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Fiction Bestsellers

What's hot? What's new in fiction and non-fiction? Where are the latest titles by your favorite authors? How about that James Patterson novel everyone is talking about? The Bestseller Collection, located front and center on the First Floor, has all of the above and more. Multiple copies available. Check it!

In alphabetical order by the author's last name:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
Albom, Mitch
The Time Keeper
Story of a society dominated by the notion of time.
 
Bagshawe, Tilly
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory
You want Sidney Sheldon; you get Tilly Bagshawe. Such is life.
 
Baldacci, David
The Forgotten
Under most suspicious circumstances, Special Agent John Puller's aunt is found dead.
 
Baldacci, David
The Hit
After the world's #2 professional assassin goes rogue, who is to stop her? Is it the world's #1* professional assassin?
 
Binchy, Maeve
A Week in Winter
Chicky Starr turns an old dilapidated mansion into a cozy seaside vacation spot.
 
Bohjalian, Chris
The Sandcastle Girls
A novelist's research of her Armenian family history leads her back to 1915 and genocide.
 
Bradford, Barbara Taylor
Secrets from the Past
A photojournalist discovers a horrendous secret inculpating her famous father.
 
Brandman, Michael
Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice
Jesse Stone must protect a beautiful actress from her insanely jealous husband. Even Robert B. Parker would love this one.
 
Brown, Sandra
Low Pressure
A young girl is killed during a tornado, but not by the storm.
 
Chevalier, Tracy
The Last Runaway
Now in 1850 - a Quaker woman from Ohio becomes active in the Underground Railroad.
 
Child, Lee
A Wanted Man
After bumming a ride to Virginia, Jack Reacher gets involved in a rather imposing crime conspiracy.
 
Clancy, Tom
Threat Vector
China is trying to give the United States a hard time.
 
Clark, Mary Higgins
Daddy's Gone A Hunting
After a brief dormant period, MHC returns with a tale of arson, theft, secret identity and, possibly, murder.
 
Clark, Wahida
Honor Thy Thug
Trae and Tasha match wits against a violent Chinese gang.
 
Cleave, Chris
Gold
Two track cyclists must deal with their own personal demons in order to win gold at the London Olympics.
 
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Coben, Harlan
Six Years
Unrequited love plays havoc with a college professor's mind.
 
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Collins, Jackie
The Power Trip
One Russian billionaire, the latest Latin singing sensation, a supermodel, a famous soccer player, a U.S. Senator and his unfortunate wife, a movie star, the professor and Mary Ann—embark on a pleasure cruise across the Sea of Cortez.
 
Connelly, Michael
The Black Box
New evidence suggests that a murder once thought to be random was in fact personal.
 
Cook, Robin
Nano
Story about molecular manufacturing, nano-robots & the construction of microbivores that's brought to life by good old-fashioned greed.
 
Cornwell, Patricia
The Bone Bed
Paleontologist disappears shortly after making an important discovery.
 
Cronin, Justin
The Twelve
Sequel to The Passage finds the human race on the verge of extinction due to a government experiment that went way wrong.
 
Cussler, Clive
The Striker
In 1902, a green-behind-the-ears detective tries to infiltrate a group of union sympathizers working the coal fields.
 
Day, Sylvia
Reflected in You: A Crossfire Novel
Latest entry in the new trend of super-erotic romance.
 
DeMille, Nelson
The Panther
Known as the Panther, a terrorist is put on the run by agent John Corey and his wife Kate.
 
Dickey, Eric Jerome
Decadence
There is no decadence like Hollywood decadence.
 
Erdrich, Louise
The Round House
The brutal attack of a woman on a North Dakota reservation leaves a son looking for answers. (2012 National Book Award winner)
 
Evanovich, Janet
Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel
Stephanie must play bodyguard for her mentor as she searches for a con man that defrauded an assisted-living home.
 
Fluke, Joanne
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
Everything is rosy at the Red Velvet Lounge (including the cupcakes) until someone is thrown from the hotel's roof.
 
Flynn, Gillian
Gone Girl
The cloudlessly happy couple Nick and Amy Dunne are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. Anyone seen Amy?
 
Flynn, Vince
The Last Man
The head of the CIA in Afghanistan has been kidnapped and most of his immediate staff murdered.
 
Follett, Ken
Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy
Follows the principal characters through the struggle and strife of WWII.
 
Fowler, Therese Anne
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
The extraordinary lives of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald are certainly novel-worthy.
 
French, Tana
Broken Harbor
An Irish cop called "Scorcher" investigates a triple murder.
 
Furst, Alan
Mission to Paris
Paris 1938 is filled with spies, assassins, plots, espionage, propaganda, scheming and amour.
 
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Gardner, Lisa
Touch and Go
A late night knock on the door changes the lives of two women forever.
 
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Giffin, Emily
Where We Belong
A late night knock on the door changes the lives of two women forever.
 
Grisham, John
The Racketeer
Prison inmate has vital information regarding the murder of a federal judge.
 
Haddon, Mark
The Red House
A family vacation in the English countryside brings out the best and worst of the participants.
 
Hannah, Kristin
Fly Away
Death of a woman opens new vistas for friends and family alike.
 
James, E.L.
Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
Hotter than Georgia asphalt.
 
James, E.L.
Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
Hotter than a firecracker lit at both ends.
 
James, E.L.
Fifty Shades of Grey
So hot you can barely get your hands on it.
 
Jance, J.A.
Deadly Stakes
A fortune in poker chips is found buried in the desert, with an ex-con keeping them company.
 
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Johansen, Iris
Sleep No More
A woman held for years in a secure mental hospital has either escaped or been kidnapped.
 
Johansen, Iris
Taking Eve: An Eve Duncan Novel
Scant evidence suggests a man's twenty-five-year-old son may have been the victim of foul play.
 
Kanon, Joseph
Istanbul Passage
The inception of the cold war, cloak and dagger undercover, an accidental love affair, and a mysterious gentleman lying dead in the street. Next stop Istanbul!
 
Kellerman, Jonathan
Guilt: an Alex Delaware novel
Affluent L.A. neighborhood experiences a bizarre crime wave.
 
Kingsolver, Barbara
Flight Behavior
While walking alone in the woods, a woman happens upon a supernatural event.
 
Koch, Herman
The Dinner
Two couples meeting for dinner, dance around the serious matter they have come to discuss.
 
Koontz, Dean
Odd Apocalypse
Odd Thomas finds that the fabulous West Coast mansion known as Rosewood has many unwanted/unworldly visitors.
 
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Landay, William
Defending Jacob
A district attorney's young son is charged with murder.
 
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Lehane, Dennis
Live by Night
The roaring twenties, gangsters, booze, babes, guns & all that jazz.
 
Lippman, Laura
And When She Was Good
As a woman's private and professional life begins to unravel, her betrayed ex-boyfriend is released from prison.
 
Lustbader, Eric Van
Father Night
The forces of good and evil battle it out over turf and treasure in the Middle East. Father Night? He would be captain of TEAM EVIL.
 
McEwan, Ian
Sweet Tooth
In order to win the cold war, MI5 recruits a devoted reader of novels.
 
Macomber, Debbie
Starting Now: A Blossom Street Novel
As her career begins to fizzle a young attorney finds something deeper.
 
Margolin, Phillip
Sleight of Hand
Charles Benedict is not only an attorney, a hit man and a magician; he's a psychopath as well.
 
Mills, Kyle
Robert Ludlum's The Utopia Experiment
New technology threatens the balance of world power.
 
Moore, Edward Kelsey
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Three young women nicknamed "the Supremes" help each other weather the vicissitudes of life.
 
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Morrison, Mary B.
If I Can't Have You
Multimedia tycoon Granville Washington will do anything (unfortunately) to win a certain woman's heart.
 
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Morton, Kate
The Secret Keeper
Secrets from the past still have a profound effect upon a mother and daughter.
 
Munro, Alice
Dear Life
Short stories concerning the Lake Huron area from an acclaimed master of the genre.
 
Nesbo, Jo
Phantom
Detective Harry Hole attempts to dig a young friend out from under a pile of trouble.
 
Patterson, James
Alex Cross, Run
Alex Cross (whatever they're paying him it isn't enough) is on the tail of a wicked and ruthless killer.
 
Patterson, James
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
This Christmas Alex Cross plans on delivering justice to those who have been naughty not nice.
 
Patterson, James
NYPD Red
For the NYPD a psycho killer gone berserk is, to put it mildly—trouble.
 
Patterson, James
Private Berlin
Chris Schneider (the most capable member of the world's most capable investigative force) has disappeared!
 
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Penny, Louise
The Beautiful Mystery
A monk is found murdered in a Quebec monastery.
 
Phillips, Susan Elizabeth
The Great Escape
On her wedding day, a woman turns her back on Mr. Wonderful and a life of privilege to elope with a bum on a motorcycle. Yeah, she's already sorry.
 
Picoult, Jodi
The Storyteller
An elderly man makes a stunning confession to his young new friend.
 
Robb, J.D.
Calculated in Death
Lt. Eve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, investigate the murder of a woman on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
 
Roberts, Nora
The Perfect Hope
Apparently love is on the menu at the new hometown bed-and-breakfast.
 
Roberts, Nora
Whiskey Beach
Apparently love is on the menu at the new hometown bed-and-breakfast.
 
Rollins, James
Bloodline
Something about the President's kidnapped daughter, the rediscovered staff of Jesus Christ, a military dog named Kane and the alteration of the genetic code.
 
Rosenberg, Joel C.
Damascus Countdown
Israel initiates an attack against Iran, destroying all of their nuclear sites—but not all of their nuclear warheads.
 
Rowling, J.K
The Casual Vacancy
It's like Quidditch for adults.
 
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Sandford, John
Mad River
Three teenage killers bring Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers to the fore.
 
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Saunders, George
Tenth of December: Stories
The author is unique, inventive and suddenly famous.
 
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Scottoline, Lisa
Don't Go
While a soldier is serving in Afghanistan, his wife dies in a home-related accident.
 
Silva, Daniel
The Fallen Angel
Murder at the Vatican puts Gabriel Allon onto a most nefarious worldwide plot.
 
Slaughter, Karin
Criminal
Two crimes committed forty years apart link the officers assigned to investigate them.
 
Steel, Danielle
Friends Forever
Kindergarten classmates Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy, Sean and Ishmael pledge to remain pals for life.
 
Steel, Danielle
The Sins of the Mother
A highly successful businesswoman tries to make amends for putting the bottom line ahead of her children.
 
Steel, Danielle
Until the End of Time
"In this double narrative: Lillibet, a young Amish woman, writes a bestseller by candlelight, then falls in love with her publisher, while a successful New York attorney (now a minister) moves to Wyoming with his socialite wife in tow."
 
Strout, Elizabeth
The Burgess Boys
Two estranged brothers, both attorneys, unite to help their nephew.
 
Weber, Carl
The Man in 3B
Everyone loved the man murdered in 3B; now everyone's a suspect.
 
Weiner, Jennifer
The Next Best Thing
Fledgling screenwriter Ruth Saunder's new sitcom has just been given the Hollywood green light.
 
Wolitzer, Meg
The Interestings
Story follows six talented teenage friends through their youth and into middle age.
 
Woods, Stuart
Unintended Consequences
Stone Barrington hops across the pond and runs into trouble—European style!