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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	53	Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1909-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2019 Average Rank 3.98 [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 12/03/2018, 14 12/10/2018, 15 12/17/2018, 14 12/24/2018, 6 12/31/2018, 6 01/07/2019, 5 01/14/2019, 2 01/21/2019, 2 01/28/2019, 2 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 2 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 1 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 1 07/29/2019, 2 08/05/2019, 2 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 1 08/26/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 40,243 YTD: 1,222,449	Aug 2018	40,243 1,222,449
2	2	2	The Inn James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-52758-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for The Inn date, rank 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,543 YTD: 56,478	Aug 2019	22,543 56,478
3	-	1	The Bitterroots C J Box, Author Minotaur Books, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-05105-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Bitterroots date, rank 08/26/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,473 YTD: 17,624	Aug 2019	17,473 17,624
4	3	4	One Good Deed David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-5056-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/05/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2019 Average Rank 3.38 [details] Sales history for One Good Deed date, rank 08/05/2019, 1 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,109 YTD: 108,593	Jul 2019	15,109 108,593
5	5	2	Outfox Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (304) 978-1-4555-7219-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Outfox date, rank 08/19/2019, 5 08/26/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,063 YTD: 29,493	Aug 2019	12,063 29,493
6	7	5	The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $24.95 (224) 978-0-385-53707-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2019 Average Rank 4.38 [details] Sales history for The Nickel Boys date, rank 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 3 08/12/2019, 3 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,165 YTD: 106,805	Jul 2019	11,165 106,805
7	4	2	The Turn of the Key Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99 (352) 978-1-5011-8877-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Turn of the Key date, rank 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,684 YTD: 29,157	Aug 2019	10,684 29,157
8	-	1	Contraband Stuart Woods, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-08313-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,770 YTD: 9,799	Aug 2019	9,770 9,799
9	8	5	The New Girl Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $28.99 (496) 978-0-06-283483-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/29/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2019 Average Rank 4.56 [details] Sales history for The New Girl date, rank 07/29/2019, 1 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 5 08/19/2019, 8 08/26/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,191 YTD: 118,032	Jul 2019	8,191 118,032
10	-	1	Blood Truth J R Ward, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (416) 978-1-5011-9503-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,799 YTD: 7,818	Aug 2019	7,799 7,818
11	17	8	Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes, Author Ballantine Books, $26.00 (304) 978-0-525-61924-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2019 Average Rank 14.62 [details] Sales history for Evvie Drake Starts Over date, rank 07/08/2019, 21 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 13 08/05/2019, 19 08/12/2019, 22 08/19/2019, 17 08/26/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,650 YTD: 49,637	Jun 2019	7,650 49,637
12	-	1	Inland Tea Obreht, Author Random House, $27.00 (384) 978-0-8129-9286-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,519 YTD: 7,536	Aug 2019	7,519 7,536
13	10	3	Chances Are . . . Richard Russo, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (320) 978-1-101-94774-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/12/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 10.33 [details] Sales history for Chances Are . . . date, rank 08/12/2019, 8 08/19/2019, 10 08/26/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,217 YTD: 24,487	Jul 2019	7,217 24,487
14	6	2	A Dangerous Man Robert Crais, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (352) 978-0-525-53568-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for A Dangerous Man date, rank 08/19/2019, 6 08/26/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,038 YTD: 20,828	Aug 2019	6,038 20,828
15	9	9	Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (432) 978-0-316-42001-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 5.38 [details] Sales history for Summer of '69 date, rank 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 3 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 6 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 7 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,672 YTD: 163,003	Jun 2019	5,672 163,003
16	11	6	Under Currents Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-20709-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/22/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/22/2019 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for Under Currents date, rank 07/22/2019, 2 07/29/2019, 4 08/05/2019, 6 08/12/2019, 9 08/19/2019, 11 08/26/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,583 YTD: 92,069	Jul 2019	5,583 92,069
17	12	3	Labyrinth Catherine Coulter, Author Gallery Books, $27.99 (512) 978-1-5011-9365-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/12/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Labyrinth date, rank 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 12 08/26/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,465 YTD: 25,893	Jul 2019	5,465 25,893
18	13	5	Window on the Bay Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (336) 978-0-399-18133-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 07/29/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Window on the Bay date, rank 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 8 08/12/2019, 10 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,420 YTD: 50,361	Jul 2019	5,420 50,361
19	-	1	The Oysterville Sewing Circle Susan Wiggs, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (384) 978-0-06-242558-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,298 YTD: 5,325	Aug 2019	5,298 5,325
20	14	11	City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (432) 978-1-59463-473-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 7.79 [details] Sales history for City of Girls date, rank 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 07/01/2019, 3 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 6 07/22/2019, 4 07/29/2019, 7 08/05/2019, 9 08/12/2019, 13 08/19/2019, 14 08/26/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,550 YTD: 132,096	Jun 2019	4,550 132,096
21	19	28	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-250-30169-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 12.29 [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 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,957 YTD: 154,648	Feb 2019	3,957 154,648
22	-	1	Things You Save in a Fire Katherine Center, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (320) 978-1-250-04732-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,788 YTD: 3,799	Aug 2019	3,788 3,799
23	21	12	Ask Again, Yes Mary Beth Keane, Author Scribner Book Company, $27.00 (400) 978-1-982106-98-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Ask Again, Yes date, rank 06/10/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 19 08/05/2019, 14 08/12/2019, 11 08/19/2019, 21 08/26/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,711 YTD: 38,022	May 2019	3,711 38,022
24	15	8	The House Guest Megan Miranda, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6537-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The House Guest date, rank 07/01/2019, 16 07/08/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 14 08/19/2019, 15 08/26/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,673 YTD: 28,985	Jun 2019	3,673 28,985
25	18	3	Someone We Know Shari Lapena, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (320) 978-0-525-55765-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/12/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 18.33 [details] Sales history for Someone We Know date, rank 08/12/2019, 12 08/19/2019, 18 08/26/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,007 YTD: 14,844	Jul 2019	3,007 14,844

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NPD BookScan, week 34 of 2019, data through 08/24/2019; PW Issue of August 26, 2019