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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	Extreme Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (416) 978-0-399-17605-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/09/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 4.44 [details] Sales history for Extreme Prey date, rank 05/09/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 3 05/16/2016, 4 05/23/2016, 4 05/30/2016, 6 06/06/2016, 8 06/13/2016, 12 06/13/2016, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 51,602 2012 YTD:	Apr 2016
2	Pretty Girls Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $9.99 (592) 978-0-06-242907-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/09/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 9.62 [details] Sales history for Pretty Girls date, rank 05/09/2016, 12 05/09/2016, 8 05/16/2016, 10 05/23/2016, 8 05/30/2016, 7 06/06/2016, 7 06/13/2016, 23 06/13/2016, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 36,794 2012 YTD:	Apr 2016
3	The Murder House James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (480) 978-1-4555-8990-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 7.23 [details] Sales history for The Murder House date, rank 04/18/2016, 3 04/25/2016, 7 04/25/2016, 2 05/02/2016, 9 05/02/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 1 05/16/2016, 3 05/23/2016, 6 05/30/2016, 14 06/06/2016, 20 06/13/2016, 23 06/13/2016, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 31,870 2012 YTD:	Apr 2016
4	Gathering Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $9.99 (432) 978-0-425-27885-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2016 Average Rank 8.69 [details] Sales history for Gathering Prey date, rank 04/18/2016, 2 04/25/2016, 8 04/25/2016, 2 05/02/2016, 10 05/02/2016, 3 05/09/2016, 10 05/09/2016, 2 05/16/2016, 16 05/23/2016, 13 05/30/2016, 8 06/06/2016, 11 06/13/2016, 24 06/13/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 30,532 2012 YTD:	Apr 2016
5	The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series David Lagercrantz, Author Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95 (512) 978-1-101-87200-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series date, rank 06/06/2016, 3 06/13/2016, 2 06/13/2016, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,205 2012 YTD:	May 2016
6	Robert B. Parker's Kickback Ace Atkins, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $9.99 (416) 978-0-425-27887-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,911 2012 YTD:	May 2016
7	Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn Ace Atkins, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $27.00 (320) 978-0-399-17085-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 05/16/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn date, rank 05/16/2016, 14 05/23/2016, 19 06/13/2016, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,367 2012 YTD:	May 2016
8	W Is for Wasted Sue Grafton, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $9.99 (576) 978-0-399-57524-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,383 2012 YTD:	Mar 2016
9	The Second Life of Nick Mason Steve Hamilton, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (304) 978-0-399-57432-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/30/2016 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Second Life of Nick Mason date, rank 05/30/2016, 13 06/06/2016, 17 06/13/2016, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,671 2012 YTD:	May 2016
10	The Highwayman: A Longmire Story Craig Johnson, Author Viking, $20.00 (208) 978-0-7352-2089-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/30/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for The Highwayman: A Longmire Story date, rank 05/30/2016, 12 06/06/2016, 24 06/13/2016, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,568 2012 YTD:	May 2016

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Nielsen BookScan, data for the four-week period ending 4/3/2016