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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for March 23, 2006
from sales the week ending March 19, 2006
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In the Company of the Courtesan
Sarah Dunant, Random House, $23.95, 1400063817
Enchanting historical fiction, bringing Renaissance Italy alive.
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1/5
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The Tenth Circle
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $26, 0743496701
A Maine family's story of anguish, betrayal, and their aftermath; a Book Sense Pick for March 2006.
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2/2
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Labyrinth
Kate Mosse, Putnam, $25.95, 0399153446
Present-day collides with 13th-century Carcassonne in a quest for the Holy Grail; a March 2006 Book Sense Pick.
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4/2
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $24.95, 0385504209
A bestselling phenomenon and 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year winner. No conspiracies here!
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3/144
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The Templar Legacy
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $24.95, 0345476158
Can't get enough Christianity/conspiracy tales? Here's a juicy one to hold you over.
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6/4
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The 5th Horseman
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.95, 0316159778
The Women's Murder Club hunt for a cruel killer among a hospital staff.
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7/5
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The Last Templar
Raymond Khoury, Dutton, $24.95, 0525949410
A Da Vinci Code-inspired thriller.
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8/8
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The Rebels of Ireland
Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $28.95, 0385512899
The conclusion to the massively entertaining The Dublin Saga,
sweeping from the late 16th to the early 20th centuries.
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15/3
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The Brief History of the Dead
Kevin Brockmeier, Pantheon, $22.95, 0375423699
A city where the dead exist if kept alive by memory. An absorbing metaphor and #1 Book Sense Pick.
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14/4
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The Old Wine Shades
Martha Grimes, Viking, $25.95, 0670034797
A Scotland Yard detective is drawn into an intriguing mystery. Number 20 in the Richard Jury series.
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5/4
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Intuition
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $25, 0385336128
A cure for cancer? An examination of the very real and fallible humans behind the science. A Book Sense Pick for March 2006.
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9/2
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The March
E.L. Doctorow, Random House, $25.95, 0375506713
Sherman marches through the South in a Book Sense Pick filled with unforgettable characters.
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10/25
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Cell
Stephen King, Scribner, $26.95, 0743292332
The King of suspense is back! Cell phones turn deadly.
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11/8
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Dirty Blonde - Debut
Lisa Scottoline, HarperCollins, $25.95, 0060742909
A crime thriller featuring a new and young federal judge, with fun glimpses into the seamy side of life.
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The Two Minute Rule
Robert Crais, S&S, $24.95, 0743281616
Basketball? Football? No, two minutes to rob a bank. This story is sporting fun.
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13/4
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ON THE RISE |
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Averno: Poems
Louise Gluck, FSG, $22, 0374107424
Get ready for Poetry Month with this new collection from the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet.
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