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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for June 3, 2004
from sales the week ending May 30, 2004
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HARDCOVER FICTION |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown, 0385504209, Doubleday, $24.95
This bestselling phenomenon and Book Sense Pick is filled with biblical
conspiracies, symbols, and secrets. |
1/62 |
| 2. |
The Rule of Four
Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason, 0385337116, Dial, $24
Suspense and intrigue for four smart Princetonians, written by two smart
Princetonians. |
4/3 |
| 3. |
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, 0786868716, Hyperion, $19.95
The author of the hugely popular Tuesdays With Morrie fictionalizes
the next step in that conversation -- life after death. |
2/36 |
| 4. |
The Jane Austen Book Club
Karen Joy Fowler, 0399151613, Putnam, $23.95
For Austen fans and newbies alike, in or out of book clubs. A smart new
Book Sense Pick. |
6/5 |
| 5. |
The Full Cupboard of Life
Alexander McCall Smith, 0375422188, Pantheon, $19.95
The lady detective of Botswana is at it again in this fifth installment
of the folksy series. |
3/6 |
| 6. |
The Narrows
Michael Connelly, 0316155306, Little Brown, $25.95
A new dynamic thriller from the author of the bestselling Harry Bosch novels. |
5/4 |
| 7. |
The Birth of Venus
Sarah Dunant, 1400060737, Random House, $21.95
Mesmerizing, sexy, and startling, says Susan Avery of Ariel Booksellers.
(And a Book Sense Pick to boot.) |
7/15 |
| 8. |
Bergdorf Blondes
Plum Sykes, 1401351964, Miramax Books, $23.95
Ah, more on the good life: New York City, bleaching hair, and endless spending. |
11/4 |
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Eventide
Kent Haruf, 0375411585, Knopf, $24.95
A sequel to the indie favorite Plainsong and a top Book Sense Pick on its
own. |
10/4 |
| 10. |
Just One Look
Harlan Coben, 0525947914, Dutton, $25.95
A new twisty thriller from an award-winning mystery writer. |
9/5 |
| 11. |
Double Play - Debut
Robert B. Parker, 0399151885, Putnam, $24.95
The story of the season Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color
barrier, told through the eyes of his fictional bodyguard. |
/1 |
| 12. |
Hidden Prey
John Sandford, 039915180X, Putnam, $26.95
Get ready for summer reading with this fun new thriller. |
8/3 |
| 13. |
Memorial Day
Vince Flynn, 0743453972, Atria, $25.95
Action/adventure and fighting deadly terrorists on a holiday weekend. |
14/2 |
| 14. |
Islands
Anne Rivers Siddons, 0066211115, HarperCollins, $24.95
Friends live the charmed life in the Carolina low country in the bestselling
Siddons' 15th novel. |
15/8 |
| 15. |
The Last Juror
John Grisham, 0385510438, Doubleday, $27.95
Grisham returns with a legal thriller/mystery, softened by atmosphere and
character. |
/14 |
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ON THE RISE |
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| 22. |
Little Black Book of Stories
A.S. Byatt, 1400041775, Knopf, $21
A new collection of Byatt stores -- witty, intelligent, and stylish.
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