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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	The Intruder Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-4642-6091-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 9.95 [details] Sales history for The Intruder date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 9 11/10/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 17 12/08/2025, 8 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 9 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 5 01/19/2026, 6 01/26/2026, 10 02/02/2026, 11 02/09/2026, 20 02/16/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 64,695 YTD: 64,695	Oct 2025	64,695 64,695
2	-	1	Twice Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-240668-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 12.47 [details] Sales history for Twice date, rank 10/20/2025, 2 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 10 11/10/2025, 10 11/17/2025, 10 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 19 12/08/2025, 20 12/15/2025, 17 12/22/2025, 10 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 16 01/19/2026, 17 01/26/2026, 12 02/02/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 37,479 YTD: 37,479	Oct 2025	37,479 37,479
3	4	5	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 6.53 [details] Sales history for The Secret of Secrets date, rank 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 3 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 6 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 4 01/19/2026, 5 01/26/2026, 7 02/02/2026, 9 02/09/2026, 11 02/16/2026, 9 02/23/2026, 18 03/02/2026, 16 03/09/2026, 14 03/16/2026, 16 03/23/2026, 14 03/30/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 35,932 YTD: 354,927	Sep 2025	35,932 354,927
4	-	1	Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece Thriller Jack Carr, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-6680-9525-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 11.75 [details] Sales history for Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece Thriller date, rank 10/20/2025, 4 10/27/2025, 12 11/03/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 32,157 YTD: 32,190	Oct 2025	32,157 32,190
5	3	3	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 5.84 [details] Sales history for Alchemised date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 6 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 8 02/02/2026, 8 02/09/2026, 9 02/16/2026, 7 02/23/2026, 7 03/02/2026, 8 03/09/2026, 5 03/16/2026, 10 03/23/2026, 9 03/30/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 29,741 YTD: 221,976	Sep 2025	29,741 221,976
6	-	1	For Whom the Belle Tolls (Deluxe Limited Edition) Jaysea Lynn, Author S&s/Saga Press, $34.00 (656) 978-1-6682-0880-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for For Whom the Belle Tolls (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,625 YTD: 22,625	Oct 2025	22,625 22,625
7	-	1	Shadow Ticket Thomas Pynchon, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (304) 978-1-59420-610-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 21,462 YTD: 21,462	Oct 2025	21,462 21,462
8	-	1	Alchemy of Secrets Stephanie Garber, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (336) 978-1-250-78915-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Alchemy of Secrets date, rank 10/20/2025, 8 10/27/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,504 YTD: 19,504	Oct 2025	19,504 19,504
9	-	1	My Beloved: A Mitford Novel Jan Karon, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (320) 979-8-217-04717-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 18,254 YTD: 18,254	Oct 2025	18,254 18,254
10	2	2	Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (528) 978-1-64937-929-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 17.95 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.) date, rank 10/13/2025, 2 10/20/2025, 10 10/27/2025, 13 11/03/2025, 16 11/10/2025, 18 11/17/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 23 12/15/2025, 24 12/22/2025, 24 12/29/2025, 19 01/05/2026, 15 01/12/2026, 19 02/02/2026, 24 02/09/2026, 22 02/16/2026, 21 02/23/2026, 20 03/02/2026, 24 03/09/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,164 YTD: 68,204	Sep 2025	16,164 68,204
11	-	1	The Damned Harper L Woods, Author Bramble, $32.99 (336) 978-1-250-36523-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,402 YTD: 15,402	Oct 2025	15,402 15,402
12	1	2	Iron Flame (Wing and Claw ed.) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (640) 978-1-64937-939-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 16.60 [details] Sales history for Iron Flame (Wing and Claw ed.) date, rank 10/13/2025, 1 10/20/2025, 12 10/27/2025, 16 11/03/2025, 18 11/10/2025, 22 11/17/2025, 24 11/24/2025, 25 12/29/2025, 24 01/05/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,991 YTD: 67,553	Sep 2025	14,991 67,553
13	-	1	Sharp Force Patricia Cornwell, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (400) 978-1-5387-7396-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,670 YTD: 14,670	Oct 2025	14,670 14,670
14	7	4	The Academy Elin Hilderbrand, Author, Shelby Cunningham, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (432) 978-0-316-56785-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/29/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for The Academy date, rank 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 8 10/13/2025, 7 10/20/2025, 14 10/27/2025, 11 11/03/2025, 15 11/10/2025, 21 11/17/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,955 YTD: 97,299	Sep 2025	12,955 97,299
15	9	3	Tourist Season: The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy Brynne Weaver, Author Slowburn, $28.95 (368) 978-1-63893-210-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Tourist Season: The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy date, rank 10/06/2025, 3 10/13/2025, 9 10/20/2025, 15 10/27/2025, 17 11/03/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,702 YTD: 64,064	Sep 2025	11,702 64,064
16	15	3	Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (544) 978-1-64937-418-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 10.53 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 2 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 10 05/19/2025, 18 05/26/2025, 19 06/02/2025, 24 06/16/2025, 25 10/13/2025, 15 10/20/2025, 16 10/27/2025, 19 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 24 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 17 01/05/2026, 24 01/12/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,192 YTD: 1,656,306	Jan 2025	10,192 1,656,306
17	-	1	Lore Olympus: Volume Nine Rachel Smythe, Author Inklore, $30.00 (432) 978-0-593-87200-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,846 YTD: 8,846	Oct 2025	8,846 8,846
18	5	2	The Impossible Fortune: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Richard Osman, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00 (368) 978-0-593-65325-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Impossible Fortune: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery date, rank 10/13/2025, 5 10/20/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,650 YTD: 39,335	Sep 2025	8,650 39,335
19	10	3	Circle of Days Ken Follett, Author Grand Central Publishing, $40.00 (704) 978-1-5387-7277-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 16.20 [details] Sales history for Circle of Days date, rank 10/06/2025, 9 10/13/2025, 10 10/20/2025, 19 10/27/2025, 18 11/03/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,465 YTD: 40,576	Sep 2025	7,465 40,576
20	6	2	Denied Access: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley Vince Flynn, Author, Don Bentley, Author Atria Books, $30.00 (352) 978-1-6680-4587-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Denied Access: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley date, rank 10/13/2025, 6 10/20/2025, 20 10/27/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,425 YTD: 25,212	Sep 2025	7,425 25,212
21	18	3	One Dark Window (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) Rachel Gillig, Author Orbit, $32.00 (400) 978-0-316-59723-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for One Dark Window (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) date, rank 10/06/2025, 5 10/13/2025, 18 10/20/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,403 YTD: 40,967	Sep 2025	6,403 40,967
22	8	2	The Portrait Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (256) 978-0-593-49876-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Portrait date, rank 10/13/2025, 8 10/20/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,166 YTD: 20,776	Sep 2025	6,166 20,776
23	29	3	Anathema (Standard Edition) Keri Lake, Author Bloom Books, $29.99 (624) 978-1-4642-7299-8 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Anathema (Standard Edition) date, rank 10/06/2025, 10 10/20/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,120 YTD: 24,866	Sep 2025	6,120 24,866
24	22	3	Two Twisted Crowns (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) Rachel Gillig, Author Orbit, $32.00 (448) 978-0-316-59722-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for Two Twisted Crowns (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) date, rank 10/06/2025, 6 10/13/2025, 22 10/20/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,809 YTD: 38,737	Sep 2025	5,809 38,737
25	20	19	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 10.65 [details] Sales history for Atmosphere: A Love Story date, rank 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 2 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 3 08/11/2025, 1 08/18/2025, 3 08/25/2025, 3 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 10 09/22/2025, 10 09/29/2025, 8 10/06/2025, 22 10/13/2025, 20 10/20/2025, 25 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 17 12/29/2025, 15 01/05/2026, 19 01/12/2026, 20 01/19/2026, 11 01/26/2026, 18 02/02/2026, 17 02/09/2026, 23 02/16/2026, 25 03/23/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,795 YTD: 251,790	Jun 2025	5,795 251,790

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 11, 2025; appearing in the Oct. 20, 2025, print edition of PW