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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2013 YTD
1	-	1	Inferno Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-53785-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/27/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2013 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Inferno date, rank 05/27/2013, 1 05/27/2013, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 367,545 2012 YTD: 368,949	2000	367,545 368,949
2	2	4	12th of Never James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $27.99 (432) 978-0-316-21082-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 4.86 [details] Sales history for 12th of Never date, rank 05/06/2013, 19 05/13/2013, 1 05/13/2013, 1 05/20/2013, 3 05/20/2013, 2 05/27/2013, 6 05/27/2013, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 25,841 2012 YTD: 144,772	2000	25,841 144,772
3	1	2	DEAD EVER AFTER: A SOOKIE STAC HARRIS CHARLAINE ACE BOOKS , 978-1-937007-88-1 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for DEAD EVER AFTER: A SOOKIE STAC date, rank 05/20/2013, 1 05/20/2013, 1 05/27/2013, 7 05/27/2013, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 25,806 2012 YTD: 110,861	2000	25,806 110,861
4	3	2	Silken Prey John Sandford, Author Putnam Adult, $27.95 (416) 978-0-399-15931-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Silken Prey date, rank 05/20/2013, 4 05/20/2013, 3 05/27/2013, 9 05/27/2013, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 20,763 2012 YTD: 63,628	2000	20,763 63,628
5	4	4	The Hit David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.99 (392) 978-1-4555-2121-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 3.43 [details] Sales history for The Hit date, rank 05/06/2013, 1 05/06/2013, 1 05/13/2013, 3 05/13/2013, 2 05/20/2013, 8 05/20/2013, 4 05/27/2013, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 17,571 2012 YTD: 141,439	2000	17,571 141,439
6	6	5	Whiskey Beach Nora Roberts, Author Putnam Adult, $27.95 (496) 978-0-399-15989-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/29/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2013 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Whiskey Beach date, rank 04/29/2013, 1 04/29/2013, 1 05/06/2013, 2 05/06/2013, 2 05/13/2013, 3 05/20/2013, 6 05/27/2013, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 11,041 2012 YTD: 131,483	2000	11,041 131,483
7	8	6	Daddy's Gone a Hunting Mary Higgins Clark, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (352) 978-1-4516-6894-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/22/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2013 Average Rank 4.25 [details] Sales history for Daddy's Gone a Hunting date, rank 04/22/2013, 1 04/22/2013, 1 04/29/2013, 7 04/29/2013, 2 05/06/2013, 4 05/13/2013, 4 05/20/2013, 8 05/27/2013, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,170 2012 YTD: 98,110	2000	6,170 98,110
8	10	50	Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), (432) 978-0-307-58836-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/18/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 5.03 [details] Sales history for Gone Girl date, rank 06/18/2012, 3 06/25/2012, 2 07/02/2012, 2 07/09/2012, 1 07/09/2012, 10 07/16/2012, 1 07/16/2012, 8 07/23/2012, 3 07/30/2012, 3 08/06/2012, 3 08/06/2012, 8 08/13/2012, 1 08/13/2012, 6 08/20/2012, 4 08/20/2012, 1 08/27/2012, 1 08/27/2012, 4 09/03/2012, 1 09/03/2012, 8 09/10/2012, 1 09/10/2012, 5 09/17/2012, 3 09/17/2012, 8 09/24/2012, 5 10/01/2012, 4 10/01/2012, 8 10/08/2012, 3 10/08/2012, 7 10/15/2012, 4 10/22/2012, 4 10/29/2012, 7 11/05/2012, 7 11/12/2012, 8 11/19/2012, 7 11/26/2012, 7 12/03/2012, 8 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 4 12/24/2012, 3 12/31/2012, 2 01/07/2013, 7 01/07/2013, 2 01/14/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 7 01/21/2013, 10 01/21/2013, 2 01/28/2013, 10 01/28/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 4 02/11/2013, 3 02/18/2013, 4 02/25/2013, 4 03/04/2013, 3 03/11/2013, 5 03/18/2013, 8 03/25/2013, 4 04/01/2013, 4 04/08/2013, 5 04/15/2013, 5 04/22/2013, 7 04/29/2013, 8 05/06/2013, 10 05/13/2013, 9 05/20/2013, 10 05/27/2013, 8 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,126 2012 YTD: 237,868	2000	6,126 237,868
9	7	2	A Delicate Truth John Le Carre, Author Viking Books, $28.95 (320) 978-0-670-01489-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for A Delicate Truth date, rank 05/20/2013, 7 05/27/2013, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,088 2012 YTD: 19,023	2000	6,088 19,023
10	5	2	A Step of Faith Richard Paul Evans, Author Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (272) 978-1-4516-2829-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for A Step of Faith date, rank 05/20/2013, 5 05/27/2013, 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,837 2012 YTD: 25,511	2000	5,837 25,511
11	13	3	Best Kept Secret Jeffrey Archer, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (373) 978-1-250-00098-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/13/2013 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 10.33 [details] Sales history for Best Kept Secret date, rank 05/13/2013, 7 05/20/2013, 13 05/27/2013, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,242 2012 YTD: 20,329	2000	5,242 20,329
12	12	4	Paris Edward Rutherfurd, Author Doubleday Books, $32.50 (809) 978-0-385-53530-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for Paris date, rank 05/06/2013, 5 05/13/2013, 8 05/20/2013, 12 05/27/2013, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,069 2012 YTD: 30,197	2000	5,069 30,197
13	11	4	Fly Away Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (416) 978-0-312-57721-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 8.40 [details] Sales history for Fly Away date, rank 05/06/2013, 10 05/06/2013, 3 05/13/2013, 5 05/20/2013, 11 05/27/2013, 13 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,382 2012 YTD: 39,932	2000	4,382 39,932
14	9	2	Robert B. Parker's Wonderland Ace Atkins, Author Putnam Adult, $26.95 (320) 978-0-399-16157-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/20/2013 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2013 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Robert B. Parker's Wonderland date, rank 05/20/2013, 9 05/27/2013, 14 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 4,342 2012 YTD: 12,807	2000	4,342 12,807
15	19	3	Nos4a2 Joe Hill, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (704) 978-0-06-220057-0 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/13/2013 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for Nos4a2 date, rank 05/13/2013, 6 05/20/2013, 19 05/27/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,649 2012 YTD: 17,794	2000	3,649 17,794
16	21	3	The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (272) 978-0-307-59690-1 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/13/2013 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2013 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for The Woman Upstairs date, rank 05/13/2013, 20 05/20/2013, 21 05/27/2013, 16 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,622 2012 YTD: 11,816	2000	3,622 11,816
17	14	7	Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Author Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99 (544) 978-0-316-17648-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/15/2013 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2013 Average Rank 10.14 [details] Sales history for Life After Life date, rank 04/15/2013, 4 04/22/2013, 6 04/29/2013, 9 05/06/2013, 11 05/13/2013, 10 05/20/2013, 14 05/27/2013, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,514 2012 YTD: 47,718	2000	3,514 47,718
18	-	1	Inferno Dan Brown, Author Vintage Books, $29.95 (464) 978-0-345-80648-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,159 2012 YTD: 3,167	2000	3,159 3,167
19	-	1	Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery Walter Mosley, Author Doubleday Books, $25.95 (304) 978-0-385-53598-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,036 2012 YTD: 3,095	2000	3,036 3,095
20	-	1	Magician's End: Book Three of the Chaoswar Saga Raymond E. Feist, Author Harper Voyager, $29.99 (576) 978-0-06-146843-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 2,998 2012 YTD: 3,093	2000	2,998 3,093
21	15	12	Storyteller Jodi Picoult, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (480) 978-1-4391-0276-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/11/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/25/2013 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for Storyteller date, rank 03/11/2013, 7 03/11/2013, 3 03/18/2013, 8 03/18/2013, 3 03/25/2013, 9 03/25/2013, 2 04/01/2013, 2 04/08/2013, 3 04/15/2013, 7 04/22/2013, 8 04/29/2013, 11 05/06/2013, 17 05/13/2013, 16 05/20/2013, 15 05/27/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 2,986 2012 YTD: 139,147	2000	2,986 139,147
22	36	4	Vader's Little Princess Jeffrey Brown, Author Chronicle Books (CA), $14.95 978-1-4521-1869-7 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Vader's Little Princess date, rank 05/06/2013, 7 05/27/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 36 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 3,906 2012 YTD: 19,904	2000	3,906 19,904
22	20	4	Wedding Night Sophie Kinsella, Author Dial Press, $26.00 (464) 978-0-8129-9384-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/06/2013 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2013 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Wedding Night date, rank 05/06/2013, 6 05/13/2013, 12 05/20/2013, 20 05/27/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 2,982 2012 YTD: 23,301	2000	2,982 23,301
23	16	3	The Apple Orchard Susan Wiggs, Author Mira Books, $24.95 (426) 978-0-7783-1493-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 05/13/2013 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2013 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for The Apple Orchard date, rank 05/13/2013, 11 05/20/2013, 16 05/27/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 2,722 2012 YTD: 13,530	2000	2,722 13,530
24	-	1	Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (496) 978-0-307-27108-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 2,632 2012 YTD: 2,672	2000	2,632 2,672

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

Nielsen BookScan, week 20 of 2013, data through 5/19/2013; PW Issue of May 27, 2013