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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	3	8	The Guardians John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54418-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 3.06 [details] Sales history for The Guardians date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 40,427 YTD: 360,169	Oct 2019	40,427 360,169
2	22	7	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 11.11 [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 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 38,065 YTD: 78,624	Oct 2019	38,065 78,624
3	2	2	Criss Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-52688-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 4.25 [details] Sales history for Criss Cross date, rank 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 34,219 YTD: 70,598	Nov 2019	34,219 70,598
4	7	3	Strange Planet Nathan W Pyle, Author Morrow Gift, $14.99 (144) 978-0-06-297070-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 2.80 [details] Sales history for Strange Planet date, rank 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 7 12/16/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 30,319 YTD: 139,938	Nov 2019	30,319 139,938
5	4	3	A Minute to Midnight David Baldacci, Author Grand Central, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6160-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for A Minute to Midnight date, rank 12/02/2019, 2 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 24,858 YTD: 92,899	Nov 2019	24,858 92,899
6	6	13	The Institute Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-982110-56-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 4.56 [details] Sales history for The Institute date, rank 09/23/2019, 2 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 5 12/02/2019, 10 12/09/2019, 6 12/16/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,105 YTD: 369,780	Sep 2019	22,105 369,780
7	5	4	Twisted Twenty-Six Janet Evanovich, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-18019-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2019 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for Twisted Twenty-Six date, rank 11/25/2019, 1 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 5 12/16/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 19,963 YTD: 114,175	Nov 2019	19,963 114,175
8	8	6	Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-0-399-59354-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 4.22 [details] Sales history for Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 19,423 YTD: 193,866	Oct 2019	19,423 193,866
9	1	2	The Rise of Magicks: Chronicles of the One, Book 3 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-12303-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Rise of Magicks: Chronicles of the One, Book 3 date, rank 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,311 YTD: 53,870	Nov 2019	17,311 53,870
10	9	2	Spy Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17944-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Spy date, rank 12/09/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,855 YTD: 30,828	Nov 2019	14,855 30,828
11	13	11	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-296367-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 7.18 [details] Sales history for The Dutch House date, rank 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 5 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 8 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 13 12/16/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,683 YTD: 171,886	Sep 2019	14,683 171,886
12	19	11	The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author One World, $28.00 (416) 978-0-399-59059-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 7.69 [details] Sales history for The Water Dancer date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 13 11/25/2019, 15 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 19 12/16/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,585 YTD: 223,556	Sep 2019	13,585 223,556
13	12	13	The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Author Nan A. Talese, $28.95 (416) 978-0-385-54378-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 8.12 [details] Sales history for The Testaments date, rank 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 5 10/21/2019, 7 10/28/2019, 6 11/04/2019, 11 11/11/2019, 11 11/18/2019, 18 11/25/2019, 13 12/02/2019, 14 12/09/2019, 12 12/16/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,111 YTD: 303,688	Sep 2019	13,111 303,688
14	14	8	Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Author Random House, $27.00 (304) 978-0-8129-9654-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 10.88 [details] Sales history for Olive, Again date, rank 10/28/2019, 4 11/04/2019, 13 11/11/2019, 13 11/18/2019, 11 11/25/2019, 6 12/02/2019, 12 12/09/2019, 14 12/16/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,625 YTD: 78,598	Oct 2019	11,625 78,598
15	10	9	The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (368) 978-0-316-42027-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 6.54 [details] Sales history for The 19th Christmas date, rank 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 4 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 9 11/25/2019, 8 12/02/2019, 11 12/09/2019, 10 12/16/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,295 YTD: 154,424	Oct 2019	11,295 154,424
16	11	3	Tom Clancy Code of Honor Marc Cameron, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (592) 978-0-525-54172-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Code of Honor date, rank 12/02/2019, 6 12/09/2019, 11 12/16/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,140 YTD: 35,332	Nov 2019	11,140 35,332
17	17	9	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 13.44 [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 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,615 YTD: 77,558	Oct 2019	10,615 77,558
18	15	7	The Night Fire Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48561-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for The Night Fire date, rank 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 4 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 9 12/09/2019, 15 12/16/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,600 YTD: 137,649	Oct 2019	9,600 137,649
19	16	5	The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (512) 978-0-385-54121-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Starless Sea date, rank 11/18/2019, 3 11/25/2019, 9 12/02/2019, 15 12/09/2019, 16 12/16/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,194 YTD: 57,874	Nov 2019	9,194 57,874
20	21	44	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-250-30169-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 14.89 [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 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 17 09/23/2019, 22 09/30/2019, 18 10/07/2019, 15 10/14/2019, 17 10/21/2019, 20 10/28/2019, 21 11/04/2019, 24 11/11/2019, 24 11/18/2019, 25 11/25/2019, 23 12/02/2019, 23 12/09/2019, 21 12/16/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,191 YTD: 229,985	Feb 2019	9,191 229,985
21	28	5	Noel Street Richard Paul Evans, Author Gallery Books, $21.99 (304) 978-1-982129-58-3 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for Noel Street date, rank 11/18/2019, 7 11/25/2019, 20 12/02/2019, 19 12/16/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,987 YTD: 34,400	Nov 2019	5,987 34,400
22	23	4	The Andromeda Evolution Michael Crichton, Author, Daniel H Wilson, Author Harper, $29.99 (448) 978-0-06-247327-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2019 Average Rank 17.75 [details] Sales history for The Andromeda Evolution date, rank 11/25/2019, 10 12/02/2019, 16 12/09/2019, 23 12/16/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,902 YTD: 25,338	Nov 2019	5,902 25,338
23	24	5	The Family Upstairs Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (320) 978-1-5011-9010-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 21.20 [details] Sales history for The Family Upstairs date, rank 11/18/2019, 17 11/25/2019, 17 12/02/2019, 25 12/09/2019, 24 12/16/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,420 YTD: 28,880	Nov 2019	5,420 28,880
24	25	5	Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry Mary Higgins Clark, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (400) 978-1-5011-7170-3 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 16.80 [details] Sales history for Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry date, rank 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 12 12/02/2019, 17 12/09/2019, 25 12/16/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,412 YTD: 36,906	Nov 2019	5,412 36,906
25	27	6	Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Author Ecco Press, $26.99 (272) 978-0-06-291346-3 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2019 Average Rank 20.67 [details] Sales history for Nothing to See Here date, rank 11/18/2019, 21 11/25/2019, 16 12/16/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,810 YTD: 26,392	Oct 2019	4,810 26,392

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NPD BookScan, week 50 of 2019, data through 12/07/2019; PW Issue of December 16, 2019