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Hardcover Fiction

September 2016

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Week of September 4, 2016

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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Colson Whitehead
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

STING
Sandra Brown
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STING

CURIOUS MINDS
Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
Cover of CURIOUS MINDS
3

CURIOUS MINDS

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
Ruth Ware
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4

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

TRULY MADLY GUILTY
Liane Moriarty
Cover of TRULY MADLY GUILTY
5

TRULY MADLY GUILTY

DAMAGED
Lisa Scottoline
Cover of DAMAGED
6

DAMAGED

BULLSEYE
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Cover of BULLSEYE
7

BULLSEYE

INSIDIOUS
Catherine Coulter
Cover of INSIDIOUS
8

INSIDIOUS

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
Anthony Doerr
Cover of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
9

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

THE BLACK WIDOW
Daniel Silva
Cover of THE BLACK WIDOW
10

THE BLACK WIDOW

THE GIRLS
Emma Cline
Cover of THE GIRLS
11

THE GIRLS

THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS
Philippa Gregory
Cover of THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS
12

THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS

THE NIGHTINGALE
Kristin Hannah
Cover of THE NIGHTINGALE
13

THE NIGHTINGALE

THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT
Graham Moore
Cover of THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT
14

THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT

BEFORE THE FALL
Noah Hawley
Cover of BEFORE THE FALL
15

BEFORE THE FALL

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
B. A. Paris
Cover of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
16

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Week of September 11, 2016

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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Colson Whitehead
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1

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

STING
Sandra Brown
Cover of STING
2

STING

CURIOUS MINDS
Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
Cover of CURIOUS MINDS
3

CURIOUS MINDS

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
Ruth Ware
Cover of THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
4

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

TRULY MADLY GUILTY
Liane Moriarty
Cover of TRULY MADLY GUILTY
5

TRULY MADLY GUILTY

DAMAGED
Lisa Scottoline
Cover of DAMAGED
6

DAMAGED

BULLSEYE
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Cover of BULLSEYE
7

BULLSEYE

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
Anthony Doerr
Cover of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
8

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

THE NIGHTINGALE
Kristin Hannah
Cover of THE NIGHTINGALE
9

THE NIGHTINGALE

THE GIRLS
Emma Cline
Cover of THE GIRLS
10

THE GIRLS

THE BLACK WIDOW
Daniel Silva
Cover of THE BLACK WIDOW
11

THE BLACK WIDOW

INSIDIOUS
Catherine Coulter
Cover of INSIDIOUS
12

INSIDIOUS

BEFORE THE FALL
Noah Hawley
Cover of BEFORE THE FALL
13

BEFORE THE FALL

THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS
Philippa Gregory
Cover of THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS
14

THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS

THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT
Graham Moore
Cover of THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT
15

THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT

DARK MATTER
Blake Crouch
Cover of DARK MATTER
16

DARK MATTER

Week of September 18, 2016

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A GREAT RECKONING
Louise Penny
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A GREAT RECKONING

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Colson Whitehead
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2

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

RUSHING WATERS
Danielle Steel
Cover of RUSHING WATERS
3

RUSHING WATERS

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
Ruth Ware
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4

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

THE NIX
Nathan Hill
Cover of THE NIX
5

THE NIX

TRULY MADLY GUILTY
Liane Moriarty
Cover of TRULY MADLY GUILTY
6

TRULY MADLY GUILTY

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
Anthony Doerr
Cover of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
7

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

THE JEALOUS KIND
James Lee Burke
Cover of THE JEALOUS KIND
8

THE JEALOUS KIND

STING
Sandra Brown
Cover of STING
9

STING

THE NIGHTINGALE
Kristin Hannah
Cover of THE NIGHTINGALE
10

THE NIGHTINGALE

BULLSEYE
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Cover of BULLSEYE
11

BULLSEYE

CURIOUS MINDS
Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
Cover of CURIOUS MINDS
12

CURIOUS MINDS

THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR
Shari Lapena
Cover of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR
13

THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

BEFORE THE FALL
Noah Hawley
Cover of BEFORE THE FALL
14

BEFORE THE FALL

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
B. A. Paris
Cover of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
15

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS
Philippa Gregory
Cover of THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS
16

THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS

Week of September 25, 2016

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APPRENTICE IN DEATH
J. D. Robb
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APPRENTICE IN DEATH

RAZOR GIRL
Carl Hiaasen
Cover of RAZOR GIRL
2

RAZOR GIRL

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Colson Whitehead
Cover of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
3

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

A GREAT RECKONING
Louise Penny
Cover of A GREAT RECKONING
4

A GREAT RECKONING

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
Ruth Ware
Cover of THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10
5

THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

RUSHING WATERS
Danielle Steel
Cover of RUSHING WATERS
6

RUSHING WATERS

HERE I AM
Jonathan Safran Foer
Cover of HERE I AM
7

HERE I AM

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
Amor Towles
Cover of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
8

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW

TRULY MADLY GUILTY
Liane Moriarty
Cover of TRULY MADLY GUILTY
9

TRULY MADLY GUILTY

DOWNFALL
J. A. Jance
Cover of DOWNFALL
10

DOWNFALL

MANITOU CANYON
William Kent Krueger
Cover of MANITOU CANYON
11

MANITOU CANYON

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
Anthony Doerr
Cover of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
12

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

STING
Sandra Brown
Cover of STING
13

STING

THE NIX
Nathan Hill
Cover of THE NIX
14

THE NIX

THE NIGHTINGALE
Kristin Hannah
Cover of THE NIGHTINGALE
15

THE NIGHTINGALE

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