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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 5, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2018
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Kingdom of the Blind- Debut Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066206 Penny's masterful new Chief Inspector Gamache novel is a December 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 2. |
The Reckoning John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544153 Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page. |
3/6 |
| 3. |
Fire & Blood George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35.00, 9781524796280 The history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire. |
1/2 |
| 4. |
Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 9780062684561 Kingsolver's timely new novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval. |
2/7 |
| 5. |
Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250069825 Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's latest novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out. |
4/4 |
| 6. |
Past Tense Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593512 Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in Child's electrifying new thriller. |
5/4 |
| 7. |
There There (An Indies Introduce Title) Tommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 9780525520375 Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. The #1 June 2018 Indie Next List Great Read and a Summer 2018 Indies Introduce title. |
13/26 |
| 8. |
Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $19.95, 9781982102319 A riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together. A timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. |
6/5 |
| 9. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090 Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/15 |
| 10. |
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062294449 An enchanting sequel to Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven. |
10/8 |
| 11. |
Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728529 Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate. |
8/7 |
| 12. |
Long Road to Mercy David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538761571 Atlee Pine, an FBI agent with special skills assigned to the remote wilds of the southwestern United States must confront a new threat...and an old nightmare. |
12/3 |
| 13. |
Dark Sacred Night Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316484800 In Connelly's masterful new thriller, Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renee Ballard to solve the murder of a young girl |
11/5 |
| 14. |
The Travelling Cat Chronicles Hiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20.00, 9780451491336 Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love. |
14/5 |
| 15. |
The Witch Elm Tana French, Viking, $28.00, 9780735224629 The spellbinding new standalone novel by the author of the Dublin Murder Squad series is an October 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/8 |
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