About the Best Sellers:

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the March 4, 2012 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending February 18, 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. For an explanation of our methodology, visit https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers.



                               Best Sellers: Combined Hardcover & Paperback Fiction
This
Week
1 PRIVATE GAMES, by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan. (Little, Brown & Company)
2 KILL SHOT, by Vince Flynn. (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)
3 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Penguin Group)
4 THE WOLF GIFT, by Anne Rice. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
5 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
6 I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER, by Sophie Kinsella. (Random House Publishing)
7 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
8 DEFENDING JACOB, by William Landay. (Random House Publishing)
9 44 CHARLES STREET, by Danielle Steel. (Random House Publishing)
10 AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep. (Penguin Group)
11 EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, by Jonathan Safran Foer. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
12 THE TIGER'S WIFE, by Téa Obreht. (Random House Publishing)
13 THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Grand Central Publishing)
14 11/22/63, by Stephen King. (Scribner)
15 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
16 PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Grand Central Publishing) Jack Morgan, a former Marine and the head of an investigative firm, pursues the murderer of his best friend's wife.
17 DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY, by P. D. James. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
18 THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central Publishing)
19 HOME FRONT, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's Press)
20 CATCH ME, by Lisa Gardner. (Penguin Group)
21 A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing)
22 TOM CLANCY'S ACT OF VALOR, by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi. (Penguin Group)
23 THE WEIRD SISTERS, by Eleanor Brown. (Berkley Trade)
24 LETHAL, by Sandra Brown. (Grand Central Publishing)
25 A CLASH OF KINGS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing)
26 SAVE ME, by Lisa Scottoline. (St. Martin’s)
27 THE HOUSE I LOVED, by Tatiana de Rosnay. (St. Martin's Press)
28 A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing)
29 TAKEN, by Robert Crais. (Putnam)
30 LUCKY PENNY, by Catherine Anderson. (Signet)
31 ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE JANSON COMMAND, by Paul Garrison. (Grand Central Publishing)
32 THE HARBINGER, by Jonathan Cahn. (FrontLine)
33 RAYLAN, by Elmore Leonard. (HarperCollins Publishers)
34 COLD VENGEANCE, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Grand Central Publishing)
35 A STORM OF SWORDS, by George R. R. Martin. (Random House Publishing)
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