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Best Sellers

July 10, 2011

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Best Sellers Weekly Graphic: 7 Going on 17

Janet Evanovich has had seven books on the hardcover fiction lists over the past three years.


Inside the List

Janet Evanovich’s “Smokin’ Seventeen” jumps past Tom Clancy’s “Against All Enemies” to give Evanovich her 12th straight No. 1 hardcover best seller in her Stephanie Plum series.

Editors’ Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

Paperback books of particular interest.

Browse Past Lists

This Week    Last Week Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Weeks
on List
1 1 A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) In the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are mustering; Book 1 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 14
2 SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin’s, $8.99.) The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid of a cousin with gambling debts. 1
3 TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown. (Pocket Star, $9.99.) The private investigator Dodge Hanley heads to Texas to save a daughter he has never met, who has become the object of a stalker’s desire. 1
4 4 A CLASH OF KINGS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) 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." 10
5 2 WORST CASE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Vision, $9.99.) Michael Bennett, a New York detective raising 10 children, investigates a string of kidnappings and killings by a villain with unusual motives. 4
6 7 A STORM OF SWORDS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) Wars continue to rage over the Iron Throne as alliances are made and broken; Book 3 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 9
7 3 THE SPY, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. (Berkley, $9.99.) In 1908, a detective investigates spies who are trying to keep America from developing dreadnought battleships. 4
8 12 A FEAST FOR CROWS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam, $8.99.) With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, the seven powers dividing the land have reached an uneasy truce; Book 4 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." 6
9 * 8 THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $7.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. 3
10 5 FOREIGN INFLUENCE, by Brad Thor. (Pocket, $9.99.) The covert operative Scot Harvath joins a new spy agency and investigates a bombing in Rome that killed American students. 5
11 * 11 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $7.99.) A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress; the first volume in the Millennium trilogy. 66
12 6 FRANKENSTEIN: THE DEAD TOWN, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam, $9.99.) Book 5 in the reimagining of the classic tale. 5
13 13 WICKED LIES, by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush. (Zebra/Kensington, $7.99.) With a serial killer hunting members of the psychic sisterhood of the Colony, Laura Adderley fears for her life and that of her unborn child. 4
14 18 PERFECT HARMONY, by Nora Roberts. (Silhouette, $7.99.) A reissue of two novels, “Local Hero” (1988) and “Unfinished Business” (1992). 2
15 * 14 THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.99.) Fiona Bristow, a canine search-and-rescue trainer, has found peace after losing her fiancé to a serial killer. But her life is shaken by a new man and a copycat murderer. 11
16 17 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson. (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $7.99.) In the second volume in the Millennium trilogy, the Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander becomes a murder suspect. 61
17 * 9 JUST LIKE HEAVEN, by Julia Quinn. (Avon/HarperCollins, $7.99.) A Regency-era tale featuring the romantic exploits of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith musicians. 4
18 A WEDDING WAGER, by Jane Feather. (Pocket, $7.99.) In 18th-century London, Sebastian Sullivan is torn between family loyalty and the woman he loves; Book 2 of the Blackwater Brides trilogy. 1
19 10 CREED'S HONOR, by Linda Lael Miller. (HQN, $7.99.) Conner Creed, a hard-working rancher in Lonesome Bend, is reunited with the identical twin brother he’s been estranged from for years. 4
20 * 16 THE COBRA, by Frederick Forsyth. (Signet, $9.99.) The president, declaring an all-out war on the international cocaine industry, unleashes the former C.I.A. operative Paul Devereaux. 2

Also Selling

  1. WORTH DYING FOR, by Lee Child (Dell)
  2. THE TEMPLAR LEGION, by Paul Christopher (Signet)
  3. BEACH LANE, by Sherryl Woods (Mira)
  4. SCARLET NIGHTS, by Jude Deveraux (Pocket Star)
  5. SOMETHING BORROWED, by Emily Giffin (St. Martin’s)
  6. SOMETHING BLUE, by Emily Giffin (St. Martin’s)
  7. THE BOURNE OBJECTIVE, by Eric Van Lustbader (Vision)
  8. DANGEROUS, by Diana Palmer (HQN)
  9. STORM PREY, by John Sandford (Berkley)
  10. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown (Anchor)
  11. IN THE NAME OF HONOR, by Richard North Patterson (St. Martin's)
  12. ENDER'S GAME, by Orson Scott Card (Tor)
  13. THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE, by Lynsay Sands (Avon/HarperCollins)
  14. HANNAH'S LIST, by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
  15. SENTENCED TO DEATH, by Lorna Barrett (Berkley Prime Crime)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the July 10, 2011 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 25, 2011.

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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