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Mystery/Detective

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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	Cross the Line James Patterson, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (400) 978-1-4555-8531-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/05/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 8.30 [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 07/03/2017, 8 07/10/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 9 07/17/2017, 16 07/24/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 39,739 2012 YTD:	May 2017
2	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 10 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/29/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 10.33 [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 07/03/2017, 10 07/10/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 27,195 2012 YTD:	May 2017
3	The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $9.99 (592) 978-0-06-243022-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/01/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 11.00 [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 07/03/2017, 22 07/10/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 18,420 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017
4	Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz, Author Harper, $27.99 (464) 978-0-06-264522-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 06/19/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 16.57 [details] Sales history for Magpie Murders date, rank 06/19/2017, 16 06/26/2017, 16 07/03/2017, 18 07/10/2017, 4 07/10/2017, 20 07/17/2017, 17 07/24/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 15,581 2012 YTD:	Jun 2017
5	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 5.55 [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 07/10/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 15,569 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017
6	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 16.67 [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 07/10/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,250 2012 YTD:	May 2017
7	Precious and Grace: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (17) Alexander McCall Smith, Author Anchor Books, $15.00 (240) 978-1-101-97281-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,528 2012 YTD:	May 2017
8	All by Myself, Alone Mary Higgins Clark, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (320) 978-1-5011-3111-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 9.42 [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 07/10/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,808 2012 YTD:	Apr 2017
9	And Then There Were None Agatha Christie, Author HarperTorch, $7.99 (300) 978-0-06-207348-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/08/2016 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for And Then There Were None date, rank 08/08/2016, 10 07/10/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Mar 2011 UNITS SOLD: 7,325 2012 YTD:	Mar 2011
10	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 11.60 [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 07/10/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,058 2012 YTD:	May 2017

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