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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Dream Town David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1977-0 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/02/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/02/2022 Average Rank 11.88 [details] Sales history for Dream Town date, rank 05/02/2022, 1 05/09/2022, 1 05/16/2022, 4 05/23/2022, 3 05/30/2022, 4 06/06/2022, 6 06/13/2022, 6 06/20/2022, 9 06/27/2022, 11 07/04/2022, 12 07/11/2022, 15 07/18/2022, 23 08/08/2022, 37 08/15/2022, 48 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 38,419 YTD: 38,419	Apr 2022	38,419 38,419
2	-	1	Beautiful Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (256) 978-1-9848-2164-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/02/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/02/2022 Average Rank 11.38 [details] Sales history for Beautiful date, rank 05/02/2022, 2 05/09/2022, 4 05/16/2022, 6 05/23/2022, 11 05/30/2022, 13 06/06/2022, 23 06/13/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 20,143 YTD: 20,143	Apr 2022	20,143 20,143
3	2	7	Run, Rose, Run James Patterson, Author, Dolly Parton, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (448) 978-0-7595-5434-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/21/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/21/2022 Average Rank 9.36 [details] Sales history for Run, Rose, Run date, rank 03/21/2022, 1 03/28/2022, 1 04/04/2022, 1 04/11/2022, 1 04/18/2022, 1 04/25/2022, 2 05/02/2022, 3 05/09/2022, 2 05/16/2022, 2 05/23/2022, 4 05/30/2022, 5 06/06/2022, 7 06/13/2022, 5 06/20/2022, 6 06/27/2022, 5 07/04/2022, 9 07/11/2022, 9 07/18/2022, 17 07/25/2022, 16 08/01/2022, 19 08/08/2022, 19 08/15/2022, 19 08/22/2022, 15 08/29/2022, 19 09/05/2022, 22 09/12/2022, 25 11/28/2022, 23 12/26/2022, 23 01/02/2023, 19 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 15,705 YTD: 311,320	Mar 2022	15,705 311,320
4	1	2	The Investigator John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-593-32868-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/25/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/25/2022 Average Rank 8.62 [details] Sales history for The Investigator date, rank 04/25/2022, 1 05/02/2022, 4 05/09/2022, 6 05/16/2022, 7 05/23/2022, 12 05/30/2022, 12 06/06/2022, 17 06/13/2022, 17 06/20/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 12,042 YTD: 39,419	Apr 2022	12,042 39,419
5	-	1	Kingdom of Bones: A Thriller James Rollins, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (448) 978-0-06-289298-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/02/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/02/2022 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Kingdom of Bones: A Thriller date, rank 05/02/2022, 5 05/09/2022, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 10,313 YTD: 10,313	Apr 2022	10,313 10,313
6	3	3	Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $24.00 (272) 978-0-593-32144-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/18/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2022 Average Rank 14.91 [details] Sales history for Sea of Tranquility date, rank 04/18/2022, 2 04/25/2022, 3 05/02/2022, 6 05/09/2022, 8 05/16/2022, 10 05/23/2022, 13 05/30/2022, 17 06/06/2022, 24 06/13/2022, 21 08/08/2022, 28 08/15/2022, 32 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 8,024 YTD: 38,959	Apr 2022	8,024 38,959
7	4	4	What Happened to the Bennetts Lisa Scottoline, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (400) 978-0-525-53967-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/11/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/11/2022 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for What Happened to the Bennetts date, rank 04/11/2022, 2 04/18/2022, 4 04/25/2022, 4 05/02/2022, 7 05/09/2022, 10 05/16/2022, 11 05/23/2022, 15 05/30/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,078 YTD: 44,381	Mar 2022	7,078 44,381
8	5	9	The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (320) 978-0-06-300305-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/07/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/07/2022 Average Rank 11.19 [details] Sales history for The Paris Apartment date, rank 03/07/2022, 1 03/14/2022, 1 03/21/2022, 4 03/28/2022, 4 04/04/2022, 3 04/11/2022, 5 04/18/2022, 5 04/25/2022, 5 05/02/2022, 8 05/09/2022, 9 05/16/2022, 8 05/23/2022, 9 05/30/2022, 10 06/06/2022, 12 06/13/2022, 12 06/20/2022, 15 06/27/2022, 14 07/04/2022, 15 07/11/2022, 16 07/18/2022, 15 07/25/2022, 20 08/01/2022, 24 08/08/2022, 23 08/15/2022, 20 08/22/2022, 22 08/29/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Feb 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,713 YTD: 121,359	Feb 2022	6,713 121,359
9	6	5	The Recovery Agent, 1 Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9821-5491-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/04/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/04/2022 Average Rank 7.77 [details] Sales history for The Recovery Agent, 1 date, rank 04/04/2022, 2 04/11/2022, 4 04/18/2022, 6 04/25/2022, 6 05/02/2022, 9 05/09/2022, 11 05/16/2022, 16 05/23/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,268 YTD: 56,566	Mar 2022	5,268 56,566
10	11	51	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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,557 YTD: 119,149	May 2021	4,557 119,149
11	13	10	House of Sky and Breath Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.00 (768) 978-1-63557-407-4 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/28/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/28/2022 Average Rank 12.29 [details] Sales history for House of Sky and Breath date, rank 02/28/2022, 1 03/07/2022, 2 03/14/2022, 4 03/21/2022, 9 03/28/2022, 9 04/04/2022, 13 04/11/2022, 13 04/18/2022, 19 04/25/2022, 13 05/02/2022, 11 05/09/2022, 15 05/16/2022, 19 05/23/2022, 19 05/30/2022, 23 06/13/2022, 25 08/08/2022, 33 08/15/2022, 42 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,374 YTD: 191,066	Feb 2022	4,374 191,066
12	-	1	The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe, Author Harper Voyager, $28.99 (368) 978-0-06-307087-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/02/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2022 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer date, rank 05/02/2022, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,315 YTD: 4,315	Apr 2022	4,315 4,315
13	8	7	Shadows Reel C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (368) 978-0-593-33126-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/21/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/11/2022 Average Rank 6.75 [details] Sales history for Shadows Reel date, rank 03/21/2022, 2 03/28/2022, 3 04/04/2022, 5 04/11/2022, 6 04/18/2022, 9 04/25/2022, 8 05/02/2022, 13 05/09/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,147 YTD: 88,355	Mar 2022	4,147 88,355
14	9	4	The Diamond Eye Kate Quinn, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (400) 978-0-06-294351-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/11/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/11/2022 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Diamond Eye date, rank 04/11/2022, 3 04/18/2022, 10 04/25/2022, 9 05/02/2022, 14 05/09/2022, 16 05/16/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,101 YTD: 30,642	Mar 2022	4,101 30,642
15	12	3	Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (400) 978-0-385-54734-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 04/18/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/02/2023 Average Rank 9.15 [details] Sales history for Lessons in Chemistry date, rank 04/18/2022, 18 04/25/2022, 12 05/02/2022, 15 05/09/2022, 12 05/16/2022, 14 05/23/2022, 17 05/30/2022, 18 06/06/2022, 20 06/13/2022, 15 06/20/2022, 17 06/27/2022, 15 07/04/2022, 14 07/11/2022, 12 07/18/2022, 9 07/25/2022, 12 08/01/2022, 12 08/08/2022, 15 08/15/2022, 13 08/22/2022, 10 08/29/2022, 14 09/05/2022, 13 09/12/2022, 13 09/19/2022, 13 09/26/2022, 11 10/03/2022, 13 10/10/2022, 12 10/17/2022, 16 10/24/2022, 18 10/31/2022, 17 11/07/2022, 20 11/14/2022, 17 11/21/2022, 11 11/28/2022, 9 12/05/2022, 5 12/12/2022, 4 12/19/2022, 2 12/26/2022, 2 01/02/2023, 1 01/09/2023, 1 01/16/2023, 1 01/23/2023, 3 01/30/2023, 2 02/06/2023, 1 02/13/2023, 1 02/20/2023, 2 02/27/2023, 1 03/06/2023, 1 03/13/2023, 2 03/20/2023, 1 03/27/2023, 3 04/03/2023, 1 04/10/2023, 1 04/17/2023, 1 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,955 YTD: 13,357	Apr 2022	3,955 13,357
16	14	29	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: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,949 YTD: 115,749	Oct 2021	3,949 115,749
17	10	6	The Match Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (400) 978-1-5387-4828-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/28/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/28/2022 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for The Match date, rank 03/28/2022, 2 04/04/2022, 4 04/11/2022, 7 04/18/2022, 11 04/25/2022, 10 05/02/2022, 17 05/09/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,360 YTD: 57,687	Mar 2022	3,360 57,687
18	-	1	Fevered Star, 2 Rebecca Roanhorse, Author Gallery / Saga Press, $27.99 (416) 978-1-5344-3773-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,307 YTD: 3,307	Apr 2022	3,307 3,307
19	16	8	One Italian Summer Rebecca Serle, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (272) 978-1-9821-6679-3 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/14/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/14/2022 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for One Italian Summer date, rank 03/14/2022, 2 03/21/2022, 6 03/28/2022, 7 04/04/2022, 9 04/11/2022, 9 04/18/2022, 15 04/25/2022, 16 05/02/2022, 19 05/09/2022, 17 05/16/2022, 12 05/23/2022, 16 05/30/2022, 19 06/06/2022, 18 06/13/2022, 9 06/20/2022, 13 06/27/2022, 19 07/04/2022, 16 07/11/2022, 20 07/18/2022, 22 07/25/2022, 19 08/01/2022, 23 08/08/2022, 29 08/15/2022, 33 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,267 YTD: 61,212	Mar 2022	3,267 61,212
20	15	5	French Braid Anne Tyler, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.00 (256) 978-0-593-32109-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/04/2022 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/04/2022 Average Rank 12.40 [details] Sales history for French Braid date, rank 04/04/2022, 6 04/11/2022, 8 04/18/2022, 13 04/25/2022, 15 05/02/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,976 YTD: 31,003	Mar 2022	2,976 31,003
21	20	8	The Atlas Six Olivie Blake, Author Tor Books, $25.99 (336) 978-1-250-85451-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/14/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/14/2022 Average Rank 13.64 [details] Sales history for The Atlas Six date, rank 03/14/2022, 3 03/21/2022, 10 03/28/2022, 10 04/04/2022, 16 04/11/2022, 18 04/18/2022, 23 04/25/2022, 20 05/02/2022, 21 05/09/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,939 YTD: 43,676	Mar 2022	2,939 43,676
22	17	7	High Stakes Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (272) 978-1-9848-2171-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/21/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/21/2022 Average Rank 11.62 [details] Sales history for High Stakes date, rank 03/21/2022, 3 03/28/2022, 5 04/04/2022, 10 04/11/2022, 10 04/18/2022, 17 04/25/2022, 17 05/02/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,802 YTD: 58,685	Mar 2022	2,802 58,685
23	21	16	The Maid Nita Prose, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (304) 978-0-593-35615-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/17/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/07/2022 Average Rank 13.88 [details] Sales history for The Maid date, rank 01/17/2022, 12 01/24/2022, 3 01/31/2022, 3 02/07/2022, 2 02/14/2022, 1 02/21/2022, 12 02/28/2022, 11 03/07/2022, 8 03/14/2022, 8 03/21/2022, 14 03/28/2022, 19 04/04/2022, 17 04/11/2022, 19 04/18/2022, 25 04/25/2022, 21 05/02/2022, 23 05/09/2022, 20 05/16/2022, 17 05/23/2022, 21 05/30/2022, 25 06/13/2022, 24 06/20/2022, 25 08/08/2022, 38 08/15/2022, 44 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,771 YTD: 105,808	Jan 2022	2,771 105,808
24	18	3	The Candy House Jennifer Egan, Author Scribner Book Company, $27.00 (352) 978-1-4767-1676-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/18/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2022 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for The Candy House date, rank 04/18/2022, 3 04/25/2022, 18 05/02/2022, 24 05/09/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,639 YTD: 18,873	Apr 2022	2,639 18,873
25	19	3	The Younger Wife Sally Hepworth, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (352) 978-1-250-22961-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 04/18/2022 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2022 Average Rank 18.67 [details] Sales history for The Younger Wife date, rank 04/18/2022, 12 04/25/2022, 19 05/02/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,586 YTD: 12,303	Apr 2022	2,586 12,303

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Apr. 23, 2022; appearing in the May. 02, 2022, print edition of PW.