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Best Sellers

June 17, 2012

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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.”

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This Week    Combined Hardcover & Paperback Fiction
1 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) An inexperienced college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes; the first book in a trilogy.
2 FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) Daunted by Christian's dark secrets, Anastasia ends their relationship — but desire still dominates her thoughts; the second book in a trilogy.
3 FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) Reunited, Anastasia and Christian face a world of possibilities, and unexpected challenges; the final volume in a trilogy.
4 THE STORM, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. (Penguin Group.) In the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is reduced to a smoldering hulk by a swarm of black particles, and Kurt Austin and his crew uncover a mad scheme to control the world’s weather.
5 A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing.) In the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are mustering; Book 1 of "A Song of Ice and Fire."
6 BIG SKY COUNTRY, by Linda Lael Miller. (Harlequin.) Slade, a Montana sheriff, has suddenly inherited half of Whisper Creek Ranch. This doesn’t sit well with his half brother.
7 11TH HOUR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown & Company.) When a millionaire is gunned down, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club discover that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco's most untouchable criminals.
8 EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (Random House Publishing.) After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum becomes the target of an international killer.
9 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, by Seth Grahame-Smith. (Grand Central Publishing.) A journal reveals Lincoln’s fight against the undead; by the author of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies."
10 STOLEN PREY, by John Sandford. (Penguin Group.) When a Minnesota family is murdered, the Minneapolis investigator Lucas Davenport believes a Mexican drug gang is involved. 
11 THE LAST BOYFRIEND, by Nora Roberts. (Penguin Group.) The Montgomery brothers are about to open their bed-and-breakfast, thanks to Owen Montgomery’s planning — but there’s one thing he didn’t anticipate; Book 2 of the Inn BoonsBoro trilogy.
12 A NIGHT LIKE THIS, by Julia Quinn. (HarperCollins Publishers.) 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.
13 CALICO JOE, by John Grisham. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) In the summer of 1973, a fateful baseball play unites Joe Castle, a dazzling rookie; Warren Tracey, a hard-partying and hard-throwing pitcher, and Tracey’s young son, Paul.
14 THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central Publishing.) A Marine returning home sets out to track down the woman whose photo he found in Iraq.
15 DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris. (Penguin Group.) The Vampire King of Louisiana is in Bon Temps, where the telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse is investigating a murder that has more to do with her than she imagines. 
16 BRING UP THE BODIES, by Hilary Mantel. (Holt.) In this sequel to “Wolf Hall,” Thomas Cromwell conspires against Anne Boleyn, who has failed to give Henry VIII a son; winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize.
17 STATE OF WONDER, by Ann Patchett. (HarperCollins Publishers.) In the Amazon basin, a medical researcher seeks her former mentor, a despotic scientist who is developing a miracle fertility drug.
18 A BLAZE OF GLORY, by Jeff Shaara. (Random House Publishing.) A re-creation of the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.
19 SUMMER DAYS, by Susan Mallery. (Harlequin.) 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.
20 THE INNOCENT, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central Publishing.) When something about his latest mission seems wrong, the government assassin Will Robie refuses to kill. Now he’s a target himself. 
21 A STORM OF SWORDS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing.) Wars continue to rage over the Iron Throne as alliances are made and broken; Book 3 of "A Song of Ice and Fire."
22 THE UNEXPECTED HUSBAND, by Debbie Macomber. (Harlequin.) A reissue of two novels, “Jury of His Peers" (1986) and “Any Sunday” (1988).
23 A CLASH OF KINGS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing.) 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."
24 KILL ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown & Company.) The president’s children are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone is using the F.B.I., Secret Service and C.I.A. to keep him off the case and in the dark.
25 RESCUE ME, by Rachel Gibson. (HarperCollins Publishers.) Everyone in Lovett, Tex., wants to see Sadie married. Could Vince, a former Navy SEALs member passing through town, be the one?
26 A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing.) In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats; Book 5 of “A Song of Ice and Fire.”
27 IN ONE PERSON, by John Irving. (Simon & Schuster.) An aspiring writer struggles with his sexuality.
28 A FEAST FOR CROWS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing.) The seven powers dividing the land have reached an uneasy truce; Book 4 of "A Song of Ice and Fire."
29 THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE, by Stephen King. (Scribner.) King returns to the Dark Tower universe, his western-fantasy series, as he explores the early days of the gunslinger Roland.
30 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) In the last volume of the Millennium trilogy, Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander are threatened by an adversary from deep within the government.
31 THE KINGDOM, by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood. (Penguin Group.) 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.
32 BURIED PREY, by John Sandford. (Penguin Group.) For 25 years the unsolved kidnapping of two girls has haunted the Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport. But now, their bodies have been found.
33 THE SENSE OF AN ENDING, by Julian Barnes. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) An unexpected bequest causes a man in his 60s to question his understanding of the past; winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize.
34 THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperCollins Publishers.) In this fable, a Spanish shepherd boy ventures to Egypt in search of treasure and his destiny.
35 TICK TOCK, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Little, Brown & Company.) The New York detective Michael Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague to solve a rash of horrifying crimes.
About the Best Sellers

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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