Into the Water Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-7352-1120-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/22/2017 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Into the Water date, rank 05/15/2017, 6 05/15/2017, 2 05/22/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 45,669 2012 YTD: 84,711	May 2017	45,669 84,711
2	1	3	16th Seduction James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (384) 978-0-316-27403-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for 16th Seduction date, rank 05/15/2017, 3 05/15/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 3 05/22/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 37,817 2012 YTD: 86,328	May 2017	37,817 86,328
3	3	2	Against All Odds Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (352) 978-1-101-88391-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 6.25 [details] Sales history for Against All Odds date, rank 05/15/2017, 9 05/15/2017, 3 05/22/2017, 10 05/22/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 21,905 2012 YTD: 48,719	May 2017	21,905 48,719
4	5	4	The Fix David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-4555-8656-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/01/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Fix date, rank 05/01/2017, 1 05/01/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 5 05/08/2017, 2 05/15/2017, 5 05/22/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 14,890 2012 YTD: 100,253	Apr 2017	14,890 100,253
5	4	3	Golden Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-399-18457-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 2.80 [details] Sales history for Golden Prey date, rank 05/08/2017, 2 05/08/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 2 05/15/2017, 4 05/22/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,652 2012 YTD: 68,089	Apr 2017	12,652 68,089
6	7	7	The Black Book James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (448) 978-0-316-27388-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/10/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2017 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Black Book date, rank 04/10/2017, 2 04/10/2017, 1 04/17/2017, 3 04/17/2017, 1 04/24/2017, 4 04/24/2017, 1 05/01/2017, 2 05/08/2017, 3 05/15/2017, 7 05/22/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,894 2012 YTD: 141,951	Mar 2017	9,894 141,951
7	-	1	A Dog's Way Home W. Bruce Cameron, Author Forge, $24.99 (336) 978-0-7653-7465-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,987 2012 YTD: 9,312	May 2017	8,987 9,312
8	-	1	The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel Jo Nesbo, Author, Neil Smith, Translator Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (352) 978-0-385-35216-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,876 2012 YTD: 8,956	May 2017	8,876 8,956
9	-	1	Since We Fell Dennis Lehane, Author Ecco Press, $27.99 (432) 978-0-06-212938-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,293 2012 YTD: 8,402	May 2017	8,293 8,402
10	9	6	All by Myself, Alone Mary Higgins Clark, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (320) 978-1-5011-3111-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 5.29 [details] Sales history for All by Myself, Alone date, rank 04/17/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 2 04/24/2017, 3 05/01/2017, 4 05/08/2017, 5 05/15/2017, 9 05/22/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,770 2012 YTD: 70,950	Apr 2017	7,770 70,950
11	10	36	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Viking, $27.00 (480) 978-0-670-02619-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 15.21 [details] Sales history for A Gentleman in Moscow date, rank 09/19/2016, 12 09/26/2016, 15 10/03/2016, 14 10/10/2016, 13 10/17/2016, 16 10/24/2016, 17 10/31/2016, 25 11/14/2016, 19 11/21/2016, 21 11/28/2016, 25 12/19/2016, 23 12/26/2016, 21 01/02/2017, 21 01/09/2017, 22 01/16/2017, 19 01/23/2017, 15 01/30/2017, 16 02/06/2017, 14 02/13/2017, 14 02/20/2017, 16 02/27/2017, 16 03/06/2017, 15 03/13/2017, 12 03/20/2017, 8 03/27/2017, 9 04/03/2017, 10 04/10/2017, 10 04/17/2017, 13 04/24/2017, 14 05/01/2017, 9 05/08/2017, 7 05/15/2017, 10 05/22/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,601 2012 YTD: 97,751	Sep 2016	7,601 97,751
12	-	1	Men Without Women: Stories Haruki Murakami, Author, Philip Gabriel, Translator, Ted Goossen, Translator Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (240) 978-0-451-49462-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,188 2012 YTD: 7,242	May 2017	7,188 7,242
13	8	3	Anything Is Possible Elizabeth Strout, Author Random House, $27.00 (272) 978-0-8129-8940-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for Anything Is Possible date, rank 05/08/2017, 4 05/15/2017, 8 05/22/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,009 2012 YTD: 25,232	Apr 2017	7,009 25,232
14	6	2	The Broken Road Richard Paul Evans, Author Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (304) 978-1-5011-1164-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The Broken Road date, rank 05/15/2017, 6 05/22/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,088 2012 YTD: 17,345	May 2017	6,088 17,345
15	15	7	The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (368) 978-0-06-256366-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/10/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 10.29 [details] Sales history for The Women in the Castle date, rank 04/10/2017, 8 04/17/2017, 7 04/24/2017, 10 05/01/2017, 7 05/08/2017, 10 05/15/2017, 15 05/22/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,272 2012 YTD: 44,396	Mar 2017	5,272 44,396
16	-	1	Assassin's Fate: Book III of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy Robin Hobb, Author Del Rey Books, $32.00 (864) 978-0-553-39295-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,988 2012 YTD: 5,075	May 2017	4,988 5,075
17	-	1	Deadmen Walking Sherrilyn Kenyon, Author Tor Books, $27.99 (304) 978-0-7653-8568-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,674 2012 YTD: 4,774	May 2017	4,674 4,774
18	-	1	The Girl Who Knew Too Much Amanda Quick, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (368) 978-0-399-17447-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,622 2012 YTD: 4,722	May 2017	4,622 4,722
19	13	15	Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $25.95 (304) 978-0-393-60909-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/20/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/20/2017 Average Rank 4.95 [details] Sales history for Norse Mythology date, rank 02/20/2017, 1 02/20/2017, 1 02/27/2017, 5 02/27/2017, 2 03/06/2017, 2 03/06/2017, 1 03/13/2017, 1 03/20/2017, 3 03/27/2017, 3 04/03/2017, 6 04/03/2017, 1 04/10/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 5 04/24/2017, 7 05/01/2017, 8 05/08/2017, 11 05/08/2017, 1 05/15/2017, 13 05/22/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,619 2012 YTD: 179,198	Feb 2017	4,619 179,198
20	16	41	The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-385-54236-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2016 Average Rank 10.30 [details] Sales history for The Underground Railroad date, rank 08/22/2016, 7 08/22/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 9 08/29/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 6 10/03/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 6 10/17/2016, 10 10/24/2016, 11 10/31/2016, 15 11/07/2016, 20 11/14/2016, 23 11/21/2016, 22 11/28/2016, 18 12/05/2016, 16 12/12/2016, 15 12/19/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 4 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 3 01/30/2017, 4 02/06/2017, 3 02/13/2017, 5 02/20/2017, 6 02/27/2017, 9 03/06/2017, 12 03/13/2017, 9 03/20/2017, 11 03/27/2017, 19 04/03/2017, 21 04/10/2017, 17 04/17/2017, 23 04/24/2017, 12 05/01/2017, 14 05/08/2017, 13 05/15/2017, 16 05/22/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,470 2012 YTD: 112,728	Aug 2016	4,470 112,728
21	11	5	One Perfect Lie Lisa Scottoline, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (368) 978-1-250-09956-3 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/24/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/24/2017 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for One Perfect Lie date, rank 04/24/2017, 4 05/01/2017, 5 05/08/2017, 8 05/15/2017, 11 05/22/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,458 2012 YTD: 37,322	Apr 2017	4,458 37,322
22	14	3	Beartown Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-5011-6076-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Beartown date, rank 05/08/2017, 6 05/15/2017, 14 05/22/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,269 2012 YTD: 17,075	Apr 2017	4,269 17,075
23	18	4	The Stars Are Fire Anita Shreve, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (256) 978-0-385-35090-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/01/2017 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for The Stars Are Fire date, rank 05/01/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 14 05/15/2017, 18 05/22/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,940 2012 YTD: 17,826	Apr 2017	3,940 17,826
24	19	5	Two from the Heart James Patterson, Author, Frank Costantini, With Little Brown and Company, $27.00 (304) 978-0-316-46890-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/24/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/24/2017 Average Rank 13.20 [details] Sales history for Two from the Heart date, rank 04/24/2017, 5 05/01/2017, 6 05/08/2017, 12 05/15/2017, 19 05/22/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,795 2012 YTD: 30,017	Apr 2017	3,795 30,017
25	-	1	Saints for All Occasions J. Courtney Sullivan, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (352) 978-0-307-95957-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,653 2012 YTD: 3,709	May 2017	3,653 3,709

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Nielsen BookScan, week 20 of 2017, data through 5/14/2017; PW Issue of May. 22, 2017