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Best Sellers

June 17, 2012

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Inside the List

Jeff Shaara, whose Civil War novel “Blaze of Glory” hits the hardcover fiction list at No. 7, follows a friend’s advice: “If you expect me to read your books, you’ve gotta hook me in Chapter 1.”

Editors’ Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

Paperback books of particular interest.

Browse Past Lists

This Week    Last Week Hardcover Fiction Weeks
on List
1 THE STORM, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. (Putnam, $27.95.) In the 10th NUMA Files novel, Kurt Austin and his team battle a plan to change the world’s weather. 1
2 2 11TH HOUR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club investigate a possible serial killer. 4
3 1 STOLEN PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) When a Minnesota family is murdered, the Minneapolis investigator Lucas Davenport believes a Mexican drug gang is involved. 3
4 4 CALICO JOE, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A pitcher beans a promising rookie, ending both their careers; years later, the pitcher’s son brings them together. 8
5 3 DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $27.95.) The telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse investigates a murder that has more to do with her than she imagines. 5
6 * 6 BRING UP THE BODIES, by Hilary Mantel. (John Macrae/Holt, $28.) In this sequel to “Wolf Hall,” Thomas Cromwell conspires against Anne Boleyn, whom Henry VIII has turned against so that he can marry Jane Seymour. 4
7 A BLAZE OF GLORY, by Jeff Shaara. (Ballantine, $28.) A re-creation of the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. 1
8 5 THE INNOCENT, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) A hit man who has become a target of the government rescues a teenage girl whose parents have been murdered. 7
9 11 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." 43
10 * 7 IN ONE PERSON, by John Irving. (Simon & Schuster, $28.) An aspiring writer struggles with his sexuality. 4
11 10 THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE, by Stephen King. (Scribner, $27.) A new entry in the Dark Tower epic western-fantasy series; this novel, King says, is “Dark Tower 4.5.” 6
12 8 CANADA, by Richard Ford. (Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers, $27.99.) A boy takes refuge in Saskatchewan after his parents commit a robbery. 2
13 ISTANBUL PASSAGE, by Joseph Kanon. (Atria, $26.) An American expatriate in Istanbul who worked for the Allies during World War II takes on a final postwar assignment. 1
14 * 12 HOME, by Toni Morrison. (Knopf, $24.) A bitter Korean War veteran returns to a segregated America and revisits his small Georgia hometown. 4
15 15 THE ROAD TO GRACE, by Richard Paul Evans. (Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) The continuing story of an ad executive who embarks on a walk from Seattle to Key West. 4
16 * TANGLE OF NEED, by Nalini Singh. (Berkley Sensation, $25.95.) A wolf changeling and a SnowDancer, passionately involved with each other, are drawn into a devastating Psy war; a Psy-Changeling novel. 1

Also Selling

  1. THE SINS OF THE FATHER, by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin’s)
  2. ROBERT B. PARKER’S LULLABY, by Ace Atkins (Putnam)
  3. THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR, by Steve Berry (Ballantine)
  4. THE SHOEMAKER’S WIFE, by Adriana Trigiani (Harper/HarperCollins)
  5. DEFENDING JACOB, by William Landay (Delacorte)
  6. THE FAMILY CORLEONE, by Ed Falco (Grand Central)
  7. 11/22/63, by Stephen King (Scribner)
  8. THE WITNESS, by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
  9. A DOG’S JOURNEY, by W. Bruce Cameron (Tom Doherty/Forge)
  10. SACRÉ BLEU, by Christopher Moore (Morrow/HarperCollins)
  11. THE YARD, by Alex Grecian (Putnam)
  12. HARD COUNTRY, by Michael McGarrity (Dutton)
  13. BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK, by Ben Fountain (Ecco)
  14. KILL SHOT, by Vince Flynn (Emily Bestler/Atria)
  15. BEACH HOUSE MEMORIES, by Mary Alice Monroe (Gallery Books)
  16. THE PARIS WIFE, by Paula McLain (Ballantine)
  17. UNNATURAL ACTS, by Stuart Woods (Putnam)
  18. AS THE CROW FLIES, by Craig Johnson (Viking)
  19. 2312, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the June 17, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 2, 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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