New York Times Best-sellers

September 5, 2010

New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best-seller List

This Week Last Week Weeks on List

1 THE POSTCARD KILLERS, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
(Little, Brown, $27.99.) An N.Y.P.D. detective joins a Swedish reporter in a search for the killer of young couples in Europe, including his daugther and her boyfriend. 1

2 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson
(Knopf, $27.95.) The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist. 1 13

3 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
(Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi. 3 73

4 THE COBRA, by Frederick Forsyth
(Putnam, $26.95.) A former C.I.A. operative is unleashed on the cocaine industry. 1

5 STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen
(Knopf, $26.95.) A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake. 4 4

6* TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown
(Simon & Schuster, $26.99.) A private investigator pursues a deranged killer. 2 2

7* THREE STATIONS, by Martin Cruz Smith
(Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) Inspector Arkady Renko faces corrupt Russian capitalists and bureaucrats. 1

8 THE RED QUEEN, by Philippa Gregory
(Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) More intrigue during the War of the Roses; by the author of “The Other Boleyn Girl.” 7 3

9 LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT, by Lauren Weisberger
(Atria, $25.99.) A woman is challenged when her musician husband suddenly becomes a star. 1

10 THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, by Daniel Silva
(Putnam, $26.95.) The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting. 8 5

11 CROSSFIRE, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis
(Putnam, $26.95.) An injured British soldier returns from Afghanistan to help his mother, a horse trainer, identify a blackmailer. 1

12 PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(Little, Brown, $27.99.) The head of an investigation company pursues the murderer of his best friend’s wife. 9 8

13* THE VIGILANTES, by W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
(Putnam, $26.95.) Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are plagued by vigilante groups. 6 2

14 VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard
(Ballantine, $26.) There are many suspects when a bridezilla is murdered. 5 2

15 FLY AWAY HOME, by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria, $26.99.) A senator’s extramarital affair affects his wife and daughters. 10 6

This Week		Last Week	Weeks on List
1	THE POSTCARD KILLERS, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An N.Y.P.D. detective joins a Swedish reporter in a search for the killer of young couples in Europe, including his daugther and her boyfriend.		1
2	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson (Knopf, $27.95.) The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.	1	13
3	THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.	3	73
4	THE COBRA, by Frederick Forsyth (Putnam, $26.95.) A former C.I.A. operative is unleashed on the cocaine industry.		1
5	STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $26.95.) A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake.	4	4
6*	TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster, $26.99.) A private investigator pursues a deranged killer.	2	2
7*	THREE STATIONS, by Martin Cruz Smith (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) Inspector Arkady Renko faces corrupt Russian capitalists and bureaucrats.		1
8	THE RED QUEEN, by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) More intrigue during the War of the Roses; by the author of “The Other Boleyn Girl.”	7	3
9	LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT, by Lauren Weisberger (Atria, $25.99.) A woman is challenged when her musician husband suddenly becomes a star.		1
10	THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, by Daniel Silva (Putnam, $26.95.) The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting.	8	5
11	CROSSFIRE, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis (Putnam, $26.95.) An injured British soldier returns from Afghanistan to help his mother, a horse trainer, identify a blackmailer.		1
12	PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown, $27.99.) The head of an investigation company pursues the murderer of his best friend’s wife.	9	8
13*	THE VIGILANTES, by W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam, $26.95.) Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are plagued by vigilante groups.	6	2
14	VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard (Ballantine, $26.) There are many suspects when a bridezilla is murdered.	5	2
15	FLY AWAY HOME, by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria, $26.99.) A senator’s extramarital affair affects his wife and daughters.	10	6

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending August 21, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the September 5 print edition of the Book Review.

List and descriptions from the New York Times web site at
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html