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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

Week of February 12, 1995

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KISS THE GIRLS
James Patterson
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KISS THE GIRLS

by James Patterson · Little, Brown

4 wks on list

Join Alex Cross on his most terrifying murder case yet in this #1 New York Times bestseller and one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads." In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. In the sequel to Along Came a Spider, Washington D.C.'s Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing-and they are working coast to coast.

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ACCEPTABLE RISK
Robin Cook
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ORIGINAL SIN
P.D. James

ORIGINAL SIN

by P.D. James · Knopf

1 wks on list
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THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
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THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

by Robert James Waller · Warner

131 wks on list

Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.

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THE MURDERERS
W.E.B. Griffin
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THE MURDERERS

by W.E.B. Griffin · Putnam

3 wks on list

A Philadelphia narcotics cop is shot dead in his home. A bar owner's wife and partner are gunned down during an attempted robbery. And in a beautiful mansion, a young woman dies of a heroin overdose. At first the crimes seem unconnected. But these four deaths are about to trigger a massive convergence of corruption, cops, and the mob that could tear the Philadelphia Police Department apart from the inside out. All the way to the top...

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DEBT OF HONOR
Tom Clancy
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DEBT OF HONOR

by Tom Clancy · Putnam

24 wks on list

Enemies have become friends and friends have become enemies, and even the form of conflict has changed.

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MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER
Marlo Morgan
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MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER

by Marlo Morgan · HarperCollins

19 wks on list

In this "New York Times" bestseller, Morgan leads readers on the fictional spiritual odyssey of an American woman in the Australian outback.

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HOME SONG
LaVyrle Spencer
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HOME SONG

by LaVyrle Spencer · Putnam

1 wks on list
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WINGS
Danielle Steel
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THE LOTTERY WINNER
Mary Higgins Clark
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THE LOTTERY WINNER

by Mary Higgins Clark · Simon & Schuster

Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling “Queen of Suspense,” returns with Alvirah Meehan—one of her most beloved characters—in these six dazzling, intertwined, and thrilling tales of sleuthing and suspense. Together with her devoted mate, the ever-resourceful Alvirah has jumped into crime solving on a grand scale—and with her indomitable spirit and style. Among their many adventures, Alvirah and Willy find a dead actress in their Central Park South condominium upon their return from London in “The Body in the Closet.” Needing a break from the big city, they escape to Cape Cod—only to meet a would-be heiress framed for murder in “Death on the Cape.” When Alvirah and Willy seek the tranquility of the Cypress Point Spa, it’s the perfect getaway—until a jewel thief turns up in “The Lottery Winner.” Back in Manhattan, the search for a neighbor’s missing newborn makes for a suspense-filled Christmas in “Bye, Baby Bunting.” The perfect collection for both Mary Higgins Clark and mystery fans, the stories in The Lottery Winner will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you breathless!

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.