Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending August 3, 2014.

1. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780307588371

2. The Silkworm
Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28, 9780316206877

3. The Cuckoo’s Calling
Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $18, 9780316206853

4. Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476754451

5. Midnight in Europe
Alan Furst, Random House, $27, 9781400069491

6. Inferno
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155

7. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Joel Dicker, Penguin, $18, 9780143126683

8. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $16, 9781400031702

9. The Heist
Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99, 9780062320056

10. Top Secret Twenty-One
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345542922

11. Takedown Twenty
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345542892

12. Never Go Back
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246329

13. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341570

14. Natchez Burning
Greg Iles, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062311078

15. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578

16. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307473004

17. The Gods of Guilt
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $15, 9781455575992

18. The Son
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385351379

19. The Bookman’s Tale
Charlie Lovett, Penguin, $16, 9780143125389

20. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062065254

21. A Delicate Truth
John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143125310

22. The Target
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521203

23. Police
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307951168

24. The Hit
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9781455521302

25. Hidden Order
Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476717104