Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Best Sellers

October 28, 2012

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Inside the List

Pete Townshend, whose rock ’n’ roll memoir enters the list at No. 3, served for a time as an editor at the venerable British publisher Faber & Faber.

Editors’ Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

Paperback books of particular interest.

Browse Past Lists

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1 1 THE CASUAL VACANCY, by J. K. Rowling. (Little, Brown, $35.) The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town; a novel for adults by the creator of Harry Potter. 3
2 NYPD RED, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Zach Jordan and his beautiful partner (and ex-girlfriend) must stop a deranged killer who has targeted a glittering New York film festival. 1
3 4 GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown, $25.) A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer? 19
4 3 WINTER OF THE WORLD, by Ken Follett. (Dutton, $36.) Members of five interrelated families from five countries grapple with the historical events of the years 1939-49. 4
5 2 MAD RIVER, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) Virgil Flowers joins the hunt for a teenage Bonnie and Clyde. 2
6 5 THE TIME KEEPER, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $24.99.) A fable about the inventor of the world’s first clock from the author of “Tuesdays With Morrie.” 6
7 6 A WANTED MAN, by Lee Child. (Delacorte, $28.) A carload of people involved in a conspiracy pick up a disheveled hitchhiker, Child’s vigilante hero Jack Reacher. 5
8 10 THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER, by Junot Díaz. (Riverhead, $26.95.) Stories of love, loss and family history from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. 5
9 8 LIVE BY NIGHT, by Dennis Lehane. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.99.) A South Boston punk becomes a Florida crime boss. 2
10 13 LOW PRESSURE, by Sandra Brown. (Grand Central, $26.99.) A woman makes disturbing discoveries — and acquires a stalker — when she writes a book about her sister’s murder. 4
11 * 14 ZOO, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A young biologist warns world leaders about the reasons for escalating animal attacks on cities. 6
12 9 PHANTOM, by Jo Nesbo. (Knopf, $25.95.) The Oslo detective Harry Hole returns after three years away to find the social fabric in tatters. 2
13 * INTO THE WOODS, by Kim Harrison. (Harper Voyager/HarperCollins Publishers, $24.99.) A collection including all of the Hollows stories along with new work. 1
14 12 TELEGRAPH AVENUE, by Michael Chabon. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) Fathers and sons in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif. 5
15 16 THE ROUND HOUSE, by Louise Erdrich. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) On an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota in 1988, a 13-year-old boy and his father try to discover who is responsible for his mother’s devastating rape. 2
16 * A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $35.) After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats; Book 5 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 61

Also Selling

  1. DARK STORM, by Christine Feehan (Berkley)
  2. THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, by M. L. Stedman (Scribner)
  3. IN SUNLIGHT AND IN SHADOW, by Mark Helprin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  4. A THOUSAND MORNINGS, by Mary Oliver (Penguin Press)
  5. SEVERE CLEAR, by Stuart Woods (Putnam)
  6. MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE, by Robin Sloan (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  7. FROZEN HEAT, by Richard Castle (Hyperion)
  8. THIS BOOK IS FULL OF SPIDERS, by David Wong (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's)
  9. SUTTON, by J. R. Moehringer (Hyperion)
  10. THE YELLOW BIRDS, by Kevin Powers (Little, Brown)
  11. DELUSION IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb (Putnam)
  12. GHOSTS OF MANHATTAN, by Douglas Brunt (Touchstone)
  13. FOUNDERS, by James Wesley Rawles (Atria/Emily Bestler)
  14. DICK FRANCIS'S BLOODLINE, by Felix Francis (Putnam)
  15. THE TOMBS, by Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry (Putnam)
  16. WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE, by Maria Semple (Little, Brown)
  17. BLASPHEMY, by Sherman Alexie (Grove)
  18. THE HYDROGEN SONATA, by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
  19. NW, by Zadie Smith (Penguin Press)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the October 28, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 13, 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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