Best-sellers: May 13

May 12, 2018

1. Twisted Prey

by John Sandford. The 28th book in the Prey series. A federal marshal looks into the actions of a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

2. The Fallen

by David Baldacci. Amos Decker, known as the Memory Man, puts his talents toward solving a string of murders in a Rust Belt town.

3. The Hellfire Club

by Jake Tapper. Charlie Marder, a World War II veteran and unlikely congressman, gets entangled in a dangerous series of events in 1950s D.C.

4. Little Fires

Everywhere

by Celeste Ng. An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

5. I’ve Got My Eyes

on You

by Mary Higgins Clark. A high school guidance counselor tries to uncover the identity of her sister’s murderer.

6. Before We Were Yours

by Lisa Wingate. A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.

7. The Female Persuasion

by Meg Wolitzer. The relationship between a college freshman and a famous feminist reveals the challenges of intergenerational feminism.

8. After Anna

by Lisa Scottoline. A woman marries a widower and reunites with her teenage daughter who is murdered soon after, and the husband is put on trial for it.

9. The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn. A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.

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Books

10. The Great Alone

by Kristin Hannah. A former prisoner of war returns from Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.

Nonfiction

1. A Higher Loyalty

by James Comey. The former FBI director recounts cases and personal events that shaped his outlook on justice, and analyzes the leadership styles of three presidents.

2. I’ll Be Gone

in the Dark

by Michelle McNamara. The late true-crime journalist’s search for the serial murderer and rapist known as “the Golden State Killer.”

3. War on Peace

by Ronan Farrow. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the deterioration of American diplomacy.

4. Fascism: A Warning

by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward. The former secretary of state examines the legacy of fascism in the 20th century and its potential revival.

5. Suicide of the West

by Jonah Goldberg. A senior editor at National Review assesses issues plaguing the left and the right.

6. The Light Within Me

by Ainsley Earhardt with Mark Tabb. A memoir by one of the hosts of “Fox & Friends.”

7. Educated

by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

8. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson. A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

9. The Girl Who

Smiled Beads

by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil. A child and her sister flee the Rwandan genocide and suffer hardships together in Africa, only to go on different paths as refugees in the United States.

10. Measure

What Matters

by John Doerr. How a goal-setting system helped large tech companies succeed.

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