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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	9	The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $26.95 (336) 978-1-59463-366-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/26/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2015 Average Rank 4.08 [details] Sales history for The Girl on the Train date, rank 01/26/2015, 2 02/02/2015, 1 02/09/2015, 1 02/16/2015, 1 02/23/2015, 1 03/02/2015, 1 03/09/2015, 1 03/16/2015, 1 03/23/2015, 1 03/30/2015, 1 04/06/2015, 1 04/13/2015, 1 04/20/2015, 1 04/27/2015, 2 05/04/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 3 05/18/2015, 2 05/25/2015, 2 06/01/2015, 1 06/08/2015, 2 06/15/2015, 2 06/22/2015, 2 06/29/2015, 2 07/06/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 2 07/20/2015, 1 07/27/2015, 2 08/03/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 2 08/17/2015, 3 08/24/2015, 2 08/31/2015, 2 09/07/2015, 5 09/14/2015, 8 09/21/2015, 6 09/28/2015, 5 10/05/2015, 5 10/12/2015, 8 10/19/2015, 8 10/26/2015, 9 11/02/2015, 11 11/09/2015, 14 11/16/2015, 13 11/23/2015, 14 11/30/2015, 13 12/07/2015, 14 12/14/2015, 12 12/21/2015, 11 12/28/2015, 5 01/04/2016, 5 01/11/2016, 1 01/18/2016, 2 01/25/2016, 3 02/01/2016, 3 02/08/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 44,404 YTD: 360,611	Jan 2015	44,404 360,611
2	4	45	All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $27.00 (544) 978-1-4767-4658-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/19/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2015 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for All the Light We Cannot See date, rank 05/19/2014, 13 05/26/2014, 13 06/02/2014, 10 06/09/2014, 8 06/16/2014, 16 06/23/2014, 13 06/30/2014, 14 07/07/2014, 12 07/14/2014, 13 07/21/2014, 13 07/28/2014, 21 08/04/2014, 16 08/11/2014, 14 08/18/2014, 17 08/25/2014, 14 09/01/2014, 15 09/08/2014, 14 09/15/2014, 18 09/22/2014, 17 09/29/2014, 14 10/06/2014, 8 10/13/2014, 12 10/20/2014, 11 10/27/2014, 12 11/03/2014, 13 11/10/2014, 17 11/17/2014, 12 11/24/2014, 12 12/01/2014, 16 12/08/2014, 12 12/15/2014, 6 12/22/2014, 6 12/29/2014, 7 01/05/2015, 4 01/12/2015, 1 01/19/2015, 1 01/26/2015, 3 02/02/2015, 2 02/09/2015, 3 02/16/2015, 3 02/23/2015, 3 03/02/2015, 2 03/09/2015, 3 03/16/2015, 4 03/23/2015, 2 03/30/2015, 3 04/06/2015, 4 04/13/2015, 4 04/20/2015, 2 04/27/2015, 3 05/04/2015, 4 05/18/2015, 3 05/25/2015, 3 06/01/2015, 3 06/08/2015, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: May 2014 UNITS SOLD: 18,017 YTD: 223,381	May 2014	18,017 223,381
3	-	1	Last One Home Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $26.00 (336) 978-0-553-39188-6 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/23/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2015 Average Rank 11.82 [details] Sales history for Last One Home date, rank 03/23/2015, 3 03/30/2015, 4 04/06/2015, 5 04/13/2015, 8 04/20/2015, 14 04/27/2015, 14 05/04/2015, 18 05/11/2015, 24 05/18/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 16,778 YTD: 17,195	Mar 2015	16,778 17,195
4	2	3	Prodigal Son Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.00 (336) 978-0-385-34315-2 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 10.54 [details] Sales history for Prodigal Son date, rank 03/09/2015, 2 03/16/2015, 2 03/23/2015, 4 03/30/2015, 5 04/06/2015, 6 04/13/2015, 9 04/20/2015, 17 04/27/2015, 16 05/04/2015, 21 05/11/2015, 21 05/18/2015, 17 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 14,097 YTD: 63,535	Feb 2015	14,097 63,535
5	3	2	The Assassin Clive Cussler, Author, Justin Scott, Author Putnam Adult, $28.95 (416) 978-0-399-17175-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/16/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2015 Average Rank 10.71 [details] Sales history for The Assassin date, rank 03/16/2015, 3 03/23/2015, 5 03/30/2015, 6 04/06/2015, 8 04/13/2015, 12 04/20/2015, 18 04/27/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 13,903 YTD: 34,579	Mar 2015	13,903 34,579
6	-	1	Endangered C. J. Box, Author Putnam Adult, $26.95 (384) 978-0-399-16077-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/23/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2015 Average Rank 9.40 [details] Sales history for Endangered date, rank 03/23/2015, 6 03/30/2015, 11 04/06/2015, 12 04/13/2015, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 12,087 YTD: 12,304	Mar 2015	12,087 12,304
7	7	5	A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (368) 978-1-101-87427-1 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/23/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/23/2015 Average Rank 10.85 [details] Sales history for A Spool of Blue Thread date, rank 02/23/2015, 5 03/02/2015, 6 03/09/2015, 6 03/16/2015, 7 03/23/2015, 7 03/30/2015, 8 04/06/2015, 9 04/13/2015, 11 04/20/2015, 13 04/27/2015, 13 05/04/2015, 20 05/11/2015, 20 05/18/2015, 16 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,750 YTD: 52,660	Feb 2015	8,750 52,660
8	5	2	The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (336) 978-0-307-27103-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/16/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2015 Average Rank 12.14 [details] Sales history for The Buried Giant date, rank 03/16/2015, 5 03/23/2015, 8 03/30/2015, 9 04/06/2015, 10 04/13/2015, 13 04/20/2015, 19 04/27/2015, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,326 YTD: 20,450	Mar 2015	8,326 20,450
9	6	6	The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (448) 978-0-312-57722-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/07/2016 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for The Nightingale date, rank 02/16/2015, 4 02/23/2015, 6 03/02/2015, 4 03/09/2015, 5 03/16/2015, 6 03/23/2015, 9 03/30/2015, 10 04/06/2015, 7 04/13/2015, 10 04/20/2015, 10 04/27/2015, 9 05/04/2015, 12 05/11/2015, 12 05/18/2015, 11 05/25/2015, 13 06/01/2015, 13 06/08/2015, 12 06/15/2015, 12 06/22/2015, 13 06/29/2015, 15 07/06/2015, 17 07/13/2015, 14 07/20/2015, 15 07/27/2015, 14 08/03/2015, 13 08/10/2015, 11 08/17/2015, 10 08/24/2015, 7 08/31/2015, 9 09/07/2015, 11 09/14/2015, 14 09/21/2015, 15 09/28/2015, 17 10/05/2015, 14 10/12/2015, 16 10/19/2015, 18 10/26/2015, 19 11/02/2015, 19 11/23/2015, 22 12/07/2015, 20 12/14/2015, 17 12/21/2015, 14 12/28/2015, 12 01/04/2016, 12 01/11/2016, 12 01/18/2016, 5 01/25/2016, 7 02/01/2016, 7 02/08/2016, 7 02/15/2016, 6 02/22/2016, 9 02/29/2016, 6 03/07/2016, 2 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,933 YTD: 72,291	Feb 2015	7,933 72,291
10	-	1	Cold Betrayal: An Ali Reynolds Novel J. A. Jance, Author Touchstone Books, $25.99 (352) 978-1-4767-4504-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/23/2015 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2015 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Cold Betrayal: An Ali Reynolds Novel date, rank 03/23/2015, 10 03/30/2015, 17 04/06/2015, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,442 YTD: 5,473	Mar 2015	5,442 5,473
11	9	7	Private Vegas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-21115-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/09/2015 Average Rank 8.08 [details] Sales history for Private Vegas date, rank 02/09/2015, 2 02/16/2015, 2 02/23/2015, 4 03/02/2015, 5 03/09/2015, 8 03/16/2015, 9 03/23/2015, 11 03/30/2015, 12 04/06/2015, 15 04/13/2015, 19 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,190 YTD: 104,892	Jan 2015	5,190 104,892
12	-	1	World Gone by Dennis Lehane, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (320) 978-0-06-000490-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 03/23/2015 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2015 Average Rank 15.60 [details] Sales history for World Gone by date, rank 03/23/2015, 12 03/30/2015, 15 04/06/2015, 18 04/13/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,005 YTD: 5,069	Mar 2015	5,005 5,069
13	10	3	Mightier Than the Sword Jeffrey Archer, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (416) 978-1-250-03451-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/09/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Mightier Than the Sword date, rank 03/09/2015, 4 03/16/2015, 10 03/23/2015, 13 03/30/2015, 18 04/06/2015, 20 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,648 YTD: 22,647	Feb 2015	4,648 22,647
14	11	2	Leaving Berlin Joseph Kanon, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (384) 978-1-4767-0464-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 03/16/2015 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2015 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Leaving Berlin date, rank 03/16/2015, 11 03/23/2015, 14 03/30/2015, 14 04/06/2015, 16 04/13/2015, 18 04/20/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,381 YTD: 10,374	Mar 2015	4,381 10,374
15	18	2	The Fifth Gospel Ian Caldwell, Author Simon & Schuster, $25.99 (448) 978-1-4516-9414-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 03/16/2015 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2015 Average Rank 17.38 [details] Sales history for The Fifth Gospel date, rank 03/16/2015, 18 03/23/2015, 15 03/30/2015, 13 04/06/2015, 13 04/13/2015, 17 04/20/2015, 22 04/27/2015, 18 05/04/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,139 YTD: 7,769	Mar 2015	4,139 7,769
16	14	21	Gray Mountain John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (384) 978-0-385-53714-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/03/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2014 Average Rank 7.42 [details] Sales history for Gray Mountain date, rank 11/03/2014, 1 11/10/2014, 1 11/17/2014, 1 11/24/2014, 2 12/01/2014, 3 12/08/2014, 2 12/15/2014, 2 12/22/2014, 1 12/29/2014, 1 01/05/2015, 1 01/12/2015, 2 01/19/2015, 2 01/26/2015, 4 02/02/2015, 4 02/09/2015, 5 02/16/2015, 7 02/23/2015, 8 03/02/2015, 10 03/09/2015, 10 03/16/2015, 14 03/23/2015, 16 03/30/2015, 16 04/06/2015, 17 04/13/2015, 21 04/20/2015, 24 04/27/2015, 20 05/04/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,060 YTD: 92,958	Oct 2014	4,060 92,958
17	12	5	Obsession in Death J. D. Robb, Author Putnam Adult, $27.95 (416) 978-0-399-17087-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/23/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 10.36 [details] Sales history for Obsession in Death date, rank 02/23/2015, 2 03/02/2015, 3 03/09/2015, 7 03/16/2015, 12 03/23/2015, 17 03/30/2015, 19 04/06/2015, 19 04/13/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,023 YTD: 64,028	Feb 2015	4,023 64,028
18	8	2	Dead Heat Patricia Briggs, Author Ace Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-425-25675-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/16/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2015 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Dead Heat date, rank 03/16/2015, 8 03/23/2015, 18 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,156 YTD: 11,266	Mar 2015	3,156 11,266
19	15	4	The Whites Richard Price, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (352) 978-0-8050-9399-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/02/2015 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 03/02/2015 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for The Whites date, rank 03/02/2015, 7 03/09/2015, 12 03/16/2015, 15 03/23/2015, 19 03/30/2015, 21 04/06/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,071 YTD: 18,658	Feb 2015	3,071 18,658
20	-	1	All the Old Knives Olen Steinhauer, Author Minotaur Books, $23.99 (224) 978-1-250-04542-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,922 YTD: 3,061	Mar 2015	2,922 3,061
21	17	5	Motive: An Alex Delaware Novel Jonathan Kellerman, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-345-54137-6 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/23/2015 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/23/2015 Average Rank 16.14 [details] Sales history for Motive: An Alex Delaware Novel date, rank 02/23/2015, 7 03/02/2015, 8 03/09/2015, 11 03/16/2015, 17 03/23/2015, 21 03/30/2015, 24 04/06/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,893 YTD: 29,831	Feb 2015	2,893 29,831
22	23	6	Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances Neil Gaiman, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (352) 978-0-06-233026-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2015 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances date, rank 02/16/2015, 5 02/23/2015, 11 03/02/2015, 13 03/09/2015, 13 03/16/2015, 23 03/23/2015, 22 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,767 YTD: 32,113	Feb 2015	2,767 32,113
23	13	2	Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars Ballantine, Author, Kevin Hearne, Author Lucas Books, $28.00 (304) 978-0-345-54485-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 03/16/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2015 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars date, rank 03/16/2015, 13 03/23/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,523 YTD: 7,432	Mar 2015	2,523 7,432
24	19	3	Double Fudge Brownie Murder Joanne Fluke, Author Kensington Publishing Corporation, $26.00 (368) 978-0-7582-8040-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/09/2015 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Double Fudge Brownie Murder date, rank 03/09/2015, 9 03/16/2015, 19 03/23/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,492 YTD: 11,931	Feb 2015	2,492 11,931
25	20	9	Saint Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel Dean R. Koontz, Author Bantam, $28.00 (352) 978-0-345-54587-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/26/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/26/2015 Average Rank 11.36 [details] Sales history for Saint Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel date, rank 01/26/2015, 1 02/02/2015, 3 02/09/2015, 4 02/16/2015, 8 02/23/2015, 9 03/02/2015, 12 03/09/2015, 15 03/16/2015, 20 03/23/2015, 25 03/30/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,219 YTD: 76,462	Jan 2015	2,219 76,462

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Nielsen BookScan, week 12 of 2015, data through 3/15//2015; PW Issue of March 23, 2015