NewYorkTimes best- sellers

Rankings for week ending Nov. 3 for books sold in print and electronic formats by independent retailers, chains and online retailers. See Northern California independent best- sellers at www. mercurynews. com/ books.

FICTION

1. The Racketeer by John Grisham. An imprisoned ex- lawyer schemes to exchange information about who murdered a judge for his freedom.

2. Reflected in You by Sylvia Day. Eva and Gideon of “Bared to You ” continue to struggle to make their relationship work.

3. The Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel. A successful businesswoman tries to make up for past failings with her children.

4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?

5. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. A college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes. First in a trilogy.

6. The Secret of Ella and Micha by JessicaSorensen. Long separated childhood friends getback together.

7. Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James. Reunited, Anastasia and Christian face possibilities and unexpected challenges. Third in a trilogy.

8. Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James. Daunted by Christian’s dark secrets, Anastasia ends their relationship, but desire still dominates her every thought. Second in a trilogy.

9. NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner must stop a killer who has targeted a New York film festival.

10. The Panther by Nelson DeMille. An anti- terrorist task force agent and FBI agent pursue an al- Qaida operative in Yemen.

NONFICTION

1. Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of“The O’Reilly Factor” recounts events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

2. Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander. A neurosurgeon recalls his near death experience during a coma from bacterial meningitis.

3. No Easy Day by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. A former Navy SEAL offers a pseudonymous account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

4. Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly. The TV anchor recounts the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

5. A Gift of Hope byDanielle Steel. In this memoir, the novelist describes howshe transformed the pain from loss of her son into an enriching campaign of service.

6. Bruce by Peter A. Carlin. Abiography of Bruce Springsteen looks at his family, music and drive for fame in influence.

7. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. Afather recounts his 3year- old sons’s encounter with Jesus and angels during an appendectomy.

8. Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson. An investigation of the strange things humans are willing to believe in.

9. Rod by Rod Stewart. The pop singer reminisces about his long career.

10. The Generals by Thomas E. Ricks. Ahistory of U. S. military command from World War II to the present.