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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

Week of April 13, 1997

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THE PARTNER
John Grisham
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THE PARTNER

by John Grisham · Doubleday

8 wks at #1 · 5 on list

Large Print Edition of a John Grisham Suspense Thriller.

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CHROMOSOME 6
Robin Cook
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CHROMOSOME 6

by Robin Cook · Putnam

2 wks on list

A medical thriller about an African farm where genetically engineered subhumans are bred to provide organs for transplants. The racket is uncovered by two doctors investigating a bizarre murder in New York City.--

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ACTS OF LOVE
Judith Michael
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ACTS OF LOVE

by Judith Michael · Crown

3 wks on list

A heartwarming and passionate love amongst the glitz and glamor of Hollywood from New York Times bestselling author Judith Michael. When director Lucas Cameron finds letters to his grandmother from her protégé—the brilliant young actress Jessica Fontaine, who had vanished mysteriously after a tragic accident—he is intrigued and determined to find her. When finally they meet, they have one magic week of passion and love. But still Jessica cannot return with Lucas to his world—and he cannot share hers—unless, with inner strength, they can triumph over the past and open the way for their hands and hearts to join.

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TOTAL CONTROL
David Baldacci
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TOTAL CONTROL

by David Baldacci · Warner

11 wks on list

Sidney Archer erhält einen Anruf und glaubt die Stimme ihres unter mysteriösen Umständen tödlich verunglückten Mannes Jason zu erkennen. FBI-Agent Lee Sawyer, mit der Untersuchung des Flugzeugabsturzes betraut, verfolgt eine Spur quer durch die USA.

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SOLE SURVIVOR
Dean Koontz
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SOLE SURVIVOR

by Dean Koontz · Knopf

8 wks on list

A plane crash robs Joe of his wife and daughters. He meets a woman who claims to have survived the crash but before Joe can get answers, she disappears. Now he must find this woman to clear up the mystery.

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HORNET'S NEST
Patricia Cornwell
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HORNET'S NEST

by Patricia Cornwell · Putnam

11 wks on list

In Charlotte, North Carolina, a woman killer is murdering visiting businessmen and painting their genitals orange. The hunt for the killer is led by two women, one the city's chief of police, the other her deputy, and they are accompanied by a young newspaper reporter, eager to earn his spurs.

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THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN
Jacquelyn Mitchard
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THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN

by Jacquelyn Mitchard · Viking Press

29 wks on list

"Masterful...A big story about human connection and emotional survival" - Los Angeles Times The first book ever chosen by Oprah's Book Club Few first novels receive the kind of attention and acclaim showered on this powerful story—a nationwide bestseller, a critical success, and the first title chosen for Oprah's Book Club. Both highly suspenseful and deeply moving, The Deep End of the Ocean imagines every mother's worst nightmare—the disappearance of a child—as it explores a family's struggle to endure, even against extraordinary odds. Filled with compassion, humor, and brilliant observations about the texture of real life, here is a story of rare power, one that will touch readers' hearts and make them celebrate the emotions that make us all one.

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AIRFRAME
Michael Crichton
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AIRFRAME

by Michael Crichton · Knopf

17 wks on list
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RAGE OF A DEMON KING
Raymond E. Feist
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RAGE OF A DEMON KING

by Raymond E. Feist · Avon

A loyal soldier and a wealthy merchant have served bravely in the flames of an enduring war that is ravaging their land. But swords, bows, wits and courage will no longer be enough to defeat the scourge that is descending upon their home. For a foul and terrible thing has escaped from a world already devoured to feed on one consumed by chaos--an insatiable nightmare creature of dark and murderous nature which seeks to own and corrupt the very source of life itself The final conflict is joined, pitting serpent against man and magician against demon. For those who battle in the cause of good, there will be victory . . . or there will be doom for all. There can be no other outcome.

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