Fiction | Weeks on list |
1. | The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Doubleday: $26.95) A novelist in 1920s Barcelona takes a dangerous writing assignment. | 1 |
2. | The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $27.99) A recently downsized reporter investigates a serial killer who uses his computer job to find his victims. | 4 |
3. | Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (Random House: $25) Two sisters from Shanghai encounter tragedy and heartbreak as they are sold into arranged marriages in 1930s Los Angeles. | 4 |
4. | Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death | 50 |
5. | Relentless by Dean Koontz (Bantam: $27) A bestselling novelist encounters a sociopathic book critic, and dangerous consequences ensue. | 3 |
6. | The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central: $27.99) Presumed dead, Jason Bourne takes on a new identity to track down his assassin. | 1 |
7. | Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $22.99) The final book in the "Twilight" saga finds Bella choosing immortality. | 47 |
8. | A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert (Scribner: $24) Five generations of one family take on the 20th century. | 1 |
9. | The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion: $17.99) Percy Jackson and his army of demigods battle to stop the Lord of Time. | 8 |
10. | Knock Out by Catherine Coulter (Putnam: $26.95) An FBI agent tries to rescue a telepathic girl while tracking a bank robber on a killing spree. | 1 |
11. | Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon: $23.95) In the latest installment of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Precious Ramotswe is in need of her own investigative skills. | 8 |
12. | My Father's Tears by John Updike (Knopf: $25.95) The author's 12th and last collection of short stories. | 2 |
13. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $12.95) Greg's dad enlists him in sports to toughen him up. | 21 |
14. | Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's: $27.95) A witness enters a BBQ competition to uncover the killer of a contestant. | 1 |
15. | Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard (William Morrow: $26.99) An ex-bank robber is seduced by his former jail mate's girlfriend and his fortune. | 5 |