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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	2	The Reckoning John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (368) 978-0-385-54415-3 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2018 Average Rank 6.68 [details] Sales history for The Reckoning date, rank 11/05/2018, 1 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 2 12/03/2018, 5 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 3 01/21/2019, 4 01/28/2019, 4 02/04/2019, 5 02/11/2019, 3 02/18/2019, 7 02/25/2019, 4 03/04/2019, 7 03/11/2019, 7 03/18/2019, 10 03/25/2019, 12 04/01/2019, 12 04/08/2019, 17 04/15/2019, 17 04/22/2019, 25 04/29/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 67,490 YTD: 186,066	Oct 2018	67,490 186,066
2	-	1	Elevation Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $19.95 (144) 978-1-9821-0231-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 13.35 [details] Sales history for Elevation date, rank 11/12/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 6 12/03/2018, 11 12/10/2018, 13 12/17/2018, 13 12/24/2018, 12 12/31/2018, 9 01/07/2019, 7 01/14/2019, 14 01/21/2019, 23 01/28/2019, 17 02/04/2019, 20 02/11/2019, 19 02/18/2019, 21 02/25/2019, 16 03/04/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 61,738 YTD: 62,183	Oct 2018	61,738 62,183
3	-	1	Dark Sacred Night Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48480-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 10.53 [details] Sales history for Dark Sacred Night date, rank 11/12/2018, 3 11/19/2018, 5 12/03/2018, 12 12/10/2018, 14 12/17/2018, 16 12/24/2018, 15 12/31/2018, 17 01/07/2019, 14 01/14/2019, 12 01/21/2019, 22 01/28/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 52,060 YTD: 52,617	Oct 2018	52,060 52,617
4	2	3	Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (320) 978-1-5387-2852-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 7.34 [details] Sales history for Every Breath date, rank 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 4 11/19/2018, 4 12/03/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 6 12/17/2018, 4 12/24/2018, 3 12/31/2018, 3 01/07/2019, 3 01/14/2019, 5 01/21/2019, 6 01/28/2019, 5 02/04/2019, 8 02/11/2019, 7 02/18/2019, 11 02/25/2019, 8 03/04/2019, 13 03/11/2019, 11 03/18/2019, 16 03/25/2019, 17 04/01/2019, 17 05/13/2019, 25 05/20/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 34,567 YTD: 173,553	Oct 2018	34,567 173,553
5	3	4	The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: The Sequel to the Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (240) 978-0-06-229444-9 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 11.35 [details] Sales history for The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: The Sequel to the Five People You Meet in Heaven date, rank 10/22/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 3 11/12/2018, 5 11/19/2018, 7 12/03/2018, 8 12/10/2018, 10 12/17/2018, 8 12/24/2018, 5 12/31/2018, 5 01/07/2019, 6 01/14/2019, 15 01/21/2019, 24 01/28/2019, 19 02/04/2019, 22 02/11/2019, 23 02/25/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 13,327 YTD: 82,171	Oct 2018	13,327 82,171
6	4	4	Ambush James Patterson, Author, James O. Born, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (352) 978-0-316-27398-5 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 14.17 [details] Sales history for Ambush date, rank 10/22/2018, 3 10/29/2018, 2 11/05/2018, 4 11/12/2018, 6 11/19/2018, 12 12/03/2018, 17 12/10/2018, 23 12/17/2018, 25 12/24/2018, 25 12/31/2018, 22 01/07/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,223 YTD: 76,707	Oct 2018	11,223 76,707
7	5	4	Holy Ghost John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-7352-1732-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 8.30 [details] Sales history for Holy Ghost date, rank 10/22/2018, 2 10/29/2018, 5 11/05/2018, 5 11/12/2018, 7 11/19/2018, 16 12/03/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,959 YTD: 65,248	Oct 2018	8,959 65,248
8	7	3	Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Author Harper, $29.99 (480) 978-0-06-268456-1 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 13.80 [details] Sales history for Unsheltered date, rank 10/29/2018, 4 11/05/2018, 7 11/12/2018, 8 11/19/2018, 11 12/03/2018, 19 12/10/2018, 17 12/17/2018, 18 12/24/2018, 17 12/31/2018, 19 01/07/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,146 YTD: 33,718	Oct 2018	8,146 33,718
9	6	5	A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (384) 978-0-345-54498-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 12.38 [details] Sales history for A Spark of Light date, rank 10/15/2018, 1 10/22/2018, 5 10/29/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 9 11/19/2018, 17 12/03/2018, 13 12/10/2018, 16 12/17/2018, 20 12/24/2018, 22 12/31/2018, 20 01/07/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,310 YTD: 73,374	Oct 2018	7,310 73,374
10	9	5	Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $20.00 (288) 978-0-399-18128-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 10.64 [details] Sales history for Alaskan Holiday date, rank 10/15/2018, 4 10/22/2018, 10 10/29/2018, 9 11/05/2018, 9 11/12/2018, 10 11/19/2018, 18 12/03/2018, 20 12/10/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,524 YTD: 43,741	Oct 2018	6,524 43,741
11	11	12	Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1909-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2019 Average Rank 4.41 [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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,378 YTD: 59,133	Aug 2018	6,378 59,133
12	8	6	Red War Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5011-9059-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/08/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2018 Average Rank 7.62 [details] Sales history for Red War date, rank 10/08/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 2 10/22/2018, 7 10/29/2018, 7 11/05/2018, 8 11/12/2018, 12 11/19/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,225 YTD: 83,522	Sep 2018	6,225 83,522
13	10	4	Welcome to Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (272) 978-0-316-43551-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Welcome to Paradise date, rank 10/22/2018, 8 10/29/2018, 11 11/05/2018, 10 11/12/2018, 13 11/19/2018, 20 12/03/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,995 YTD: 32,524	Oct 2018	4,995 32,524
14	12	4	The Witch Elm Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-7352-2462-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for The Witch Elm date, rank 10/22/2018, 4 10/29/2018, 10 11/05/2018, 12 11/12/2018, 14 11/19/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,317 YTD: 35,715	Oct 2018	4,317 35,715
15	-	1	The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition Ursula K Le Guin, Author, Charles Vess, Illustrator Saga Press, $59.99 (1008) 978-1-4814-6558-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition date, rank 11/12/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,524 YTD: 3,628	Oct 2018	3,524 3,628
16	18	24	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-5011-8098-9 Last rank 50 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 9.71 [details] Sales history for The Outsider date, rank 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 2 07/02/2018, 3 07/09/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 4 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 8 10/01/2018, 12 10/08/2018, 14 10/15/2018, 15 10/22/2018, 17 10/29/2018, 18 11/05/2018, 18 11/12/2018, 16 11/19/2018, 22 12/03/2018, 21 12/10/2018, 22 12/17/2018, 19 12/24/2018, 16 12/31/2018, 14 01/07/2019, 17 02/11/2019, 25 02/25/2019, 22 05/27/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,368 YTD: 419,803	May 2018	3,368 419,803
17	13	8	Juror #3 James Patterson, Author, Nancy Allen, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-47412-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2018 Average Rank 9.91 [details] Sales history for Juror #3 date, rank 10/01/2018, 2 10/08/2018, 2 10/15/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 11 10/29/2018, 14 11/05/2018, 13 11/12/2018, 17 11/19/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,201 YTD: 107,977	Sep 2018	3,201 107,977
18	-	1	Alice Isn't Dead Joseph Fink, Author Harper Perennial, $19.99 (320) 978-0-06-284413-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,197 YTD: 3,257	Oct 2018	3,197 3,257
19	16	2	The Fox Frederick Forsyth, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (352) 978-0-525-53842-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/05/2018 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2018 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for The Fox date, rank 11/05/2018, 16 11/12/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,081 YTD: 6,749	Oct 2018	3,081 6,749
20	14	3	Desperate Measures Stuart Woods, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1922-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for Desperate Measures date, rank 10/29/2018, 12 11/05/2018, 14 11/12/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,976 YTD: 14,277	Oct 2018	2,976 14,277
21	15	3	When We Were Young Karen Kingsbury, Author Howard Books, $23.99 (352) 978-1-5011-7001-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 9.08 [details] Sales history for When We Were Young date, rank 10/29/2018, 8 11/05/2018, 15 11/12/2018, 21 11/19/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,709 YTD: 15,189	Oct 2018	2,709 15,189
22	20	4	Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami, Author, Philip Gabriel, Translator, Ted Goossen, Translator Knopf Publishing Group, $30.00 (608) 978-0-525-52004-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for Killing Commendatore date, rank 10/22/2018, 6 10/29/2018, 15 11/05/2018, 20 11/12/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,345 YTD: 24,599	Oct 2018	2,345 24,599
23	23	5	Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat Anne Rice, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (288) 978-1-5247-3264-6 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 17.40 [details] Sales history for Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat date, rank 10/15/2018, 5 10/22/2018, 16 10/29/2018, 20 11/05/2018, 23 11/12/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,307 YTD: 19,824	Oct 2018	2,307 19,824
24	21	3	The Christmas Star Donna Vanliere, Author St. Martin's Press, $19.99 (240) 978-1-250-16390-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 22.00 [details] Sales history for The Christmas Star date, rank 10/29/2018, 21 11/05/2018, 21 11/12/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,195 YTD: 8,049	Oct 2018	2,195 8,049
25	22	4	The Clockmaker's Daughter Kate Morton, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (512) 978-1-4516-4939-0 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 18.25 [details] Sales history for The Clockmaker's Daughter date, rank 10/22/2018, 9 10/29/2018, 17 11/05/2018, 22 11/12/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,123 YTD: 18,179	Oct 2018	2,123 18,179

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NPD BookScan, week 45 of 2018, data through 11/4/2018; PW Issue of November 12, 2018