Rankings for week ending Oct. 20 for books sold in print and electronic formats by independent retailers, chains and online retailers.

FICTION

1. The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. A paleontologist’s disappearance turns out to be connect to crimes, medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is investigating.

2. The Panther by Nelson DeMille. An anti-terrorist task force agent and and FBI agent pursue and al Qaida operative in Yemen.

3. The Twelve by Justin Cronin. A sequel to “The Passage” continues the story of life after an apocalypse.

4. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. A college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes. First in a trilogy.

5. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town.

6. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James. Reunited, Anastasia and Christian face possibilities and unexpected challenges. Third in a trilogy.

7. Reflected in You by Sylvia Day. Eva and Gideon of “Bared to You” continue to struggle to make their relationship work.

8. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James. Daunted by Christian’s dark secrets, Anastasia ends their relationship, but desire still dominates her every thought. Second in a trilogy.

9. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?

10. NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner must stop a killer who has targeted a New York film festival.

NONFICTION

1. Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

2. No Easy Day by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. A former Navy SEAL’s pseudonymous account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

3. Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly. The TV anchor recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

4. The Finish by Mark Bowden. From 9/11 to the killing of Osama bin Laden, from the author of “Black Hawk Down.”

5. The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller. The pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian church draws on Bible passages to argue that marriage is meant to bring us closer to God.

6. Who I Am by Pete Townshend. The rocker’s memoir.

7. In the Pleasure Groove by John Taylor. A memoir by the bass player and founding member of Duran Duran.

8. America Again by Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello et al. The pundit of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” tells how to bring America back from the brink.

9. The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver. An examination of predictions, the ones that come true and the ones that don’t.

10. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a Japanese prisoner during World War II.

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