French favorite Harlan Coben landed in the top spot in France in March with the release of Hold Tight. Debuting in third place was another author well known to Americans, Hugh Laurie, the British-born star of the hit television show House. Laurie's The Gun Seller was first published in English in 1996 and translated into French this year to take advantage of the growing popularity of House in France. Gun Seller, which Washington Square Press published in 1998, is a spy spoof. In the U.K., Laurie's next book, The Paper Soldier, is due out this fall from Michael Joseph.

Debuting in the top spot in the Netherlands was Dutch thriller writer Saskia Noort's latest mystery, The Transformation. Noort's previous works have been published in English by U.K.-based Bitter Lemon Press and its titles are distributed in the U.S. by Consortium, which will release her next title, Back to the Coast, in June. Landing in the fifth spot in Holland was The Solitude of Prime Numbers, the Italian bestseller by Paolo Giordano that was acquired by Pam Dorman for her Viking imprint.

Newcomers to the nonfiction list in the Netherlands include My Life as a Dog by Dutch columnist Martin Bril.

France
Fiction Nonfiction
1 Hold TightHarlan Coben Belfond Me, Nojoud, 10 Years Old, DivorcedNojoud Ali Michel Lafon
2 Other Lives Than My OwnEmmanuel Carrère P.O.L. Kiss the Immense SkyDaniel Tammet Edition des Arenes
3 The Gun SellerHugh Laurie Sonatine Editions The State of Mind: Learning SerenityChristophe Andre Odile Jacob
For week ending March 21, used by arrangement with Livres Hebdo
Italy
Combined
1 The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson Marsilio The Girl Who Played with FireStieg Larsson Marsilio
2 The First Day of HappynessErri de Luca Feltrinelli A Saturday with FriendsAndrea Camilleri Mondadori
3 Castles in the SkyStieg Larsson Marsilio ScarpettaPatricia Cornwell Mondadori
For week ending March 21, used by arrangement with Informazioni Editorial
Netherlands
Fiction Nonfiction
1 The TransformationSaskia Noort Anthos The PreyJeroen Smit Prometheus
2 The DinnerHerman Koch Anthos My Life as a DogMartin Bril Prometheus
3 The AssociateJohn Grisham A.W. Bruna Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert Cargo
For week ending March 21, used by arrangement with Boekblad/Gfk