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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	11	The Judge's List John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54602-7 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/01/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/01/2021 Average Rank 6.31 [details] Sales history for The Judge's List date, rank 11/01/2021, 1 11/08/2021, 1 11/15/2021, 2 11/22/2021, 2 11/29/2021, 1 12/06/2021, 4 12/13/2021, 3 12/20/2021, 1 12/27/2021, 1 01/03/2022, 1 01/10/2022, 1 01/17/2022, 2 01/24/2022, 6 01/31/2022, 4 02/07/2022, 3 02/14/2022, 5 02/21/2022, 4 02/28/2022, 8 03/07/2022, 7 03/14/2022, 10 03/21/2022, 15 03/28/2022, 21 04/04/2022, 19 04/11/2022, 24 04/25/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 18,228 YTD: 517,436	Oct 2021	18,228 517,436
2	2	9	The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (224) 978-0-06-288834-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/15/2021 Average Rank 7.80 [details] Sales history for The Stranger in the Lifeboat date, rank 11/15/2021, 1 11/22/2021, 1 11/29/2021, 3 12/06/2021, 6 12/13/2021, 4 12/20/2021, 2 12/27/2021, 3 01/03/2022, 2 01/10/2022, 2 01/17/2022, 8 01/24/2022, 11 01/31/2022, 7 02/07/2022, 9 02/14/2022, 10 02/21/2022, 9 02/28/2022, 15 03/07/2022, 12 03/14/2022, 13 03/21/2022, 17 03/28/2022, 20 04/04/2022, 18 04/11/2022, 22 06/27/2022, 10 07/04/2022, 19 08/08/2022, 40 08/15/2022, 50 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,734 YTD: 338,878	Nov 2021	17,734 338,878
3	6	5	Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (336) 978-1-9848-1841-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/13/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/13/2021 Average Rank 10.06 [details] Sales history for Wish You Were Here date, rank 12/13/2021, 2 12/20/2021, 5 12/27/2021, 7 01/03/2022, 6 01/10/2022, 3 01/17/2022, 7 01/24/2022, 10 01/31/2022, 9 02/07/2022, 10 02/14/2022, 8 02/21/2022, 13 02/28/2022, 16 03/07/2022, 15 03/14/2022, 20 03/21/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,623 YTD: 142,055	Nov 2021	17,623 142,055
4	3	14	The Wish Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (400) 978-1-5387-2862-8 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 7.17 [details] Sales history for The Wish date, rank 10/11/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 2 10/25/2021, 2 11/01/2021, 2 11/08/2021, 3 11/15/2021, 6 11/22/2021, 4 11/29/2021, 4 12/06/2021, 5 12/13/2021, 6 12/20/2021, 3 12/27/2021, 2 01/03/2022, 3 01/10/2022, 4 01/17/2022, 4 01/24/2022, 9 01/31/2022, 10 02/07/2022, 7 02/14/2022, 7 02/21/2022, 11 02/28/2022, 14 03/07/2022, 16 03/14/2022, 17 03/21/2022, 18 04/04/2022, 22 04/11/2022, 25 05/16/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,983 YTD: 510,349	Sep 2021	16,983 510,349
5	4	13	The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Author Viking, $30.00 (416) 978-0-7352-2235-9 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 10.72 [details] Sales history for The Lincoln Highway date, rank 10/18/2021, 1 10/25/2021, 3 11/01/2021, 3 11/08/2021, 4 11/15/2021, 8 11/22/2021, 8 11/29/2021, 6 12/06/2021, 10 12/13/2021, 7 12/20/2021, 7 12/27/2021, 4 01/03/2022, 4 01/10/2022, 5 01/17/2022, 5 01/24/2022, 8 01/31/2022, 6 02/07/2022, 5 02/14/2022, 2 02/21/2022, 6 02/28/2022, 9 03/07/2022, 5 03/14/2022, 9 03/21/2022, 13 03/28/2022, 13 04/04/2022, 15 04/11/2022, 14 04/18/2022, 8 04/25/2022, 14 05/02/2022, 16 05/09/2022, 14 05/16/2022, 18 05/23/2022, 18 05/30/2022, 16 06/06/2022, 21 06/13/2022, 18 06/20/2022, 14 06/27/2022, 17 07/04/2022, 20 08/08/2022, 34 08/15/2022, 41 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,307 YTD: 346,789	Oct 2021	15,307 346,789
6	7	6	Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone Diana Gabaldon, Author Delacorte Press, $36.00 (928) 978-1-101-88568-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 9.73 [details] Sales history for Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone date, rank 12/06/2021, 1 12/13/2021, 1 12/20/2021, 4 12/27/2021, 5 01/03/2022, 7 01/10/2022, 6 01/17/2022, 10 01/24/2022, 13 01/31/2022, 14 02/07/2022, 16 02/14/2022, 17 02/21/2022, 20 02/28/2022, 25 03/07/2022, 25 09/05/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,000 YTD: 330,645	Nov 2021	14,000 330,645
7	9	14	Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (656) 978-1-9821-6843-8 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 11.61 [details] Sales history for Cloud Cuckoo Land date, rank 10/11/2021, 2 10/18/2021, 3 10/25/2021, 4 11/01/2021, 6 11/08/2021, 6 11/15/2021, 9 11/22/2021, 13 11/29/2021, 14 12/06/2021, 15 12/13/2021, 14 12/20/2021, 9 12/27/2021, 8 01/03/2022, 9 01/10/2022, 7 01/17/2022, 11 01/24/2022, 12 01/31/2022, 12 02/07/2022, 14 02/14/2022, 14 02/21/2022, 17 02/28/2022, 21 03/07/2022, 18 03/14/2022, 22 03/21/2022, 25 04/04/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,707 YTD: 288,815	Sep 2021	13,707 288,815
8	37	15	Under the Whispering Door Tj Klune, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (400) 978-1-250-21734-9 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for Under the Whispering Door date, rank 10/04/2021, 6 10/11/2021, 17 10/18/2021, 23 12/13/2021, 36 01/10/2022, 8 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,130 YTD: 74,679	Sep 2021	11,130 74,679
9	5	6	Fear No Evil James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-49914-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 9.18 [details] Sales history for Fear No Evil date, rank 12/06/2021, 3 12/13/2021, 5 12/20/2021, 6 12/27/2021, 6 01/03/2022, 5 01/10/2022, 9 01/17/2022, 13 01/24/2022, 14 01/31/2022, 16 02/07/2022, 18 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,709 YTD: 159,446	Nov 2021	10,709 159,446
10	10	35	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 7.68 [details] Sales history for The Last Thing He Told Me date, rank 05/17/2021, 3 05/24/2021, 9 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 3 06/21/2021, 4 06/28/2021, 3 07/05/2021, 2 07/12/2021, 1 07/19/2021, 4 07/26/2021, 2 08/02/2021, 3 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 2 08/23/2021, 2 08/30/2021, 5 09/06/2021, 3 09/13/2021, 7 09/20/2021, 7 09/27/2021, 6 10/04/2021, 10 10/11/2021, 12 10/18/2021, 9 10/25/2021, 8 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 10 11/15/2021, 16 11/22/2021, 14 11/29/2021, 15 12/06/2021, 19 12/13/2021, 18 12/20/2021, 15 12/27/2021, 10 01/03/2022, 10 01/10/2022, 10 01/17/2022, 3 01/24/2022, 7 01/31/2022, 5 02/07/2022, 4 02/14/2022, 3 02/21/2022, 2 02/28/2022, 7 03/07/2022, 9 03/14/2022, 11 03/21/2022, 12 03/28/2022, 14 04/04/2022, 12 04/11/2022, 11 04/18/2022, 14 04/25/2022, 11 05/02/2022, 10 05/09/2022, 13 05/16/2022, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,011 YTD: 531,404	May 2021	10,011 531,404
11	33	18	A Slow Fire Burning Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1123-0 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/13/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/13/2021 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for A Slow Fire Burning date, rank 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 4 09/27/2021, 9 10/04/2021, 12 10/11/2021, 15 10/18/2021, 19 10/25/2021, 20 11/08/2021, 23 12/13/2021, 49 01/10/2022, 11 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,565 YTD: 118,558	Aug 2021	9,565 118,558
12	30	17	Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00 (304) 978-0-374-60260-4 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Beautiful World, Where Are You date, rank 09/20/2021, 1 09/27/2021, 4 10/04/2021, 8 10/11/2021, 13 10/18/2021, 16 10/25/2021, 16 11/01/2021, 20 11/08/2021, 21 12/13/2021, 37 01/10/2022, 12 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,309 YTD: 151,391	Sep 2021	9,309 151,391
13	16	8	The Dark Hours Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48564-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/10/2022 Average Rank 11.44 [details] Sales history for The Dark Hours date, rank 11/22/2021, 3 11/29/2021, 5 12/06/2021, 11 12/13/2021, 11 12/20/2021, 13 12/27/2021, 13 01/03/2022, 16 01/10/2022, 13 01/17/2022, 16 01/24/2022, 23 01/31/2022, 22 02/07/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,813 YTD: 158,216	Nov 2021	8,813 158,216
14	12	7	Mercy David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1972-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/29/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/29/2021 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for Mercy date, rank 11/29/2021, 2 12/06/2021, 9 12/13/2021, 10 12/20/2021, 10 12/27/2021, 11 01/03/2022, 12 01/10/2022, 14 01/17/2022, 15 01/24/2022, 21 01/31/2022, 19 02/07/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,635 YTD: 138,151	Nov 2021	8,635 138,151
15	-	1	Criminal Mischief Stuart Woods, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-33172-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 01/10/2022 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 01/10/2022 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Criminal Mischief date, rank 01/10/2022, 15 01/17/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,364 YTD: 8,364	Dec 2021	8,364 8,364
16	18	5	Autopsy: A Scarpetta Novel Patricia D. Cornwell, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (400) 978-0-06-311219-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/13/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/13/2021 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for Autopsy: A Scarpetta Novel date, rank 12/13/2021, 8 12/20/2021, 11 12/27/2021, 16 01/03/2022, 18 01/10/2022, 16 01/17/2022, 18 01/24/2022, 22 01/31/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,867 YTD: 77,136	Nov 2021	7,867 77,136
17	15	10	Better Off Dead: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-9848-1850-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/08/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 14.06 [details] Sales history for Better Off Dead: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/08/2021, 2 11/15/2021, 5 11/22/2021, 6 11/29/2021, 7 12/06/2021, 16 12/13/2021, 17 12/20/2021, 16 12/27/2021, 15 01/03/2022, 15 01/10/2022, 17 01/17/2022, 17 01/24/2022, 20 01/31/2022, 18 02/07/2022, 20 02/14/2022, 21 02/21/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,746 YTD: 201,010	Oct 2021	7,746 201,010
18	22	16	Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (336) 978-0-385-54513-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 14.62 [details] Sales history for Harlem Shuffle date, rank 09/27/2021, 2 10/04/2021, 4 10/11/2021, 7 10/18/2021, 10 10/25/2021, 13 11/01/2021, 17 11/08/2021, 17 11/15/2021, 25 12/13/2021, 29 12/27/2021, 23 01/03/2022, 22 01/10/2022, 18 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,357 YTD: 147,110	Sep 2021	7,357 147,110
19	27	16	Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-22025-7 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Apples Never Fall date, rank 09/27/2021, 1 10/04/2021, 1 10/11/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 6 10/25/2021, 5 11/01/2021, 7 11/08/2021, 7 11/15/2021, 12 11/22/2021, 17 11/29/2021, 18 12/06/2021, 22 12/13/2021, 24 12/20/2021, 25 12/27/2021, 25 01/10/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,624 YTD: 238,693	Sep 2021	6,624 238,693
20	11	12	State of Terror Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author, Louise Penny, Author Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (320) 978-1-9821-7367-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 11.29 [details] Sales history for State of Terror date, rank 10/25/2021, 1 11/01/2021, 4 11/08/2021, 5 11/15/2021, 10 11/22/2021, 16 11/29/2021, 19 12/06/2021, 12 12/13/2021, 16 12/20/2021, 18 12/27/2021, 17 01/03/2022, 11 01/10/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,436 YTD: 204,388	Oct 2021	6,436 204,388
21	14	2	Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection Junji Ito, Author Viz Media, $22.99 (392) 978-1-9747-1986-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 01/03/2022 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 01/03/2022 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection date, rank 01/03/2022, 14 01/10/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,256 YTD: 19,801	Dec 2021	6,256 19,801
22	20	8	Never Ken Follett, Author Viking, $36.00 (816) 978-0-593-30001-5 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/22/2021 Average Rank 17.78 [details] Sales history for Never date, rank 11/22/2021, 5 11/29/2021, 11 12/06/2021, 20 12/13/2021, 20 12/20/2021, 19 12/27/2021, 18 01/03/2022, 20 01/10/2022, 22 01/17/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,131 YTD: 103,866	Nov 2021	6,131 103,866
23	26	6	The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-27270-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2 date, rank 12/06/2021, 2 12/13/2021, 12 12/20/2021, 17 12/27/2021, 22 01/10/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,109 YTD: 99,277	Nov 2021	6,109 99,277
24	8	22	Billy Summers Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (528) 978-1-9821-7361-6 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/16/2021 Average Rank 8.07 [details] Sales history for Billy Summers date, rank 08/16/2021, 1 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 2 09/06/2021, 2 09/13/2021, 2 09/20/2021, 3 09/27/2021, 5 10/04/2021, 7 10/11/2021, 9 10/18/2021, 8 10/25/2021, 10 11/01/2021, 12 11/08/2021, 11 11/15/2021, 14 11/22/2021, 9 11/29/2021, 10 12/06/2021, 13 12/13/2021, 15 12/20/2021, 12 12/27/2021, 9 01/03/2022, 8 01/10/2022, 24 02/21/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,052 YTD: 457,420	Aug 2021	6,052 457,420
25	13	6	Flying Angels Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-1-9848-2155-3 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 15.57 [details] Sales history for Flying Angels date, rank 12/06/2021, 8 12/13/2021, 13 12/20/2021, 14 12/27/2021, 12 01/03/2022, 13 01/10/2022, 25 01/17/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,013 YTD: 90,775	Nov 2021	6,013 90,775

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Jan. 01, 2022; appearing in the Jan. 10, 2022, print edition of PW.