National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for March 16, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending March 13, 2016
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476746586
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/91
2. The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594633669
Hawkins' debut is a psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. A January 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/55
3. My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26.00, 9781400067695
The unforgettable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/9
4. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
Hannah's heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women is a February 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/52
5. Off the Grid- Debut
C.J. Box, Putnam, $27.00, 9780399176609
A suspenseful Joe Pickett novel by the bestselling author of Endangered.		 /1
6. The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $28.00, 9780345528698
Benjamin's triumphant new novel about the friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and socialite Babe Paley is the #1 Indie Next List Pick for February 2016.		 5/7
7. The Waters of Eternal Youth- Debut
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26.00, 9780802124807
The 25th book in Leon's celebrated Commissario Guido Brunetti series.		 /1
8. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594634475
Groff's exhilarating new novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception is an October 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/26
9. Cometh the Hour
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250061621
The penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling with his trademark twists.		 7/4
10. The Gangster
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $29.00, 9780399175954
A new Isaac Bell novel by the bestselling authors of The Striker.		 11/2
11. The Travelers- Debut
Chris Pavone, Crown, $27.00, 9780385348485
The new international thriller by the bestselling author of The Expats is a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
12. The Ancient Minstrel
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $25.00, 9780802124562
Three novellas that highlight Harrison's phenomenal range as a writer, shot through with his trademark wit and keen insight into the human condition.		 13/2
13. The Widow
Fiona Barton, NAL, $26.00, 9781101990261
Barton's electrifying thriller takes readers into the dark spaces that exist between a husband and a wife. A March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /2
14. Midnight Sun
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $23.95, 9780385354202
The new novel by the bestselling author of Blood on Snow is a tightly wound tale about a man who, running from retribution, goes to ground far above the Arctic circle, where the never-setting sun might slowly drive a man insane.		 8/4
15. Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee, Harper, $27.99, 9780062409850
Lee's landmark new novel, which is set two decades after To Kill a Mockingbird, is actually the first draft of the story she reworked to create her Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece.		 9/24
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19. The Steel Kiss
Jeffery Deaver, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781455536344
Forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme returns in the latest breathtaking thriller by the bestselling author of The Bone Collector.		  

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