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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	The House of Cross: Meet the Hero of the New Prime Series Cross--The Greatest Detective of All Time James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (416) 978-0-316-40268-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/09/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2024 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The House of Cross: Meet the Hero of the New Prime Series Cross--The Greatest Detective of All Time date, rank 12/09/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 34,286 YTD: 34,286	Nov 2024	34,286 34,286
2	4	37	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2024 Average Rank 14.24 [details] Sales history for James date, rank 04/01/2024, 3 04/08/2024, 5 04/15/2024, 5 04/22/2024, 7 04/29/2024, 8 05/06/2024, 11 05/13/2024, 13 05/20/2024, 22 05/27/2024, 22 06/03/2024, 25 06/10/2024, 17 06/17/2024, 13 06/24/2024, 10 07/08/2024, 14 07/15/2024, 15 07/22/2024, 15 07/29/2024, 17 08/05/2024, 20 08/12/2024, 19 08/19/2024, 17 08/26/2024, 20 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 11 09/16/2024, 18 09/23/2024, 18 09/30/2024, 22 10/07/2024, 15 10/14/2024, 21 10/21/2024, 19 10/28/2024, 20 11/04/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 15 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 28,515 YTD: 299,225	Mar 2024	28,515 299,225
3	8	43	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 3.43 [details] Sales history for The Women date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 2 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/03/2024, 2 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 4 07/08/2024, 1 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 5 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 4 10/14/2024, 9 10/21/2024, 5 10/28/2024, 4 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 6 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 8 12/09/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 28,303 YTD: 1,328,360	Feb 2024	28,303 1,328,360
4	1	2	Now or Never Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (320) 978-1-6680-0313-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 2.67 [details] Sales history for Now or Never date, rank 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,763 YTD: 70,954	Nov 2024	21,763 70,954
5	9	19	The Book of Bill Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $26.99 (208) 978-1-368-09220-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/05/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2024 Average Rank 4.28 [details] Sales history for The Book of Bill date, rank 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 1 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 11 09/23/2024, 14 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 8 10/21/2024, 6 10/28/2024, 3 11/04/2024, 5 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 9 12/09/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,280 YTD: 499,765	Jul 2024	21,280 499,765
6	10	10	Counting Miracles Nicholas Sparks, Author Random House, $30.00 (368) 978-0-593-44959-2 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Counting Miracles date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 4 11/18/2024, 4 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 10 12/09/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,210 YTD: 260,570	Sep 2024	21,210 260,570
7	-	1	Christmas in Bethel Richard Paul Evans, Author Gallery Books, $19.99 (272) 978-1-6680-1488-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 17,030 YTD: 17,030	Nov 2024	17,030 17,030
8	2	2	The Mirror: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 2 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (448) 978-1-250-28877-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for The Mirror: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 2 date, rank 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 16,199 YTD: 64,685	Nov 2024	16,199 64,685
9	5	3	To Die For David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5790-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for To Die For date, rank 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 5 12/09/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,164 YTD: 66,825	Nov 2024	15,164 66,825
10	-	1	Her Soul to Take: Limited Special Edition: A Paranormal Dark Academia Romance Harley Laroux, Author Kensington Publishing Corporation, $32.00 (496) 978-1-4967-5554-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,507 YTD: 14,507	Nov 2024	14,507 14,507
11	17	9	Wicked Collector's Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Gregory Maguire, Author William Morrow & Company, $40.00 (416) 978-0-06-339108-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2024 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for Wicked Collector's Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West date, rank 11/11/2024, 23 11/25/2024, 16 12/02/2024, 17 12/09/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,112 YTD: 50,344	Sep 2024	14,112 50,344
12	27	28	You Like It Darker: Stories Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (512) 978-1-6680-3771-3 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2024 Average Rank 9.57 [details] Sales history for You Like It Darker: Stories date, rank 06/03/2024, 1 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 4 06/24/2024, 5 07/08/2024, 7 07/15/2024, 6 07/22/2024, 10 07/29/2024, 7 08/05/2024, 10 08/12/2024, 11 08/19/2024, 14 08/26/2024, 19 09/02/2024, 19 09/09/2024, 15 09/16/2024, 23 10/21/2024, 16 12/09/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,345 YTD: 349,943	May 2024	13,345 349,943
13	-	1	The Perfect Marriage Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $32.99 (352) 979-8-8748-6635-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,172 YTD: 13,172	Nov 2024	13,172 13,172
14	19	10	Intermezzo Sally Rooney, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00 (432) 978-0-374-60263-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 9.64 [details] Sales history for Intermezzo date, rank 10/07/2024, 2 10/14/2024, 3 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 6 11/04/2024, 10 11/11/2024, 13 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 14 12/02/2024, 19 12/09/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,093 YTD: 133,957	Sep 2024	11,093 133,957
15	11	6	In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-72580-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 6.12 [details] Sales history for In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 3 11/18/2024, 3 11/25/2024, 6 12/02/2024, 11 12/09/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,029 YTD: 104,465	Oct 2024	11,029 104,465
16	3	2	The Songbird & the Heart of Stone Carissa Broadbent, Author Bramble, $29.99 (480) 978-1-250-36778-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for The Songbird & the Heart of Stone date, rank 12/02/2024, 3 12/09/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,847 YTD: 44,903	Nov 2024	10,847 44,903
17	-	1	The Poppy War Collector's Edition R F Kuang, Author, Jungshan, Illustrator Harper Voyager, $45.00 (576) 978-0-06-341357-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,582 YTD: 9,582	Nov 2024	9,582 9,582
18	15	5	The Grey Wolf Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $30.00 (432) 978-1-250-32813-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2024 Average Rank 8.43 [details] Sales history for The Grey Wolf date, rank 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 2 11/25/2024, 11 12/02/2024, 15 12/09/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,317 YTD: 107,635	Oct 2024	9,317 107,635
19	16	22	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (496) 978-0-593-41891-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2024 Average Rank 13.59 [details] Sales history for The God of the Woods date, rank 07/15/2024, 12 07/22/2024, 14 07/29/2024, 18 08/05/2024, 17 08/12/2024, 8 08/19/2024, 11 08/26/2024, 11 09/02/2024, 7 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 14 09/23/2024, 12 09/30/2024, 16 10/07/2024, 14 10/14/2024, 18 10/21/2024, 15 10/28/2024, 15 11/04/2024, 14 11/11/2024, 16 11/18/2024, 14 11/25/2024, 13 12/02/2024, 16 12/09/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,296 YTD: 165,391	Jul 2024	9,296 165,391
20	-	12	The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition) Abigail Owen, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (592) 978-1-64937-656-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 11.22 [details] Sales history for The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 09/23/2024, 4 09/30/2024, 6 10/07/2024, 8 10/14/2024, 16 10/21/2024, 18 10/28/2024, 24 12/09/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,038 YTD: 107,957	Sep 2024	9,038 107,957
21	22	23	All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (608) 978-0-593-79887-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/08/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2024 Average Rank 14.26 [details] Sales history for All the Colors of the Dark date, rank 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 8 07/22/2024, 13 07/29/2024, 12 08/05/2024, 9 08/12/2024, 12 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 12 09/02/2024, 12 09/09/2024, 7 09/16/2024, 15 09/23/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 20 10/07/2024, 20 10/14/2024, 22 10/21/2024, 13 10/28/2024, 16 11/04/2024, 18 11/11/2024, 21 11/18/2024, 17 12/02/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,846 YTD: 175,029	Jun 2024	8,846 175,029
22	14	7	The Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56379-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel date, rank 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 5 11/18/2024, 7 11/25/2024, 10 12/02/2024, 14 12/09/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,823 YTD: 109,864	Oct 2024	8,823 109,864
23	24	3	Butcher & Blackbird Collector's Edition Brynne Weaver, Author Zando - Slowburn, $30.69 (368) 978-1-63893-235-2 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 18.67 [details] Sales history for Butcher & Blackbird Collector's Edition date, rank 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 24 12/09/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,649 YTD: 24,916	Nov 2024	8,649 24,916
24	7	2	Trial by Fire Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (304) 978-0-593-49858-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Trial by Fire date, rank 12/02/2024, 7 12/09/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,418 YTD: 25,123	Nov 2024	8,418 25,123
25	13	2	Icebreaker: Deluxe Edition Hardcover Hannah Grace, Author Atria Books, $35.00 (464) 978-1-6680-8039-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for Icebreaker: Deluxe Edition Hardcover date, rank 12/02/2024, 13 12/09/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,376 YTD: 18,086	Nov 2024	7,376 18,086

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 30, 2024; appearing in the Dec. 9, 2024, print edition of PW