National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Fiction

Bestseller List for August 23, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2017
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/50
2. Mrs. Fletcher
Tom Perrotta, Scribner, $26.00, 9781501144028
Perrotta's hilarious new novel about sex, love, and identity on the frontlines of America's culture wars is an August 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/3
3. The Late Show
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316225984
In his new thriller, Connelly introduces Renée Ballard, a fierce young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest beat.		 3/5
4. Camino Island
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385543026
In Grisham's new novel of suspense, a gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library, and a young novelist is hired to go undercover and investigate.		 4/11
5. The Lying Game
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26.99, 9781501156007
An unforgettable new novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10.		 5/4
6. 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.		 6/55
7. House of Spies
Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062354341
Gabriel Allon is back and determined to hunt down the world's most dangerous terrorist, a shadowy ISIS mastermind known only as Saladin.		 8/6
8. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati Roy, Knopf, $28.95, 9781524733155
A dazzling and richly moving new novel by the bestselling author of The God of Small Things.		 9/11
9. Into the Water
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $28.00, 9780735211209
A riveting new novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.		 7/16
10. Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99, 9780062645227
Horowitz's fiendishly brilliant thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling modern-day mystery. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for June 2017.		 10/11
11. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95, 9780393609097
Gaiman fashions primeval Norse stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants.		 11/28
12. The Store- Debut
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316395458
Jacob and Megan Brandeis have jobs with the mega-successful, ultra-secretive Store. Seems perfect. Seems safe. But their lives become anything but perfect, anything but safe.		 /1
13. Girl in Snow (An Indies Introduce Title)
Danya Kukafka, S&S, $26.00, 9781501144370
Kukafka's stunning debut thriller is a Summer/Fall 2017 Indies Introduce title and an August 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/2
14. The Address
Fiona Davis, Dutton, $26.00, 9781524741990
Set behind the walls of The Dakota, New York City's most famous residence, this compelling new novel by the bestselling author of The Dollhouse is an August 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.		 15/2
15. Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9780812995343
The brilliant first novel by the author of Tenth of December is a February 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.		 13/24
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17. The Last Tudor
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $27.99, 9781476758763
Gregory's latest novel features one of the most famous girls in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen.		  

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