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Week of October 13, 2002

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FROM A BUICK 8
Stephen King
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FROM A BUICK 8

by Stephen King · Scribner

1 wks at #1 · 1 on list
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THE LOVELY BONES
Alice Sebold
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THE LOVELY BONES

by Alice Sebold · Little, Brown

14 wks on list

Susie Salmon is just like any other young American girl. She wants to be beautiful, adores her charm bracelet and has a crush on a boy from school. There's one big difference though – Susie is dead. Add: Now she can only observe while her family manage their grief in their different ways. Susie is desperate to help them and there might be a way of reaching them... Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones is a unique coming-of-age tale that captured the hearts of readers throughout the world. Award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery has adapted it for this unforgettable play about life after loss.

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BLESSINGS
Anna Quindlen
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BLESSINGS

by Anna Quindlen · Random House

2 wks on list

A young couple sneak onto the estate of wealthy Lydia Blessing and leave a box in the driveway. The box contains a baby and Skip Cuddy, the caretaker who finds her, decides to keep her. The secrets of the past, what makes a person, a life, and who decides, are at the centre of this story.

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RED RABBIT
Tom Clancy
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RED RABBIT

by Tom Clancy · Putnam

8 wks on list

Der Historiker Jack Ryan wird vom amerikanischen Geheimdienst gebeten, einen russischen Überläufer zu befragen und stösst dabei auf eine hochbrisante Story. Russische Politfunktionäre planen die Ermordung des Papstes. Für Jack Ryan beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit.

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KILLJOY
Julie Garwood
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KILLJOY

by Julie Garwood · Ballantine

2 wks on list

In this breathless new novel, Julie Garwood has written her most electrifying thriller to date. Avery Delaney has always tried to put the past far behind her. Abandoned by her rapacious, conniving mother when she was only three days old, Avery was raised by her grandmother and beloved aunt Carolyn. Then, when she was eleven, she witnessed her grandmother’s violent death, before Avery herself was shot and left for dead. Miraculously she survived. The man responsible is serving time in a Florida prison. This traumatic experience propels Avery into a life of law and order. Her razor-sharp mind and ability to gather data and decipher evidence has made Avery an expert crime analyst for the FBI. But soon she will have to use every one of her adroit skills on a case that hits painfully close to home. Avery’s workaholic aunt, Carolyn Salvetti, is certain her (hopefully soon-to-be ex) husband sent her the gold embossed reservation to the posh Utopia Spa in the mountains of Colorado. At first she is resistant, but then figures it will be a welcome respite from the cutthroat advertising business, not to mention a networking extravaganza. Plus she persuades her niece to join her for the two weeks of luxury and decadence. But Carolyn never makes it to Utopia. Under false pretenses, she is taken to an isolated retreat by a handsome stranger with a dazzling smile, suave demeanor, and the darkest of motives. His name is Monk, a hired assassin. Now, with scant clues and fewer resources, Avery must track down and save Carolyn—and outmaneuver a brilliant killer who is part of an elaborate plot of madness and lethal vengeance.

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DUNE: THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

DUNE: THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD

by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson · Tor/Tom Doherty

Decades after the original novels of the "Dune" saga, Frank Herbert's son--writing in conjunction with Kevin J. Anderson--pens this exciting prequel. Working from Frank Herbert's own notes, the authors reveal the chapter of the "Dune" saga most eagerly anticipated by readers: the Butlerian Jihad.

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