National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for November 9, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending November 6, 2016
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Whistler
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190
Grisham's electrifying new novel is a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State.		 1/2
2. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794
Patchett's beautifully written new novel tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2016.		 2/8
3. Small Great Things
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544957
A woman is caught in a gripping moral dilemma that resonates far beyond her place in time and history. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/4
4. The Wrong Side of Goodbye- Debut
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316225946
Detective Harry Bosch must track down someone who may never have existed in Connelly's riveting new thriller.		 /1
5. Today Will Be Different
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316403436
The hilarious and heart-filled new novel by the bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/5
6. The Trespasser
Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026333
French's gripping new Murder Squad mystery is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/5
7. Two by Two
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27.00, 9781455520695
An emotionally powerful novel about unconditional love, its challenges, its risks, and, most of all, its rewards.		 7/5
8. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364
Whitehead's magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/14
9. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/9
10. 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.		 10/129
11. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26.00, 9781501132933
The suspenseful and haunting new novel by the bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood is an August 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/16
12. Order to Kill
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria, $28.99, 9781476783482
Anti-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for. In fact, this time he might have met his match.		 11/4
13. Paris for One and Other Stories
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $25.00, 9780735221079
An irresistibly romantic collection of stories filled with humor and heart.		 15/2
14. Faithful- Debut
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $26.00, 9781476799209
Hoffman's profoundly moving new novel about a young woman struggling to redefine herself is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read pick for November 2016.		 /1
15. The Mothers
Brit Bennett, Riverhead, $26.00, 9780399184512
Bennett's dazzling debut novel is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community, and the things that ultimately haunt us most. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for October 2016.		 14/3
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17. The Terranauts
T.C. Boyle, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062349408
Boyle's brilliant new novel is a deep-dive into human behavior in an epic story of science, society, sex, and survival. A November 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		  

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