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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	Extreme Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $9.99 (448) 978-0-399-57379-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/24/2017 Average Rank 5.60 [details] Sales history for Extreme Prey date, rank 04/17/2017, 3 04/24/2017, 1 05/01/2017, 3 05/08/2017, 6 05/08/2017, 1 05/15/2017, 14 05/22/2017, 10 05/29/2017, 7 06/05/2017, 10 06/05/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 26,842 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017
2	The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $9.99 (592) 978-0-06-243022-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/01/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 10.70 [details] Sales history for The Kept Woman date, rank 05/01/2017, 2 05/08/2017, 3 05/08/2017, 5 05/15/2017, 8 05/22/2017, 12 05/29/2017, 14 06/05/2017, 17 06/05/2017, 2 06/19/2017, 23 06/26/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 23,775 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017
3	All by Myself, Alone Mary Higgins Clark, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (320) 978-1-5011-3111-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 9.55 [details] Sales history for All by Myself, Alone date, rank 04/17/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 2 04/24/2017, 3 05/01/2017, 4 05/08/2017, 5 05/15/2017, 9 05/22/2017, 10 05/29/2017, 17 06/05/2017, 23 06/05/2017, 3 06/12/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 22,307 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017
4	The Girl in the Spider's Web David Lagercrantz, Author, George Goulding, Translator Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $9.99 (544) 978-0-525-43476-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/29/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for The Girl in the Spider's Web date, rank 05/29/2017, 5 06/05/2017, 6 06/05/2017, 4 06/12/2017, 16 06/19/2017, 15 06/26/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 19,277 2012 YTD:	May 2017
5	Razor Girl Carl Hiaasen, Author Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $15.95 (400) 978-0-345-80490-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 18.80 [details] Sales history for Razor Girl date, rank 05/15/2017, 23 05/22/2017, 22 05/29/2017, 21 06/05/2017, 23 06/05/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 18,393 2012 YTD:	May 2017
6	The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel Jo Nesbo, Author, Neil Smith, Translator Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (352) 978-0-385-35216-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/22/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel date, rank 05/22/2017, 8 05/29/2017, 15 06/05/2017, 19 06/05/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 17,643 2012 YTD:	May 2017
7	Cross the Line James Patterson, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (400) 978-1-4555-8531-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/05/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 5.60 [details] Sales history for Cross the Line date, rank 06/05/2017, 3 06/05/2017, 7 06/12/2017, 5 06/19/2017, 7 06/26/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,266 2012 YTD:	May 2017
8	Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies Ace Atkins, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $27.00 (320) 978-0-399-17700-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies date, rank 05/15/2017, 12 06/05/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,718 2012 YTD:	May 2017
9	A Great Reckoning Louise Penny, Author St. Martin's Press, $9.99 (592) 978-1-250-13074-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,037 2012 YTD:	May 2017
10	Song of the Lion Anne Hillerman, Author Harper, $27.99 (304) 978-0-06-239190-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 04/24/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Song of the Lion date, rank 04/24/2017, 11 05/01/2017, 16 05/08/2017, 21 05/08/2017, 7 05/15/2017, 25 06/05/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,127 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017

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