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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1985

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Week of May 5, 1985

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

John D. MacDonald

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

Cover of FAMILY ALBUM

FAMILY ALBUM

Cover of QUEENIE

QUEENIE

Cover of PROOF

PROOF

Cover of THE CLASS

THE CLASS

Cover of GLITZ

GLITZ

MEN AND ANGELS

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

William F. Buckley Jr

Cover of SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

Cover of MINDBEND

MINDBEND

Cover of HOTEL DU LAC

HOTEL DU LAC

Week of May 12, 1985

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of FAMILY ALBUM

FAMILY ALBUM

Cover of THE CLASS

THE CLASS

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

John D. MacDonald

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

Cover of QUEENIE

QUEENIE

Cover of GLITZ

GLITZ

Cover of PROOF

PROOF

MEN AND ANGELS

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Colleen McCullough

Cover of A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Cover of THE SICILIAN

THE SICILIAN

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

Cover of THE FINISHING SCHOOL

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

Week of May 19, 1985

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE CLASS

THE CLASS

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of FAMILY ALBUM

FAMILY ALBUM

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Cover of HOLD THE DREAM

HOLD THE DREAM

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

John D. MacDonald

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

Cover of QUEENIE

QUEENIE

Cover of PROOF

PROOF

Cover of GLITZ

GLITZ

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Colleen McCullough

Cover of A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Cover of HOTEL DU LAC

HOTEL DU LAC

MEN AND ANGELS

Week of May 26, 1985

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Cover of HOLD THE DREAM

HOLD THE DREAM

Cover of JUBAL SACKETT

JUBAL SACKETT

Cover of FAMILY ALBUM

FAMILY ALBUM

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of THE CLASS

THE CLASS

Cover of QUEENIE

QUEENIE

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Colleen McCullough

Cover of A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

John D. MacDonald

THE LONELY SILVER RAIN

Cover of PROOF

PROOF

Cover of GLITZ

GLITZ

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