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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The Secret of Secrets date, rank 09/22/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 152,410 YTD: 152,410	Sep 2025	152,410 152,410
2	2	3	Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition) R F Kuang, Author Harper Voyager, $35.00 (560) 978-0-06-302147-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 2.83 [details] Sales history for Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 2 09/22/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,590 YTD: 121,651	Aug 2025	16,590 121,651
3	-	1	Lover Forbidden J R Ward, Author Gallery Books, $30.00 (432) 978-1-9821-7996-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,121 YTD: 10,130	Sep 2025	10,121 10,130
4	4	2	Framed in Death J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (368) 978-1-250-37082-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Framed in Death date, rank 09/15/2025, 4 09/22/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,839 YTD: 25,889	Sep 2025	8,839 25,889
5	-	1	Clown Town Mick Herron, Author Soho Crime, $29.95 (352) 978-1-64129-726-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,124 YTD: 8,124	Sep 2025	8,124 8,124
6	-	1	Cussler Untitled Isaac Bell 15 Jack Du Brul, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-85356-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,848 YTD: 6,848	Sep 2025	6,848 6,848
7	3	2	Wild Reverence Rebecca Ross, Author Saturday Books, $32.00 (544) 978-1-250-37335-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Wild Reverence date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,811 YTD: 24,477	Sep 2025	6,811 24,477
8	5	2	Buckeye Patrick Ryan, Author Random House, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-59503-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Buckeye date, rank 09/15/2025, 5 09/22/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,714 YTD: 22,961	Sep 2025	6,714 22,961
9	6	2	Billion-Dollar Ransom: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, Duane Swierczynski, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (368) 978-0-316-57003-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Billion-Dollar Ransom: A Thriller date, rank 09/15/2025, 6 09/22/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,078 YTD: 18,261	Sep 2025	6,078 18,261
10	10	15	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 4.05 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,966 YTD: 229,662	Jun 2025	5,966 229,662
11	13	19	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for My Friends date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 05/26/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 7 06/16/2025, 9 06/23/2025, 10 06/30/2025, 8 07/07/2025, 8 07/14/2025, 9 07/21/2025, 11 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 10 08/11/2025, 10 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 4 09/01/2025, 7 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 13 09/22/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,952 YTD: 197,008	May 2025	5,952 197,008
12	14	28	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 10.11 [details] Sales history for Broken Country date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 11 05/26/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 13 06/16/2025, 13 06/23/2025, 18 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 11 07/14/2025, 12 07/21/2025, 12 07/28/2025, 12 08/04/2025, 13 08/11/2025, 12 08/18/2025, 9 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 12 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 14 09/22/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,175 YTD: 230,062	Mar 2025	5,175 230,062
13	9	4	Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (640) 978-1-5387-7420-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 3 09/15/2025, 9 09/22/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,169 YTD: 80,625	Aug 2025	5,169 80,625
14	1	2	The Hallmarked Man Robert Galbraith, Author Mulholland Books, $40.00 (1072) 978-0-316-58600-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for The Hallmarked Man date, rank 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,959 YTD: 36,204	Sep 2025	4,959 36,204
15	15	34	Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (544) 978-1-64937-715-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 9.13 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 9 04/28/2025, 7 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 12 05/19/2025, 15 05/26/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 14 06/09/2025, 12 06/16/2025, 15 06/23/2025, 17 06/30/2025, 16 07/07/2025, 14 07/14/2025, 14 07/21/2025, 15 07/28/2025, 16 08/04/2025, 12 08/11/2025, 8 08/18/2025, 5 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 9 09/08/2025, 9 09/15/2025, 15 09/22/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,788 YTD: 524,497	Jan 2025	4,788 524,497
16	12	5	The Pumpkin Spice Café (Deluxe Edition) (Deluxe) Laurie Gilmore, Author HarperCollins, $32.00 (384) 978-0-00-875982-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/25/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for The Pumpkin Spice Café (Deluxe Edition) (Deluxe) date, rank 08/25/2025, 8 09/01/2025, 15 09/08/2025, 7 09/15/2025, 12 09/22/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,675 YTD: 30,355	Aug 2025	4,675 30,355
17	11	2	Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity M P Woodward, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (432) 978-0-593-71803-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity date, rank 09/15/2025, 11 09/22/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,657 YTD: 11,946	Sep 2025	4,657 11,946
18	17	16	Never Flinch Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $32.00 (448) 978-1-6680-8933-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/09/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/09/2025 Average Rank 7.30 [details] Sales history for Never Flinch date, rank 06/09/2025, 1 06/16/2025, 3 06/23/2025, 3 06/30/2025, 4 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 3 07/21/2025, 8 07/28/2025, 7 08/04/2025, 8 08/11/2025, 6 08/18/2025, 7 08/25/2025, 10 09/01/2025, 14 09/08/2025, 8 09/15/2025, 17 09/22/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,650 YTD: 264,908	May 2025	4,650 264,908
19	8	3	The Color of Death Trey Gowdy, Author, Christopher Greyson, Author Harper Influence, $30.00 (288) 978-0-06-345191-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for The Color of Death date, rank 09/08/2025, 2 09/15/2025, 8 09/22/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,642 YTD: 30,838	Aug 2025	4,642 30,838
20	-	1	You Weren't Meant to Be Human Andrew Joseph White, Author S&s/Saga Press, $28.00 (288) 978-1-6680-3807-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,882 YTD: 3,882	Sep 2025	3,882 3,882
21	19	8	Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick Holly Jackson, Author Bantam, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-97705-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/04/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 9.22 [details] Sales history for Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick date, rank 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 3 08/18/2025, 4 08/25/2025, 7 09/01/2025, 13 09/08/2025, 13 09/15/2025, 19 09/22/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,826 YTD: 63,008	Jul 2025	3,826 63,008
22	-	1	Play Nice Rachel Harrison, Author Berkley Books, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-64257-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,543 YTD: 3,543	Sep 2025	3,543 3,543
23	20	4	On Wings of Blood (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Original) Briar Boleyn, Author Mira Books, $32.00 (592) 978-0-7783-0626-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for On Wings of Blood (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Original) date, rank 09/01/2025, 2 09/08/2025, 6 09/15/2025, 20 09/22/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,413 YTD: 32,300	Aug 2025	3,413 32,300
24	18	14	The River Is Waiting Wally Lamb, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-6680-0639-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 16.90 [details] Sales history for The River Is Waiting date, rank 06/23/2025, 6 06/30/2025, 7 07/07/2025, 13 07/14/2025, 17 07/21/2025, 18 08/04/2025, 20 08/11/2025, 25 09/08/2025, 21 09/15/2025, 18 09/22/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,388 YTD: 78,625	May 2025	3,388 78,625
25	24	14	Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (560) 978-1-250-32052-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 12.75 [details] Sales history for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil date, rank 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 2 07/07/2025, 6 07/14/2025, 6 07/21/2025, 16 07/28/2025, 17 08/04/2025, 17 08/11/2025, 14 08/18/2025, 13 08/25/2025, 17 09/01/2025, 16 09/08/2025, 19 09/15/2025, 24 09/22/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,385 YTD: 134,100	Jun 2025	3,385 134,100

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sept. 13, 2025; appearing in the Sept. 22, 2025, print edition of PW