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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	-	1	The Law of Innocence Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48562-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Law of Innocence date, rank 11/23/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 43,313 YTD: 43,313	Nov 2020	43,313 43,313
2	2	5	A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-54596-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2020 Average Rank 3.20 [details] Sales history for A Time for Mercy date, rank 10/26/2020, 1 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 2 11/16/2020, 2 11/23/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 32,478 YTD: 241,975	Oct 2020	32,478 241,975
3	4	7	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 3.23 [details] Sales history for The Return date, rank 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 2 11/02/2020, 2 11/09/2020, 3 11/16/2020, 4 11/23/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 29,665 YTD: 306,967	Sep 2020	29,665 306,967
4	3	3	The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (368) 978-1-9848-1846-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 3.60 [details] Sales history for The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/09/2020, 1 11/16/2020, 3 11/23/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 27,715 YTD: 114,200	Oct 2020	27,715 114,200
5	1	2	Fortune and Glory Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9821-5483-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2020 Average Rank 2.67 [details] Sales history for Fortune and Glory date, rank 11/16/2020, 1 11/23/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 26,395 YTD: 69,563	Nov 2020	26,395 69,563
6	-	1	Marauder: A Novel of the Oregon Files Clive Cussler, Author, Boyd Morrison, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-593-08791-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 17,408 YTD: 17,408	Nov 2020	17,408 17,408
7	5	3	Three Women Disappear James Patterson, Author, Shan Serafin, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (368) 978-0-316-54161-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for Three Women Disappear date, rank 11/09/2020, 4 11/16/2020, 5 11/23/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,010 YTD: 40,375	Oct 2020	11,010 40,375
8	-	1	Moonflower Murders Anthony Horowitz, Author Harper, $28.99 (400) 978-0-06-295545-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,091 YTD: 10,091	Nov 2020	10,091 10,091
9	7	8	The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-9848-1835-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/05/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for The Book of Two Ways date, rank 10/05/2020, 1 10/12/2020, 4 10/19/2020, 7 10/26/2020, 4 11/02/2020, 4 11/09/2020, 8 11/16/2020, 7 11/23/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,524 YTD: 116,686	Sep 2020	9,524 116,686
10	13	10	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for Anxious People date, rank 09/21/2020, 4 09/28/2020, 12 10/05/2020, 13 10/12/2020, 9 10/19/2020, 11 10/26/2020, 12 11/02/2020, 6 11/09/2020, 16 11/16/2020, 13 11/23/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,967 YTD: 90,408	Sep 2020	8,967 90,408
11	8	9	The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Author Viking, $38.00 (928) 978-0-525-95498-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 5.30 [details] Sales history for The Evening and the Morning date, rank 09/28/2020, 1 10/05/2020, 3 10/12/2020, 3 10/19/2020, 6 10/26/2020, 3 11/02/2020, 3 11/09/2020, 9 11/16/2020, 8 11/23/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,648 YTD: 150,763	Sep 2020	8,648 150,763
12	12	24	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 6.21 [details] Sales history for The Vanishing Half date, rank 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 8 06/29/2020, 10 07/06/2020, 2 07/13/2020, 2 07/20/2020, 2 07/27/2020, 3 08/03/2020, 3 08/10/2020, 2 08/17/2020, 3 08/24/2020, 1 08/31/2020, 2 09/07/2020, 2 09/14/2020, 6 09/21/2020, 6 09/28/2020, 7 10/05/2020, 7 10/12/2020, 7 10/19/2020, 13 10/26/2020, 10 11/02/2020, 8 11/09/2020, 15 11/16/2020, 12 11/23/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,466 YTD: 294,789	Jun 2020	8,466 294,789
13	9	6	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Invisible Life of Addie Larue date, rank 10/19/2020, 5 10/26/2020, 7 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,051 YTD: 61,742	Oct 2020	8,051 61,742
14	6	3	The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop Fannie Flagg, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-13384-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2020 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop date, rank 11/09/2020, 7 11/16/2020, 6 11/23/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,875 YTD: 28,213	Oct 2020	7,875 28,213
15	11	30	If It Bleeds Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (448) 978-1-9821-3797-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 9.65 [details] Sales history for If It Bleeds date, rank 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 2 06/01/2020, 2 06/08/2020, 4 06/15/2020, 5 06/22/2020, 5 06/29/2020, 5 07/06/2020, 5 07/13/2020, 7 07/20/2020, 9 07/27/2020, 11 08/03/2020, 11 08/10/2020, 12 08/17/2020, 12 08/24/2020, 12 08/31/2020, 11 09/07/2020, 11 09/14/2020, 16 09/21/2020, 16 09/28/2020, 23 10/05/2020, 25 10/12/2020, 25 11/02/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 11 11/23/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,780 YTD: 384,081	Apr 2020	7,780 384,081
16	10	6	The Searcher Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-7352-2465-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for The Searcher date, rank 10/19/2020, 3 10/26/2020, 5 11/02/2020, 5 11/09/2020, 10 11/16/2020, 10 11/23/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,180 YTD: 71,938	Oct 2020	6,180 71,938
17	-	1	From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars) Seth Dickinson, Author, Hank Green, Author, R F Kuang, Author, Martha Wells, Author, Kiersten White, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (576) 978-0-593-15774-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,913 YTD: 5,913	Nov 2020	5,913 5,913
18	15	5	Jingle All the Way Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $20.00 (272) 978-1-9848-1875-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 11.83 [details] Sales history for Jingle All the Way date, rank 10/26/2020, 6 11/02/2020, 12 11/09/2020, 18 11/16/2020, 15 11/23/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,108 YTD: 35,540	Oct 2020	5,108 35,540
19	16	6	Troubles in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (272) 978-0-316-43558-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Troubles in Paradise date, rank 10/19/2020, 2 10/26/2020, 8 11/02/2020, 9 11/09/2020, 17 11/16/2020, 16 11/23/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,915 YTD: 74,549	Oct 2020	4,915 74,549
20	17	3	The Noel Letters Richard Paul Evans, Author Gallery Books, $21.99 (304) 978-1-9821-2960-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for The Noel Letters date, rank 11/09/2020, 6 11/16/2020, 17 11/23/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,908 YTD: 21,358	Oct 2020	4,908 21,358
21	22	24	The Guest List Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-286893-0 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2020 Average Rank 11.71 [details] Sales history for The Guest List date, rank 06/15/2020, 8 06/22/2020, 9 06/29/2020, 16 07/06/2020, 6 07/13/2020, 6 07/20/2020, 5 07/27/2020, 8 08/03/2020, 5 08/10/2020, 8 08/17/2020, 6 08/24/2020, 10 08/31/2020, 4 09/07/2020, 7 09/14/2020, 12 09/21/2020, 11 09/28/2020, 13 10/05/2020, 14 10/12/2020, 15 10/19/2020, 17 10/26/2020, 17 11/02/2020, 18 11/09/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 22 11/23/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,626 YTD: 193,206	Jun 2020	4,626 193,206
22	24	7	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 20.14 [details] Sales history for The Midnight Library date, rank 10/12/2020, 12 10/19/2020, 24 10/26/2020, 23 11/02/2020, 16 11/09/2020, 20 11/16/2020, 24 11/23/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,473 YTD: 35,522	Sep 2020	4,473 35,522
23	26	43	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 9.82 [details] Sales history for American Dirt date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 5 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 5 04/20/2020, 4 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 5 05/11/2020, 5 05/18/2020, 12 05/25/2020, 7 06/01/2020, 6 06/08/2020, 9 06/15/2020, 10 06/22/2020, 16 06/29/2020, 15 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 9 07/20/2020, 10 07/27/2020, 14 08/03/2020, 12 08/10/2020, 11 08/17/2020, 13 08/24/2020, 11 08/31/2020, 10 09/07/2020, 8 09/14/2020, 15 09/21/2020, 15 09/28/2020, 19 10/05/2020, 18 10/12/2020, 21 10/19/2020, 23 10/26/2020, 19 11/02/2020, 21 11/09/2020, 25 11/16/2020, 26 11/23/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,435 YTD: 471,346	Jan 2020	4,435 471,346
24	-	1	Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales Library Edition Gene Luen Yang, Author, Faith Erin Hicks, Author, Gurihiru, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Dark Horse Books, $39.99 (312) 978-1-5067-2274-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,397 YTD: 4,397	Nov 2020	4,397 4,397
25	19	11	The Harbinger II: The Return Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $24.99 (304) 978-1-62999-891-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 9.40 [details] Sales history for The Harbinger II: The Return date, rank 09/14/2020, 2 09/21/2020, 2 09/28/2020, 4 10/05/2020, 5 10/12/2020, 8 10/19/2020, 10 10/26/2020, 13 11/02/2020, 14 11/09/2020, 22 11/16/2020, 19 11/23/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,358 YTD: 134,257	Sep 2020	4,358 134,257

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NPD BookScan, week 46 of 2020 data through 11/14/2020; PW Issue of November 23, 2020