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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
1	Dirty Thirty Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (320) 978-1-6680-0309-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/13/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 8.17 [details] Sales history for Dirty Thirty date, rank 11/13/2023, 2 12/11/2023, 1 01/08/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 39,526 YTD:	Oct 2023	39,526
2	Unnatural Death: A Scarpetta Novel Patricia D. Cornwell, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (400) 978-1-5387-4316-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/11/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2023 Average Rank 14.62 [details] Sales history for Unnatural Death: A Scarpetta Novel date, rank 12/11/2023, 2 01/08/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 34,769 YTD:	Nov 2023	34,769
3	The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel Nita Prose, Author Ballantine Books, $29.00 (304) 978-0-593-35618-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 12/11/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2024 Average Rank 14.75 [details] Sales history for The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel date, rank 12/11/2023, 7 01/08/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 34,608 YTD:	Nov 2023	34,608
4	The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (384) 978-1-9848-8098-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/10/2022 Average Rank 11.92 [details] Sales history for The Thursday Murder Club date, rank 09/06/2021, 5 10/18/2021, 6 11/08/2021, 6 12/13/2021, 6 01/10/2022, 3 02/07/2022, 8 03/14/2022, 10 06/06/2022, 10 07/18/2022, 7 08/08/2022, 6 09/12/2022, 5 10/10/2022, 8 11/14/2022, 6 12/12/2022, 7 01/09/2023, 4 02/13/2023, 5 03/13/2023, 7 04/10/2023, 7 05/08/2023, 5 06/05/2023, 4 07/03/2023, 6 08/14/2023, 7 11/13/2023, 4 12/11/2023, 4 01/08/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 28,198 YTD:	Aug 2021	28,198
5	The Secret History Donna Tartt, Author Vintage, $18.00 (576) 978-1-4000-3170-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/03/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/14/2023 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for The Secret History date, rank 07/03/2023, 4 08/14/2023, 3 09/11/2023, 3 10/09/2023, 8 11/13/2023, 5 12/11/2023, 3 01/08/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2004 UNITS SOLD: 26,243 YTD:	Apr 2004	26,243
6	The Maid Nita Prose, Author Ballantine Books, $18.00 (320) 978-0-593-35617-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/16/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/13/2023 Average Rank 7.87 [details] Sales history for The Maid date, rank 02/13/2023, 1 03/13/2023, 3 04/10/2023, 3 05/08/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 2 07/03/2023, 3 08/14/2023, 5 09/11/2023, 9 12/11/2023, 6 01/08/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 21,179 YTD:	Jan 2023	21,179
7	Pretty Girls Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $15.99 (432) 978-0-06-249955-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/06/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2024 Average Rank 7.67 [details] Sales history for Pretty Girls date, rank 03/06/2017, 8 12/11/2023, 8 01/08/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,938 YTD:	Feb 2017	12,938
8	The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Richard Osman, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-29942-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/02/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/02/2023 Average Rank 7.29 [details] Sales history for The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery date, rank 10/09/2023, 4 11/13/2023, 7 12/11/2023, 9 01/08/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 11,620 YTD:	Sep 2023	11,620
9	Judgment Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (416) 978-0-593-54281-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/16/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 7.10 [details] Sales history for Judgment Prey date, rank 11/13/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 5 01/08/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 10,119 YTD:	Oct 2023	10,119
10	The Twist of a Knife Anthony Horowitz, Author Harper Perennial, $19.99 (384) 978-0-06-293819-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,988 YTD:	Nov 2023	7,988

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For the 4-week period ended 12-30-23

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