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1 2 31
Virginia Evans, Author
Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304)
978-0-593-79843-0
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 31
PUB DATE: Apr 2025
UNITS SOLD: 20,673
YTD: 163,526
Apr
2025
20,673
163,526
2 - 1
The Astral Library (Standard Edition)
Kate Quinn, Author
William Morrow & Company, $30.00 (400)
978-0-06-347975-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 13,824
YTD: 13,824
Feb
2026
13,824
13,824
3 - 1
The Hard Line
Mark Greaney, Author
Berkley Books, $31.00 (528)
978-0-593-95481-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 10,572
YTD: 10,572
Feb
2026
10,572
10,572
4 - 1
J R Ward, Author
Bramble, $32.99 (480)
978-1-250-37362-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 10,375
YTD: 10,375
Feb
2026
10,375
10,375
5 4 2
Cross and Sampson: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller
James Patterson, Author, Brian Sitts, Author
Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (400)
978-0-316-59984-9
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 10,365
YTD: 31,915
Feb
2026
10,365
31,915
6 3 2
Matt Dinniman, Author
Ace Books, $32.00 (448)
978-0-593-82030-8
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 9,422
YTD: 31,059
Feb
2026
9,422
31,059
7 - 1
Heather Fawcett, Author
Del Rey Books, $29.00 (368)
978-0-593-97325-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 8,498
YTD: 8,498
Feb
2026
8,498
8,498
8 7 22
Alchemised
Senlinyu, Author
Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040)
978-0-593-97270-0
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 7,842
YTD: 67,546
Sep
2025
7,842
67,546
9 11 18
John Grisham, Author
Doubleday Books, $32.00 (368)
978-0-385-54898-4
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
PUB DATE: Oct 2025
UNITS SOLD: 7,206
YTD: 68,961
Oct
2025
7,206
68,961
10 - 1
Steve Berry, Author
Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (400)
978-1-5387-7060-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 7,003
YTD: 7,003
Feb
2026
7,003
7,003
11 12 5
My Husband's Wife
Alice Feeney, Author
Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar, $28.99 (320)
978-1-250-33781-8
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Jan 2026
UNITS SOLD: 6,623
YTD: 50,308
Jan
2026
6,623
50,308
12 1 2
The Night Prince (Standard Edition)
Lauren Palphreyman, Author
Bloom Books, $31.99 (512)
978-1-4642-8455-7
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 6,490
YTD: 29,008
Feb
2026
6,490
29,008
13 9 5
Jennette McCurdy, Author
Ballantine Books, $30.00 (288)
978-0-593-72373-9
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Jan 2026
UNITS SOLD: 6,468
YTD: 76,631
Jan
2026
6,468
76,631
14 5 2
Throne of Nightmares
Kerri Maniscalco, Author
Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (496)
978-0-316-55792-4
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 6,024
YTD: 21,296
Feb
2026
6,024
21,296
15 10 3
It's Not Her (Original)
Mary Kubica, Author
Park Row, $30.00 (352)
978-0-7783-8799-2
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 5,957
YTD: 30,599
Feb
2026
5,957
30,599
16 18 24
The Secret of Secrets
Dan Brown, Author
Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688)
978-0-385-54689-8
LAST WEEK: 18
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 5,400
YTD: 58,681
Sep
2025
5,400
58,681
17 13 6
Anatomy of an Alibi
Ashley Elston, Author
Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00 (352)
978-0-593-83445-9
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
PUB DATE: Jan 2026
UNITS SOLD: 5,369
YTD: 43,732
Jan
2026
5,369
43,732
18 22 7
Laura Dave, Author
Scribner Book Company, $29.00 (288)
978-1-6680-0296-4
LAST WEEK: 22
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Jan 2026
UNITS SOLD: 5,210
YTD: 63,814
Jan
2026
5,210
63,814
19 15 7
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Matt Dinniman, Author
Ace Books, $30.00 (608)
978-0-593-95597-0
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Mar 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,951
YTD: 30,481
Mar
2025
4,951
30,481
20 33 20
Lily King, Author
Grove Press, $28.00 (320)
978-0-8021-6517-6
LAST WEEK: 33
WEEKS ON LIST: 20
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,765
YTD: 37,123
Sep
2025
4,765
37,123
21 26 19
Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
Charlie Mackesy, Author
Penguin Life, $27.00 (128)
978-0-593-99482-5
LAST WEEK: 26
WEEKS ON LIST: 19
PUB DATE: Oct 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,591
YTD: 38,094
Oct
2025
4,591
38,094
22 17 7
The Butcher's Masquerade
Matt Dinniman, Author
Ace Books, $35.00 (720)
978-0-593-95599-4
LAST WEEK: 17
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Apr 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,578
YTD: 27,280
Apr
2025
4,578
27,280
23 14 3
Stolen in Death
J D Robb, Author
St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (368)
978-1-250-41452-6
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Feb 2026
UNITS SOLD: 4,484
YTD: 33,822
Feb
2026
4,484
33,822
24 20 21
Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.)
Rebecca Yarros, Author
Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (528)
978-1-64937-929-0
LAST WEEK: 20
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
PUB DATE: Sep 2025
UNITS SOLD: 4,120
YTD: 32,905
Sep
2025
4,120
32,905
25 21 5
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Matt Dinniman, Author
Ace Books, $39.00 (832)
978-0-593-95601-4
LAST WEEK: 21
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: May 2025
UNITS SOLD: 3,935
YTD: 23,969
May
2025
3,935
23,969

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Feb. 21, 2026; appearing in the Mar. 2, 2026, print edition of PW
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