The Book Sense "Beach Book" (Mass Market Binding) Bestseller List

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For the eight-week period ending December 11, 2005, and based on reporting by hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

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The Book Sense "Beach Book" (Mass Market Binding) Bestseller List

1.

State of Fear
Michael Crichton, Avon, $7.99, 0061015733

2.

Angels & Demons
Dan Brown, Pocket, $7.99, 0671027360

3.

The Broker
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 0440241588

4.

Whiteout
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 0451215710

5.

Night Fall
Nelson DeMille, Warner, $7.99, 0446616621

6.

Hour Game
David Baldacci, Warner, $7.99, 0446616494

7.

London Bridges
James Patterson, Warner, $7.99, 0446613355

8.

The Rule of Four
Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason, Dell, $7.99, 0440241359

9.

Red Lily
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 0515139408

10.

The Colorado Kid
Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $5.99, 0843955848

11.

Dressed for Death
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 0143035843

12.

The Constant Gardener
John le Carre, Pocket, $7.99, 1416503900

13.

Deception Point
Dan Brown, Pocket, $7.99, 0671027387

14.

The Winds of Change
Martha Grimes, Signet, $7.99, 0451216962

15.

Northern Lights
Nora Roberts, Jove, $9.99, 0515139742

16.

Melancholy Baby
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $7.99, 0425204219

17.

Digital Fortress
Dan Brown, St. Martin's, $7.99, 0312995423

18.

Twisted
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $7.99, 0345465261

19.

One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 0312990456

20.

Trace
Patricia D. Cornwell, Berkley, $7.99, 0425204200

21.

1984
George Orwell, Signet, $7.95, 0451524934

22.

Going Postal
Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 0060502932

23.

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 0345342968

24.

Life Expectancy
Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $7.99, 0553588249

25.

A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $3.99, 0553588486

26.

Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 0812550706

27.

Double Shot
Diane Mott Davidson, HarperTorch, $7.99, 0060527307

28.

Memorial Day
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.95, 0743453980

29.

Two Dollar Bill
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 045121319X

30.

Metro Girl
Janet Evanovich, HarperTorch, $7.99, 0060584025

31.

Conviction
Richard North Patterson, Ballantine, $7.99, 0345450205

32.

Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $7.99, 0440212561

33.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $6.99, 140009688X

34.

Ten Big Ones
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 0312936222

35.

Winter House
Carol O'Connell, Berkley, $7.99, 0425204650

36.

Two for the Dough
Janet Evanovich, Pocket, $7.99, 0671001795

37.

The Surrogate Thief
Archer Mayor, Warner, $6.99, 0446616605

38.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 0345391802

39.

The Romanov Prophecy
Steve Berry, Fawcett, $6.99, 0345460065

40.

R Is for Ricochet
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 0425203867

41.

Green River, Running Red
Ann Rule, Pocket, $9.95, 0743460502

42.

Tell No One
Harlan Coben, Dell, $7.99, 0440236703

43.

A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $7.99, 0553579908

44.

Blood Memory
Greg Iles, Pocket, $9.95, 0743454154

45.

Three to Get Deadly
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 0312966091

46.

A Storm of Swords (Song of Ice and Fire, Book Three)
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $7.99, 055357342X

47.

Death in a Strange Country
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 0143034820

48.

The Narrows
Michael Connelly, Warner, $7.99, 0446611646

49.

Black Rose
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 0515138657

50.

Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $7.99, 0440215625