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Best Sellers

June 24, 2012

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Gillian Flynn, whose novel “Gone Girl” enters the hardcover list at No. 2, has said, “Female violence is a specific brand of ferocity. It’s invasive.”

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This Week    Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Weeks
on List
1 A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) In the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are mustering; Book 1 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 61
2 BIG SKY COUNTRY, by Linda Lael Miller. (HQN, $7.99.) Slade, a Montana sheriff, has suddenly inherited half of Whisper Creek Ranch. This doesn’t sit well with his half brother. 2
3 EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (Bantam, $8.99.) After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum becomes the target of an international killer. 4
4 THE UNEXPECTED HUSBAND, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A reissue of two novels, “Jury of His Peers" (1986) and “Any Sunday” (1988). 2
5 TICK TOCK, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Vision, $9.99.) The New York detective Michael Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague to solve a rash of horrifying crimes. 2
6 THE KINGDOM, by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood. (Berkley, $9.99.) Searching for an oil baron’s missing father, the treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo become embroiled in an adventure involving black-market fossils and an ancient Tibetan kingdom. 2
7 A CLASH OF KINGS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) From the citadel of Dragonstone to the shores of Winterfell, factions vie for control of a divided land; Book 2 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 52
8 * A STORM OF SWORDS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) Wars continue to rage over the Iron Throne as alliances are made and broken; Book 3 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 50
9 A NIGHT LIKE THIS, by Julia Quinn. (Avon/HarperCollins, $7.99.) Anne Wynter might not be who she says she is, but she’s managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies — until she attracts the attention of a dashing earl. 2
10 BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.99.) A wedding florist has her eye on the best friend of her business partner’s brother; Book 2 in the Bride Quartet. 1
11 THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $7.99.) A Marine returning home sets out to track down the woman whose photo he found in Iraq. 28
12 FULL BLACK, by Brad Thor. (Pocket Books, $9.99.) When a covert mission goes horribly wrong, only the counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath can carry out a plan to stop one of the biggest terrorist threats the United States has ever faced. 3
13 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, by Seth Grahame-Smith. (Grand Central, $7.99.) A journal reveals Lincoln’s fight against the undead; by the author of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." 10
14 THE IDEAL MAN, by Julie Garwood. (Signet, $7.99.) A doctor who witnessed the shooting of an F.B.I. agent finds herself drawn into the criminal investigation of a ruthless modern-day Bonnie and Clyde. 1
15 * SUMMER DAYS, by Susan Mallery. (HQN, $7.99.) In a land dispute with a stubborn woman in the town of Fool’s Gold, Rafe Stryker finds himself trapped in the one place he vowed never to set foot in again. 2
16 THE BOURNE DOMINION, by Eric Van Lustbader. (Grand Central, $9.99.) Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terrorists planning to destroy America’s most strategic natural resources. 2
17 * HEARTWISHES, by Jude Deveraux. (Pocket Books, $7.99.) Researching the history of one of the oldest families in Edilean, Va., a graduate student learns of the legend of the Heartwishes Stone, a magical talisman. 1
18 A FEAST FOR CROWS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, the seven powers dividing the land have reached an uneasy truce; Book 4 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 36
19 NO ONE LEFT TO TELL, by Karen Rose. (Signet, $7.99.) Five years after a Baltimore prosecutor put a murderer behind bars, new evidence casts doubt on the conviction, and leads the prosecutor and a P.I. into a world of blackmail and dark secrets. 1
20 * RESCUE ME, by Rachel Gibson. (Avon/HarperCollins, $7.99.) Everyone in Lovett, Tex., wants to see Sadie married. Could Vince, a former Navy SEALs member passing through town, be the one? 2

Also Selling

  1. EDGE OF FOREVER, by Sherryl Woods (Harlequin)
  2. BURIED PREY, by John Sandford (Berkley)
  3. HOME FOR THE SUMMER, by Mariah Stewart (Ballantine)
  4. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
  5. HIT LIST, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Jove)
  6. ENDER'S GAME, by Orson Scott Card (Tor)
  7. SOUTHERN COMFORT, by Fern Michaels (Zebra/Kensington)
  8. VISION IN WHITE, by Nora Roberts (Jove)
  9. AGAINST THE SUN, by Kat Martin (Mira)
  10. THE FIFTH WITNESS, by Michael Connelly (Vision)
  11. THE DIVA DIGS UP THE DIRT, by Krista Davis (Berkley)
  12. CHARMED BY HIS LOVE, by Janet Chapman (Jove)
  13. I’LL WALK ALONE, by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket Books)
  14. CHASING FIRE, by Nora Roberts (Jove)
  15. THE ISLAND, by Elin Hilderbrand (Back Bay/Little, Brown)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the June 24, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 9, 2012.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above it. A dagger (†) indicates that some retailers report receiving bulk orders.
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