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Week of July 20, 2003

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JOHNNY ANGEL
Danielle Steel
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JOHNNY ANGEL

by Danielle Steel · Delacorte Press

1 wks at #1 · 1 on list

A son dies heading to the prom and comes back as an angel to watch over his grief-stricken family and girlfriend.

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THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
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THE DA VINCI CODE

by Dan Brown · Doubleday

16 wks on list

THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON, WITH MORE THAN 85 MILLION COPIES SOLD “Blockbuster perfection . . . a gleefully erudite suspense novel.” —The New York Times “A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.” —People While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion, a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever. Robert Langdon returns in The Lost Symbol, Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!

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WHITE DEATH
Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

WHITE DEATH

by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos · Putnam

3 wks on list

Critics and fans everywhere have welcomed the entertaining new series from Cussler: the adventures of Kurt Austin, taken from the NUMA( Files. "Cussler is in top form, " said "Publishers Weekly" of "Fire Ice." Rich with all the hair-raising adventure and endless imagination unique to Cussler, this newest entry is an exceptional thriller from the grand master of adventure fiction.

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TRADING UP
Candace Bushnell
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TRADING UP

by Candace Bushnell · Hyperion

1 wks on list

When Janey Wilcox makes it big as a Victoria's Secret model, she finally gets the celebrity status she has always craved. Suddenly the car of her dreams is hers, and even better, so is that house in New York's exclusive Hamptons. No longer will she have to choose her boyfriends according to who has a house she can summer in. At the most exclusive of Hampton parties, Janey finds herself mingling with Hollywood celebrities and the cream of New York society. But all this is secondary when she is charmed and captivated by a handsome, successful man, a man who quickly becomes her new beau. Janey, though, is not the type to live happily ever after, especially with her chequered past of far from good behaviour...

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BAD COMPANY
Jack Higgins
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BAD COMPANY

by Jack Higgins · Putnam

1 wks on list
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THE LOVELY BONES
Alice Sebold
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THE LOVELY BONES

by Alice Sebold · Little, Brown

54 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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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Lauren Weisberger
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

by Lauren Weisberger · Doubleday

12 wks on list

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE INSPIRATION FOR THE HIT MOVIE STARRING MERYL STREEP AND ANNE HATHAWAY • DON’T MISS THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, COMING SOON TO THEATERS! “The degree to which The Devil Wears Prada has penetrated pop culture needs no explanation.”—Vanity Fair A gloriously wicked story about the ultimate Boss from Hell and the deals we make with the devil to get to the top Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night—with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get her a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not it’s worth the price of her soul.

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BARE BONES
Kathy Reichs
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BARE BONES

by Kathy Reichs · Scribner

1 wks on list

Her plans for a romantic vacation interrupted by the discoveries of two murdered bodies and a small plane crash, Tempe Brennan traces leads to an isolated North Carolina farm.

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A MAN TO CALL MY OWN
Johanna Lindsey
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A MAN TO CALL MY OWN

by Johanna Lindsey · Atria

1 wks on list

Let #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey take you on a captivating and sweeping romantic adventure. If you like Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly, you will love this! "Deliciously sexy historical romance" -- BOOKLIST "First-rate romance" -- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS "Lindsey has mastered her craft, she creates fantasy...You want romance - you got it!" -- INSIDE BOOKS "Johanna Lindsey creates fairy tales that come true...she understands a woman's secret fantasies" -- ROMANTIC TIMES "Just what the doctor ordered..." -- ***** Reader review "A must read...beautifully written" -- ***** Reader review "I love the way she takes the reader right inside the characters heads" -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************** TWO SISTERS. ONE MAN. WHO WILL CAPTURE HIS HEART? When their father does unexpectedly, twins Amanda and Marian Laton are stunned to discover that in his will he has put them in the charge of their Aunt, who lives on a sprawling Texas farm. Horrified to be leaving the town where they have grown up, the twins arrive at their Aunt Red's ranchhouse, only too aware that she now has to approve any suitor of theirs who may appear - or they lose their inheritance. Amanda, with her glorious golden ringlets, had always been her father's favourite, and her scheming ways ensure that Marian never has the attention of any of the boys who call at their house. But they soon both meet Chad Kincaid, handsome cowboy son of the next-door ranch owner - and both girls want him. After an intoxicating series of twists and turns the course of true love ends in one of the Laton twins winning the heart of Chad...the heart of a man she can call her own.

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THE GUARDIAN
Nicholas Sparks
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THE GUARDIAN

by Nicholas Sparks · Warner

13 wks on list

After her husband's death, a young widow with a faithful Great Dane must decide between two men -- but as new love blossoms, jealousy turns deadly in this suspenseful New York Times bestseller. Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died - a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now four years have passed. Still living in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, twenty-nine-year-old Julie is emotionally ready to make a commitment to someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the handsome, sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire...

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THE FACE
Dean Koontz
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THE FACE

by Dean Koontz · Bantam

6 wks on list

When a Hollywood star becomes the target of a twisted killer, ex-cop Ethan Truman confronts the secrets of his tragic past and premonitions of his own impending violent death as he struggles to solve the macabre riddles of a killer.

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DIE IN PLAIN SIGHT
Elizabeth Lowell
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DIE IN PLAIN SIGHT

by Elizabeth Lowell · Morrow

3 wks on list

The phenomenal author of "Running Scared" and "Moving Target" is back with her latest "New York Times" bestseller--a sizzling novel of nail-biting suspense about paintings that are really a message from the grave.

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THE KING OF TORTS
John Grisham
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THE KING OF TORTS

by John Grisham · Doubleday

A case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and a settlement that would change his life, may make Clay Carter the newest king of torts.

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