N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS
FICTION 1. THE LAW OF INNOCENCE,
by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) The sixth book in the "Mickey Haller" series. Haller defends himself when police find the body of a former client in his car’s trunk.
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2. A TIME FOR MERCY, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the "Jake Brigance" series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Mississippi, in 1990.
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3. THE SENTINEL, by Lee Child and Andrew Child. (Delacorte) Jack Reacher intervenes on an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy.
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4. MARAUDER, by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. (Penguin) The 15th book in the "Oregon Files" series. A billionaire’s dying wish bestows a paralyzing chemical to a terrorist group.
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5. FORTUNE AND GLORY, by Janet Evanovich. (Atria) The 27th book in the "Stephanie Plum" series. Stephanie deals with a soldier of fortune from Little Havana.
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6. I WOULD LEAVE ME IF I COULD,
by Halsey. (Simon & Schuster) A debut collection of poems by the Grammy Award-nominated musician.
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7. THE RETURN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.
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8. LEOPARD’S RAGE, by Christine Feehan. (Berkley) The leopard shifter Sevastyan Amurov protects Flambe Carver from a stalker.
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9. MOONFLOWER MURDERS,
by Anthony Horowitz. (Harpercollins) Cecily Trehearne goes missing from a Greek island hotel that is run by a former publisher after reading the mystery “Atticus Pund Takes the Cake.”
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10. ANXIOUS PEOPLE, by Fredrik Backman. (Atria) A failed bank robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment open house.
Last Week: 10 Weeks On List: 10 NONFICTION
1. HUMANS, by Brandon Stanton. (St. Martin’s) Photos and stories of people from over 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”
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2. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew Mcconaughey. (Crown) The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
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3. UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN, by Emmanuel Acho. (Flatiron) A look at some questions and concepts needed to address systemic racism.
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4. FIRST PRINCIPLES, by Thomas E. Ricks. (Harper) The Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist explains the influence of the ancient Greeks and Romans on the thinking of America’s Founding Fathers.
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5. CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. (Random House) The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
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6. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. (Dial) The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
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7. THE ANSWER IS ..., by Alex Trebek. (Simon & Schuster) A memoir by the host of the TV game show “Jeopardy!” from 1984 to 2020.
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8. PAPPYLAND, by Wright Thompson. (Penguin Press) How Julian Van Winkle III worked to preserve the legacy of his family’s brand of Kentucky bourbon.
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9. THE BEST OF ME, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown) A collection of the humorist’s essays including “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “A Guy Walks Into a Bar Car.”
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10. THE TRUTHS WE HOLD,
by Kamala Harris. (Penguin) A memoir by the daughter of immigrants who is now the vice president-elect.
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