National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
Whitehead's magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/20
2. Moonglow
Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99, 9780062225559
Chabon's moving and inventive new novel is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for December 2016.
3/4
3. The Whistler
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190
Grisham's electrifying new novel is a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State.
4/8
4. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794
Patchett's beautifully written new novel tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2016.
2/14
5. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476746586
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
7/135
6. Swing Time
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9781594203985
The exuberant new novel by the bestselling author of White Teeth is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/5
7. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/15
8. Night School
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99, 9780804178808
Night School moves through a treacherous landscape of double crosses, faked identities, and new and terrible enemies as Jack Reacher maneuvers inside the game and outside the law. A November 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
8/6
9. Small Great Things
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544957
A woman is caught in a gripping moral dilemma that resonates far beyond her place in time and history. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/10
10. The Spy
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22.00, 9781524732066
In his unforgettable new novel, Coelho brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari.
10/4
11. Today Will Be Different
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316403436
The hilarious and heart-filled new novel by the bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
11/11
12. No Man's Land
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781455586516
Special Agent John Puller, combat veteran and the Army's most tenacious investigator, is back in Baldacci's new thriller.
12/5
13. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062409201
A brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read and National Book Award Finalist.
14/4
14. The Mistletoe Murder
P.D. James, Knopf, $24.00, 9780451494146
Four previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time. A treat for P.D. James' legions of fans and anyone who enjoys the pleasures of a masterfully wrought whodunit.
15/2
15. The Trespasser
Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026333
French's gripping new Murder Squad mystery is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
/9
ON THE RISE
22. The Seventh Plague
James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062381682
In the breathtaking new Sigma Force novel, an ancient threat hidden within the pages of the Bible imperils the modern world.
 

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