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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 Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (464) 978-0-385-54892-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller date, rank 10/31/2022, 1 11/07/2022, 1 11/14/2022, 1 11/21/2022, 2 11/28/2022, 1 12/05/2022, 2 12/12/2022, 2 12/19/2022, 1 12/26/2022, 1 01/02/2023, 2 01/09/2023, 2 01/16/2023, 4 01/23/2023, 6 01/30/2023, 7 02/06/2023, 5 02/13/2023, 4 02/20/2023, 7 02/27/2023, 5 03/06/2023, 7 03/13/2023, 7 03/20/2023, 12 03/27/2023, 15 04/03/2023, 22 04/10/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 49,899 YTD: 141,996	Oct 2022	49,899 141,996
2	-	1	No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-1-9848-1854-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/07/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2022 Average Rank 11.31 [details] Sales history for No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/07/2022, 2 11/14/2022, 4 11/21/2022, 4 11/28/2022, 10 12/05/2022, 12 12/12/2022, 11 12/19/2022, 12 12/26/2022, 12 01/02/2023, 9 01/09/2023, 17 01/16/2023, 23 02/13/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 39,963 YTD: 39,963	Oct 2022	39,963 39,963
3	-	1	The Passenger Cormac McCarthy, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $30.00 (400) 978-0-307-26899-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/07/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2022 Average Rank 16.78 [details] Sales history for The Passenger date, rank 11/07/2022, 3 11/14/2022, 10 11/21/2022, 16 11/28/2022, 21 12/12/2022, 22 12/19/2022, 25 12/26/2022, 24 01/02/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 27,905 YTD: 27,905	Oct 2022	27,905 27,905
4	-	1	The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One George R R Martin, Author, Elio M García, Author, Linda Antonsson, Author Ten Speed Press, $60.00 (352) 978-1-9848-5925-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/07/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2022 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One date, rank 11/07/2022, 4 11/14/2022, 11 11/21/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 19,964 YTD: 19,964	Oct 2022	19,964 19,964
5	2	8	Fairy Tale Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $32.50 (608) 978-1-6680-0217-9 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/19/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/19/2022 Average Rank 7.98 [details] Sales history for Fairy Tale date, rank 09/19/2022, 1 09/26/2022, 2 10/03/2022, 2 10/10/2022, 2 10/17/2022, 1 10/24/2022, 3 10/31/2022, 2 11/07/2022, 5 11/14/2022, 5 11/21/2022, 5 11/28/2022, 2 12/05/2022, 3 12/12/2022, 3 12/19/2022, 3 12/26/2022, 3 01/02/2023, 3 01/09/2023, 4 01/16/2023, 5 01/23/2023, 9 01/30/2023, 11 02/06/2023, 9 02/13/2023, 8 02/20/2023, 12 02/27/2023, 8 03/06/2023, 11 03/13/2023, 9 03/20/2023, 17 03/27/2023, 13 04/03/2023, 18 04/10/2023, 18 04/17/2023, 18 04/24/2023, 23 05/01/2023, 24 05/22/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 19,732 YTD: 358,078	Sep 2022	19,732 358,078
6	3	2	Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Author Harper, $29.99 (560) 978-0-06-325192-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 8.26 [details] Sales history for Demon Copperhead date, rank 10/31/2022, 3 11/07/2022, 6 11/14/2022, 7 11/21/2022, 12 11/28/2022, 15 12/05/2022, 16 12/12/2022, 9 12/19/2022, 5 12/26/2022, 4 01/02/2023, 5 01/09/2023, 9 01/16/2023, 6 01/23/2023, 8 01/30/2023, 10 02/06/2023, 7 02/13/2023, 6 02/20/2023, 9 02/27/2023, 6 03/06/2023, 8 03/13/2023, 6 03/20/2023, 10 03/27/2023, 8 04/03/2023, 12 04/10/2023, 12 04/17/2023, 12 04/24/2023, 13 05/01/2023, 14 05/08/2023, 17 05/15/2023, 20 05/22/2023, 6 05/29/2023, 4 06/05/2023, 6 06/12/2023, 5 06/19/2023, 8 06/26/2023, 6 07/03/2023, 6 07/10/2023, 6 07/17/2023, 4 07/24/2023, 6 07/31/2023, 8 08/07/2023, 7 08/14/2023, 6 08/21/2023, 6 08/28/2023, 4 09/04/2023, 5 09/11/2023, 4 09/18/2023, 10 09/25/2023, 7 10/02/2023, 6 10/09/2023, 10 10/16/2023, 14 10/23/2023, 11 10/30/2023, 8 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 17,122 YTD: 38,503	Oct 2022	17,122 38,503
7	5	6	Dreamland Nicholas Sparks, Author Random House, $28.99 (384) 978-0-593-44955-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/03/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/03/2022 Average Rank 8.47 [details] Sales history for Dreamland date, rank 10/03/2022, 1 10/10/2022, 3 10/17/2022, 4 10/24/2022, 5 10/31/2022, 5 11/07/2022, 7 11/14/2022, 6 11/21/2022, 8 11/28/2022, 5 12/05/2022, 7 12/12/2022, 6 12/19/2022, 7 12/26/2022, 5 01/02/2023, 4 01/09/2023, 10 01/16/2023, 9 01/23/2023, 13 01/30/2023, 15 02/06/2023, 17 02/13/2023, 20 02/20/2023, 25 02/27/2023, 14 03/06/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 16,953 YTD: 195,456	Sep 2022	16,953 195,456
8	-	1	Livid: A Scarpetta Novel Patricia D. Cornwell, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (400) 978-1-5387-2516-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/07/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/12/2022 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Livid: A Scarpetta Novel date, rank 11/07/2022, 8 11/14/2022, 12 11/21/2022, 15 11/28/2022, 18 12/05/2022, 19 12/12/2022, 20 12/19/2022, 24 01/02/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 16,446 YTD: 16,446	Oct 2022	16,446 16,446
9	4	3	Long Shadows David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1982-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/24/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2022 Average Rank 11.23 [details] Sales history for Long Shadows date, rank 10/24/2022, 1 10/31/2022, 4 11/07/2022, 9 11/14/2022, 8 11/21/2022, 10 11/28/2022, 13 12/05/2022, 15 12/12/2022, 14 12/19/2022, 16 12/26/2022, 16 01/02/2023, 15 01/09/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 16,158 YTD: 74,907	Oct 2022	16,158 74,907
10	6	4	Mad Honey Jodi Picoult, Author, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Author Ballantine Books, $29.99 (464) 978-1-9848-1838-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Mad Honey date, rank 10/17/2022, 3 10/24/2022, 6 10/31/2022, 6 11/07/2022, 10 11/14/2022, 9 11/21/2022, 9 11/28/2022, 11 12/05/2022, 9 12/12/2022, 10 12/19/2022, 10 12/26/2022, 7 01/02/2023, 7 01/09/2023, 5 01/16/2023, 7 01/23/2023, 11 01/30/2023, 12 02/06/2023, 14 02/13/2023, 9 02/20/2023, 13 02/27/2023, 10 03/06/2023, 13 03/13/2023, 11 03/20/2023, 16 03/27/2023, 18 04/03/2023, 19 04/10/2023, 16 04/17/2023, 19 04/24/2023, 18 05/01/2023, 18 05/08/2023, 23 05/22/2023, 19 06/12/2023, 25 07/03/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 12,979 YTD: 75,284	Oct 2022	12,979 75,284
11	-	1	The Atlas Paradox Olivie Blake, Author Tor Books, $27.99 (416) 978-1-250-85509-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/07/2022 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2022 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for The Atlas Paradox date, rank 11/07/2022, 11 01/09/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 10,995 YTD: 10,995	Oct 2022	10,995 10,995
12	11	4	Our Missing Hearts Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Press, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-49254-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Our Missing Hearts date, rank 10/17/2022, 5 10/24/2022, 10 10/31/2022, 11 11/07/2022, 12 11/14/2022, 16 11/21/2022, 17 11/28/2022, 17 12/05/2022, 14 12/12/2022, 17 12/19/2022, 18 12/26/2022, 17 01/02/2023, 16 01/09/2023, 11 01/16/2023, 13 01/23/2023, 22 01/30/2023, 25 02/06/2023, 23 02/13/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 10,546 YTD: 53,585	Oct 2022	10,546 53,585
13	9	5	Verity (Special) Colleen Hoover, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (368) 978-1-5387-3972-3 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 13.26 [details] Sales history for Verity (Special) date, rank 10/10/2022, 1 10/17/2022, 6 10/24/2022, 9 10/31/2022, 9 11/07/2022, 13 11/14/2022, 15 11/21/2022, 14 11/28/2022, 14 12/05/2022, 13 12/12/2022, 18 12/19/2022, 19 12/26/2022, 14 01/02/2023, 10 01/09/2023, 8 01/16/2023, 10 01/23/2023, 12 01/30/2023, 14 02/06/2023, 13 02/13/2023, 12 02/20/2023, 16 02/27/2023, 13 03/06/2023, 16 03/13/2023, 18 03/20/2023, 23 03/27/2023, 22 07/17/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 9,843 YTD: 102,500	Sep 2022	9,843 102,500
14	8	3	The Maze Nelson DeMille, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (432) 978-1-5011-0178-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/24/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2022 Average Rank 13.17 [details] Sales history for The Maze date, rank 10/24/2022, 4 10/31/2022, 8 11/07/2022, 14 11/14/2022, 19 11/21/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 8,344 YTD: 44,904	Oct 2022	8,344 44,904
15	-	1	Black Paradox Junji Ito, Author Viz Media, $19.99 (208) 978-1-9747-2863-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,843 YTD: 7,843	Oct 2022	7,843 7,843
16	12	4	Righteous Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (416) 978-0-593-42247-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 10.20 [details] Sales history for Righteous Prey date, rank 10/17/2022, 2 10/24/2022, 8 10/31/2022, 12 11/07/2022, 16 11/14/2022, 20 11/21/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,669 YTD: 61,694	Oct 2022	7,669 61,694
17	-	1	A Strange Habit of Mind: A Cameron Winter Mystery Andrew Klavan, Author Mysterious Press, $26.95 (288) 978-1-61316-351-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,003 YTD: 7,003	Oct 2022	7,003 7,003
18	7	2	The Christmas Spirit Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $22.00 (240) 978-0-593-50010-1 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for The Christmas Spirit date, rank 10/31/2022, 7 11/07/2022, 18 11/14/2022, 22 11/21/2022, 22 12/05/2022, 24 12/12/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,285 YTD: 19,081	Oct 2022	6,285 19,081
19	15	3	The High Notes Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (256) 978-1-9848-2174-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/24/2022 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2022 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for The High Notes date, rank 10/24/2022, 7 10/31/2022, 15 11/07/2022, 19 11/14/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,835 YTD: 29,065	Oct 2022	5,835 29,065
20	17	30	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: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,603 YTD: 154,721	Apr 2022	5,603 154,721
21	18	5	The Winners Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (688) 978-1-9821-1279-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 13.40 [details] Sales history for The Winners date, rank 10/10/2022, 5 10/17/2022, 8 10/24/2022, 15 10/31/2022, 18 11/07/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,642 YTD: 43,258	Sep 2022	4,642 43,258
22	16	3	Lore Olympus: Volume Three Rachel Smythe, Author Del Rey Books, $27.99 (384) 978-0-593-16031-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/24/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 11.43 [details] Sales history for Lore Olympus: Volume Three date, rank 10/24/2022, 2 10/31/2022, 16 11/07/2022, 22 11/14/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,519 YTD: 40,292	Oct 2022	4,519 40,292
23	13	2	The Last Chairlift John Irving, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (912) 978-1-5011-8927-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for The Last Chairlift date, rank 10/31/2022, 13 11/07/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,228 YTD: 13,042	Oct 2022	4,228 13,042
24	20	7	Oath of Loyalty Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (368) 978-1-9821-6491-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/26/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 10.11 [details] Sales history for Oath of Loyalty date, rank 09/26/2022, 3 10/03/2022, 6 10/10/2022, 8 10/17/2022, 11 10/24/2022, 16 10/31/2022, 20 11/07/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,723 YTD: 70,180	Sep 2022	3,723 70,180
25	22	5	Treasure State C J Box, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (288) 978-1-250-76696-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 12.86 [details] Sales history for Treasure State date, rank 10/10/2022, 6 10/17/2022, 10 10/24/2022, 17 10/31/2022, 22 11/07/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,339 YTD: 36,316	Sep 2022	3,339 36,316

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 29, 2022; appearing in the Nov. 07, 2022, print edition of PW.