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*--* 1 Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, 1 4 Brown: $27.95) FBI agent John O’Hara hunts for the killer of a young investment broker who was about to go on his honeymoon.

2 Cold Service by Robert B. Parker (Putnam: $24.95) -- 1 Spenser nurses his wounded friend Hawk and tries to destroy the gang of Ukrainian thugs that controls his suburban Boston town.

3 Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House: $21.95) An 3 6 Indiana teen on a scholarship tries to overcome her outsider status at a prestigious Boston prep school.

4 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 7 104 Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

5 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran -- 1 Foer (Houghton Mifflin: $24.95) A 9-year-old wunderkind seeks the lock that fits a key belonging to his dead father.

6 The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais (Doubleday: $24.95) A 2 4 homeless man’s dying words send private eye Elvis Cole in search of the man’s killer and the father Cole never knew.

7 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 5 77 (Hyperion: $19.95) An amusement-park maintenance man faces his life, death and afterlife in this three-part parable.

8 Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $25.95) A 15 8 Tokyo teen who calls himself Kafka runs away because of Oedipal fears, and an elderly man embarks on a metaphysical quest.

9 The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Houghton 9 25 Mifflin: $26) Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940, setting the country on a course of isolationism and nationwide pogroms.

10 Impossible by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press: $27) A 8 2 newly widowed art gallery owner begins an improbable affair with a young, nonconformist -- and married -- painter.

11 Snobs by Julian Fellowes (St. Martin’s Press: $23.95) 10 6 The “Gosford Park” screenwriter weaves a comedy of manners in the 1990s London of social climbers and snooty aristocrats.

12 The Broker by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A 4 10 high-rolling attorney wins a pardon by agreeing to lead the CIA to a satellite surveillance system and the agents who want to buy it.

13 The Chrysanthemum Palace by Bruce Wagner (Simon & -- 5 Schuster: $23) A trio of privileged Hollywood progeny deal with their scarred lives in this star-crossed tale of friendship.

14 Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva (Putnam: $25.95) An 6 4 explosion in Rome and a dossier in the hands of terrorists draw art restoration expert Gabriel Allon back into his former life as a spy.

15 The Da Vinci Code Special Illustrated Edition by Dan -- 15 Brown (Doubleday: $35) The blockbuster thriller, complete with images of the artwork, symbols and sites in the text.

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*--* 1 Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $25.95) 1 9 Gladwell explores why decisions are so often made in an instant and whether we can really trust those first instincts.

2 French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf: 2 10 $22) The chief executive of the French wine conglomerate Clicquot Inc. reveals the French secret of eating for pleasure without the bulge.

3 DisneyWar by James B. Stewart (Simon & Schuster: $29.95) 3 5 A look inside the personality conflicts that raged inside the media giant, making it anything but the happiest place on Earth.

4 Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott -- 1 (Riverhead: $24.95) The novelist and essayist offers a new compilation of columns that examines her country and her Christian faith.

5 Collapse by Jared Diamond (Viking: $29.95) Diamond 4 11 examines why great societies such as the Anasazi and the Maya collapsed and what modern society can do to prevent future die-offs.

6 The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke by Suze -- 1 Orman (Riverhead: $24.95) How to get out from under student loans and credit card debt and manage money.

7 A Deadly Game by Catherine Crier (ReganBooks: $27.95) A -- 1 legal analyst tells the inside story of the Scott Peterson investigation and includes photos, documents and evidence files.

8 Honeymoon With My Brother by Franz Wisner (St. Martin’s -- 1 Press: $27.95) A man jilted at the altar goes ahead with the wedding and takes the honeymoon trip anyway -- with his brother.

9 Blood Brother by Anne Bird (Regan Books: $25.95) Scott -- 1 Peterson’s sister, given up by their mother at birth, explains why she believes he is guilty of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn son.

10 He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz 7 26 Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment: $19.95) A no-excuses guide to help women understand guys and get on with their lives.

11 By Myself and Then Some by Lauren Bacall (HarperCollins: 14 2 $26.95) The actress who stole Humphrey Bogart’s heart updates her 1980 biography to cover the last 25 years.

12 The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout (Broadway: -- 1 $24.95) A psychiatrist examines the ruthless 4% of society she contends are conscienceless sociopaths lacking empathy.

13 The Orientalist by Tom Reiss (Random House: $25.95) The 10 2 compelling story of how Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew from the Caucasus, reinvented himself as a Muslim prince and man of letters.

14 Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen (Warner Faith: $19.99) 5 19 Seven steps to improving your life by using faith to develop self-esteem, let go of the past and fulfill your potential.

15 Chronicles, Volume One by Bob Dylan (Simon & Schuster: -- 23 $24) The songwriter reflects on the influences that helped shape him and his struggle to rediscover his creativity.

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.