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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
1	The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-14526-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/06/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for The Madness of Crowds date, rank 09/06/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 64,389 YTD:	Aug 2021	64,389
2	Bloodless Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (368) 978-1-5387-3670-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/30/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/30/2021 Average Rank 8.71 [details] Sales history for Bloodless date, rank 09/06/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 48,242 YTD:	Aug 2021	48,242
3	The Cellist Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $28.99 (480) 978-0-06-283486-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 7.25 [details] Sales history for The Cellist date, rank 08/09/2021, 1 09/06/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 29,654 YTD:	Jul 2021	29,654
4	Faithless in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $9.99 (416) 978-1-250-77182-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/09/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/09/2021 Average Rank 4.90 [details] Sales history for Faithless in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel date, rank 08/09/2021, 3 09/06/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 28,044 YTD:	Jul 2021	28,044
5	The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (384) 978-1-9848-8098-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 16.14 [details] Sales history for The Thursday Murder Club date, rank 09/06/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,606 YTD:	Aug 2021	20,606
6	Vortex: An FBI Thriller Catherine Coulter, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (400) 978-0-06-300408-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/23/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/23/2021 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Vortex: An FBI Thriller date, rank 09/06/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,405 YTD:	Aug 2021	19,405
7	Dark Sky C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (384) 978-0-525-53830-1 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Dark Sky date, rank 09/06/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 18,824 YTD:	Aug 2021	18,824
8	Fair Warning Michael Connelly, Author Grand Central Publishing, $9.99 (480) 978-1-5387-3632-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/09/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 08/30/2021 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for Fair Warning date, rank 09/06/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,033 YTD:	Jul 2021	16,033
9	Lightning Strike, 18 William Kent Krueger, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (400) 978-1-9821-2868-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/06/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for Lightning Strike, 18 date, rank 09/06/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,140 YTD:	Aug 2021	13,140
10	Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Treachery Brian Freeman, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (384) 978-0-525-54265-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 08/09/2021 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Treachery date, rank 09/06/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,873 YTD:	Jul 2021	10,873

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