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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $22.99 (272) 978-1-62999-629-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 6.44 [details] Sales history for The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled date, rank 09/16/2019, 1 09/23/2019, 3 09/30/2019, 3 10/07/2019, 6 10/14/2019, 10 10/21/2019, 13 10/28/2019, 16 11/04/2019, 22 11/11/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 28,155 YTD: 28,170	2000	28,155 28,170
2	-	1	Vendetta in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 49) J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (368) 978-1-250-20717-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 7.14 [details] Sales history for Vendetta in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 49) date, rank 09/16/2019, 2 09/23/2019, 6 09/30/2019, 8 10/07/2019, 10 10/14/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 24,969 YTD: 25,017	2000	24,969 25,017
3	2	2	The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series David Lagercrantz, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (416) 978-0-451-49434-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/09/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2019 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series date, rank 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 3 09/23/2019, 7 09/30/2019, 6 10/07/2019, 8 10/14/2019, 12 10/21/2019, 18 10/28/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 13,670 YTD: 37,643	2000	13,670 37,643
4	1	2	A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-06621-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/09/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2019 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel date, rank 09/09/2019, 1 09/16/2019, 4 09/23/2019, 8 09/30/2019, 14 10/07/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 12,820 YTD: 67,014	2000	12,820 67,014
5	4	5	The Inn James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-52758-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 6.42 [details] Sales history for The Inn date, rank 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 1 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 10 09/30/2019, 15 10/07/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 11,363 YTD: 97,800	2000	11,363 97,800
6	-	1	This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Author Atria Books, $26.00 (464) 978-1-4767-4929-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for This Tender Land date, rank 09/16/2019, 6 09/23/2019, 15 09/30/2019, 17 10/07/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 11,269 YTD: 11,327	2000	11,269 11,327
7	3	2	The Dark Side Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17941-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/09/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2019 Average Rank 10.57 [details] Sales history for The Dark Side date, rank 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 7 09/23/2019, 9 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 16 10/14/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 10,334 YTD: 29,435	2000	10,334 29,435
8	-	1	Dark Illusion Christine Feehan, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (432) 978-1-9848-0346-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Dark Illusion date, rank 09/16/2019, 8 09/23/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 9,457 YTD: 9,505	2000	9,457 9,505
9	-	1	The Secrets We Kept Lara Prescott, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (368) 978-0-525-65615-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 14.80 [details] Sales history for The Secrets We Kept date, rank 09/16/2019, 9 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 16 10/07/2019, 12 10/14/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,692 YTD: 8,711	2000	8,692 8,711
10	5	7	One Good Deed David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-5056-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/05/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2019 Average Rank 6.27 [details] Sales history for One Good Deed date, rank 08/05/2019, 1 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 2 09/09/2019, 5 09/16/2019, 10 09/23/2019, 11 09/30/2019, 13 10/07/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,408 YTD: 143,105	2000	8,408 143,105
11	6	5	The Turn of the Key Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99 (352) 978-1-5011-8877-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 10.62 [details] Sales history for The Turn of the Key date, rank 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 7 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 11 09/23/2019, 21 09/30/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 7,920 YTD: 54,725	2000	7,920 54,725
12	7	8	The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $24.95 (224) 978-0-385-53707-0 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/29/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2019 Average Rank 13.26 [details] Sales history for The Nickel Boys date, rank 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 3 08/12/2019, 3 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 6 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 7 09/16/2019, 12 09/23/2019, 13 09/30/2019, 10 10/07/2019, 19 10/14/2019, 23 12/23/2019, 22 12/30/2019, 22 01/06/2020, 25 05/18/2020, 24 06/08/2020, 22 06/15/2020, 19 06/22/2020, 22 07/06/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,907 YTD: 130,724	2000	5,907 130,724
13	8	5	Outfox Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (304) 978-1-4555-7219-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2019 Average Rank 12.22 [details] Sales history for Outfox date, rank 08/19/2019, 5 08/26/2019, 5 09/02/2019, 8 09/09/2019, 8 09/16/2019, 13 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 20 10/07/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,483 YTD: 51,415	2000	5,483 51,415
14	11	3	Old Bones Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (384) 978-1-5387-4722-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/02/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Old Bones date, rank 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 11 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 23 09/30/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,107 YTD: 24,509	2000	5,107 24,509
15	10	4	The Bitterroots C J Box, Author Minotaur Books, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-05105-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2019 Average Rank 10.78 [details] Sales history for The Bitterroots date, rank 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 10 09/16/2019, 15 09/23/2019, 24 09/30/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,779 YTD: 38,473	2000	4,779 38,473
16	-	1	Darkdawn: Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle Jay Kristoff, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (448) 978-1-250-07304-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Darkdawn: Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle date, rank 09/16/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,711 YTD: 4,736	2000	4,711 4,736
17	9	31	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-250-30169-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 13.89 [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 12/23/2019, 13 12/30/2019, 11 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 8 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 7 02/17/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,424 YTD: 172,300	2000	4,424 172,300
18	-	1	Nothing Ventured Jeffrey Archer, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (416) 978-1-250-20076-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,300 YTD: 4,305	2000	4,300 4,305
19	-	1	The Dearly Beloved Cara Wall, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (352) 978-1-9821-0452-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,079 YTD: 6,227	2000	4,079 6,227
20	-	1	Quichotte Salman Rushdie, Author Random House, $28.00 (416) 978-0-593-13298-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 18.75 [details] Sales history for Quichotte date, rank 09/16/2019, 20 09/23/2019, 17 09/30/2019, 19 10/14/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,958 YTD: 4,096	2000	3,958 4,096
21	-	1	The Long Call Ann Cleeves, Author Minotaur Books, $27.99 (384) 978-1-250-20444-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,938 YTD: 3,945	2000	3,938 3,945
22	15	8	The New Girl Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $28.99 (496) 978-0-06-283483-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/29/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/29/2019 Average Rank 7.46 [details] Sales history for The New Girl date, rank 07/29/2019, 1 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 5 08/19/2019, 8 08/26/2019, 9 09/02/2019, 15 09/09/2019, 15 09/16/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,613 YTD: 132,288	2000	3,613 132,288
23	13	9	Under Currents Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-20709-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/22/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/22/2019 Average Rank 9.58 [details] Sales history for Under Currents date, rank 07/22/2019, 2 07/29/2019, 4 08/05/2019, 6 08/12/2019, 9 08/19/2019, 11 08/26/2019, 16 09/02/2019, 13 09/09/2019, 13 09/16/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,542 YTD: 107,244	2000	3,542 107,244
24	12	3	The Last Widow Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (400) 978-0-06-285808-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/02/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for The Last Widow date, rank 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 12 09/16/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,272 YTD: 19,816	2000	3,272 19,816
25	17	4	Inland Tea Obreht, Author Random House, $27.00 (384) 978-0-8129-9286-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for Inland date, rank 08/26/2019, 12 09/02/2019, 9 09/09/2019, 17 09/16/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,193 YTD: 22,793	2000	3,193 22,793

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NPD BookScan, week 37 of 2019, data through 09/14/2019; PW Issue of September 16, 2019