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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	Secrets in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 45) J. D. Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (384) 978-1-250-12315-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 9.89 [details] Sales history for Secrets in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 45) date, rank 09/18/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 5 10/02/2017, 9 10/09/2017, 12 10/16/2017, 22 10/23/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 29,085 YTD: 29,338	Sep 2017	29,085 29,338
2	-	1	Enemy of the State Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-4767-8351-2 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 11.80 [details] Sales history for Enemy of the State date, rank 09/18/2017, 2 09/25/2017, 4 10/02/2017, 7 10/09/2017, 9 10/16/2017, 13 10/23/2017, 16 10/30/2017, 19 11/06/2017, 22 11/13/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 27,447 YTD: 27,629	Sep 2017	27,447 27,629
3	-	1	A Legacy of Spies John Le Carre, Author Viking, $28.00 (272) 978-0-7352-2511-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for A Legacy of Spies date, rank 09/18/2017, 3 09/25/2017, 6 10/02/2017, 6 10/09/2017, 8 10/16/2017, 14 10/23/2017, 15 10/30/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 23 02/05/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 27,311 YTD: 27,636	Sep 2017	27,311 27,636
4	3	3	Y Is for Yesterday Sue Grafton, Author Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $29.00 (496) 978-0-399-16385-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/04/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/04/2017 Average Rank 8.20 [details] Sales history for Y Is for Yesterday date, rank 09/04/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 3 09/18/2017, 4 09/25/2017, 9 10/02/2017, 11 10/09/2017, 13 10/16/2017, 21 10/23/2017, 20 01/15/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 15,569 YTD: 93,315	Aug 2017	15,569 93,315
5	2	2	The Right Time Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-1-101-88394-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2017 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Right Time date, rank 09/11/2017, 2 09/18/2017, 5 09/25/2017, 8 10/02/2017, 12 10/09/2017, 14 10/16/2017, 20 10/23/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 15,564 YTD: 43,314	Aug 2017	15,564 43,314
6	1	2	Glass Houses Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-06619-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2017 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for Glass Houses date, rank 09/11/2017, 1 09/18/2017, 6 09/25/2017, 12 10/02/2017, 16 10/09/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,650 YTD: 53,598	Aug 2017	13,650 53,598
7	-	1	The Western Star Craig Johnson, Author Viking, 978-0-525-42695-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for The Western Star date, rank 09/18/2017, 7 09/25/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,136 YTD: 9,421	Sep 2017	9,136 9,421
8	5	14	Camino Island John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (304) 978-0-385-54302-6 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/19/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/19/2017 Average Rank 6.87 [details] Sales history for Camino Island date, rank 06/19/2017, 1 06/26/2017, 1 07/03/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 1 07/17/2017, 1 07/24/2017, 2 07/31/2017, 2 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 2 08/21/2017, 2 08/28/2017, 3 09/04/2017, 4 09/11/2017, 5 09/18/2017, 8 09/25/2017, 11 10/02/2017, 17 10/09/2017, 19 10/16/2017, 23 10/23/2017, 23 10/30/2017, 24 11/06/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,908 YTD: 510,844	Jun 2017	8,908 510,844
9	-	1	Dark Legacy Christine Feehan, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (416) 978-0-399-58399-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Dark Legacy date, rank 09/18/2017, 9 09/25/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,871 YTD: 9,145	Sep 2017	8,871 9,145
10	4	4	The Store James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $27.00 (304) 978-0-316-39545-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/28/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/28/2017 Average Rank 8.56 [details] Sales history for The Store date, rank 08/28/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 2 09/11/2017, 4 09/18/2017, 10 09/25/2017, 14 10/02/2017, 18 10/09/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,819 YTD: 63,753	Aug 2017	8,819 63,753
11	6	4	Seeing Red Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (432) 978-1-4555-7210-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/28/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/28/2017 Average Rank 7.56 [details] Sales history for Seeing Red date, rank 08/28/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 6 09/18/2017, 11 09/25/2017, 17 10/02/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,236 YTD: 55,264	Aug 2017	7,236 55,264
12	-	1	Proof of Life J a Jance, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (368) 978-0-06-265754-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for Proof of Life date, rank 09/18/2017, 12 09/25/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,440 YTD: 6,475	Sep 2017	6,440 6,475
13	7	2	My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent, Author Riverhead Books, $27.00 (432) 978-0-7352-1117-9 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2017 Average Rank 16.20 [details] Sales history for My Absolute Darling date, rank 09/11/2017, 7 09/18/2017, 13 09/25/2017, 18 10/02/2017, 22 10/09/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,278 YTD: 15,568	Aug 2017	6,278 15,568
14	9	53	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Viking, $27.00 (480) 978-0-670-02619-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 13.81 [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 05/29/2017, 12 06/05/2017, 11 06/12/2017, 13 06/19/2017, 15 06/26/2017, 13 07/03/2017, 16 07/10/2017, 14 07/17/2017, 11 07/24/2017, 7 07/31/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 9 08/14/2017, 7 08/21/2017, 9 08/28/2017, 9 09/04/2017, 8 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 14 09/25/2017, 15 10/02/2017, 15 10/09/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,862 YTD: 204,482	Sep 2016	5,862 204,482
15	14	14	Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-425-28468-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 06/19/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/30/2018 Average Rank 12.47 [details] Sales history for Before We Were Yours date, rank 06/19/2017, 20 07/17/2017, 23 07/24/2017, 24 07/31/2017, 16 08/07/2017, 16 08/14/2017, 14 08/21/2017, 14 08/28/2017, 15 09/04/2017, 14 09/11/2017, 14 09/18/2017, 15 09/25/2017, 13 10/02/2017, 14 10/09/2017, 16 10/16/2017, 19 10/23/2017, 14 10/30/2017, 17 11/06/2017, 16 11/13/2017, 13 11/20/2017, 16 11/27/2017, 17 12/04/2017, 18 12/11/2017, 20 12/18/2017, 17 12/25/2017, 15 01/01/2018, 16 01/08/2018, 13 01/15/2018, 10 01/22/2018, 7 01/29/2018, 8 02/05/2018, 7 02/12/2018, 8 02/19/2018, 11 02/26/2018, 12 03/05/2018, 9 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 10 03/26/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 9 04/09/2018, 9 04/16/2018, 8 04/23/2018, 11 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 5 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 6 06/04/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 9 06/18/2018, 15 06/25/2018, 12 07/02/2018, 9 07/09/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,753 YTD: 53,967	Jun 2017	5,753 53,967
16	8	8	The Late Show Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (448) 978-0-316-22598-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/31/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/31/2017 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for The Late Show date, rank 07/31/2017, 1 08/07/2017, 1 08/14/2017, 1 08/21/2017, 3 08/28/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 8 09/18/2017, 16 09/25/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,462 YTD: 153,256	Jul 2017	5,462 153,256
17	12	7	The Lying Game Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $26.99 (384) 978-1-5011-5600-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/07/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 7.43 [details] Sales history for The Lying Game date, rank 08/07/2017, 3 08/14/2017, 3 08/21/2017, 4 08/28/2017, 6 09/04/2017, 7 09/11/2017, 12 09/18/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,153 YTD: 63,627	Jul 2017	4,153 63,627
18	10	2	Phasma (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi Delilah S Dawson, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5247-9631-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for Phasma (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi date, rank 09/11/2017, 10 09/18/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,117 YTD: 10,528	Sep 2017	4,117 10,528
19	-	1	The Golden House Salman Rushdie, Author Random House, $28.99 (400) 978-0-399-59280-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,081 YTD: 4,294	Sep 2017	4,081 4,294
20	11	5	Any Dream Will Do Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (336) 978-0-399-18119-1 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/21/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/21/2017 Average Rank 9.88 [details] Sales history for Any Dream Will Do date, rank 08/21/2017, 1 08/28/2017, 5 09/04/2017, 6 09/11/2017, 11 09/18/2017, 20 09/25/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,927 YTD: 45,809	Aug 2017	3,927 45,809
21	-	1	Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward, Author Scribner Book Company, $26.00 (304) 978-1-5011-2606-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/22/2018 Average Rank 17.22 [details] Sales history for Sing, Unburied, Sing date, rank 09/18/2017, 21 09/25/2017, 19 10/09/2017, 18 12/04/2017, 24 12/11/2017, 25 12/18/2017, 21 12/25/2017, 17 01/01/2018, 17 01/08/2018, 17 01/15/2018, 7 01/22/2018, 6 01/29/2018, 10 02/05/2018, 12 02/12/2018, 13 02/19/2018, 18 02/26/2018, 21 03/05/2018, 21 03/12/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,777 YTD: 4,156	Sep 2017	3,777 4,156
22	16	4	A Stranger in the House Shari Lapena, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00 (320) 978-0-7352-2112-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/28/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/04/2017 Average Rank 14.75 [details] Sales history for A Stranger in the House date, rank 08/28/2017, 12 09/04/2017, 9 09/11/2017, 16 09/18/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,021 YTD: 17,813	Aug 2017	3,021 17,813
23	13	5	The Good Daughter Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (528) 978-0-06-243024-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/21/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/21/2017 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for The Good Daughter date, rank 08/21/2017, 5 08/28/2017, 11 09/04/2017, 11 09/11/2017, 13 09/18/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,003 YTD: 26,823	Aug 2017	3,003 26,823
24	17	19	Into the Water Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-7352-1120-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/22/2017 Average Rank 6.54 [details] Sales history for Into the Water date, rank 05/15/2017, 2 05/22/2017, 1 05/29/2017, 1 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 2 06/19/2017, 3 06/26/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 6 07/17/2017, 5 07/24/2017, 4 07/31/2017, 5 08/07/2017, 7 08/14/2017, 6 08/21/2017, 10 08/28/2017, 14 09/04/2017, 16 09/11/2017, 17 09/18/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,919 YTD: 304,615	May 2017	2,919 304,615
25	-	1	The Child Finder Rene Denfeld, Author Harper, $25.99 (288) 978-0-06-265905-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,527 YTD: 2,554	Sep 2017	2,527 2,554

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NBD BookScan, week 37 of 2017, data through 9/10/2017; PW Issue of Sept. 18, 2017