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New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers December 2, 2012
1. The Last Man - by Vince Flynn
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/13/2012
Share <span class=number>1.</span> The Last Man ISBN-13: 9781416595212
 ISBN-10: 141659521X
The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp searches for a missing C.I.A. asset amid treachery in Afghanistan.
2. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - by James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/12/2012
Share <span class=number>2.</span> Merry Christmas, Alex Cross ISBN-13: 9780316210683
 ISBN-10: 0316210684
Detective Alex Cross confronts both a hostage situation and a terrorist act at Christmas.
3. The Racketeer - by John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/23/2012
Share <span class=number>3.</span> The Racketeer ISBN-13: 9780385535144
 ISBN-10: 0385535147
An imprisoned ex-lawyer schemes to exchange information about a murdered federal judge for his freedom.
4. Sweet Tooth: A Novel - by Ian McEwan
Publisher: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/13/2012
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Sweet Tooth%3a A Novel ISBN-13: 9780385536820
 ISBN-10: 0385536828
A British woman working for MI5 in 1972 falls in love with a writer the service is clandestinely supporting.
5. Flight Behavior: A Novel - by Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher: Harper
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/06/2012
Share <span class=number>5.</span> Flight Behavior%3a A Novel ISBN-13: 9780062124265
 ISBN-10: 0062124269
An Appalachian woman becomes involved in an effort to save monarch butterflies.
6. Gone Girl: A Novel - by Gillian Flynn
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/05/2012
Share <span class=number>6.</span> Gone Girl%3a A Novel ISBN-13: 9780307588364
 ISBN-10: 030758836X
A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?
7. Poseidon's Arrow - by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/06/2012
Share <span class=number>7.</span> Poseidon ISBN-13: 9780399162923
 ISBN-10: 0399162925
Dirk Pitt and his team look for the truth about a sophisticated attack submarine.
8. The Casual Vacancy - by J.K. Rowling
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/27/2012
Share <span class=number>8.</span> The Casual Vacancy ISBN-13: 9780316228534
 ISBN-10: 0316228532
The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town.
9. The Panther - by Nelson DeMille
Publisher: Grand Central
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/16/2012
Share <span class=number>9.</span> The Panther ISBN-13: 9780446580847
 ISBN-10: 0446580848
The anti-terrorist task force agent John Corey and his wife, an F.B.I. agent, pursue a high-ranking Qaeda operative.
10. Cross Roads: A Novel - by William Paul Young
Publisher: FaithWords
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/13/2012
Share <span class=number>10.</span> Cross Roads%3a A Novel ISBN-13: 9781455516049
 ISBN-10: 145551604X
A comatose businessman encounters Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God and learns to see through the eyes of others; from the author of The Shack.
11. Winter of the World - by Ken Follett
Publisher: Dutton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/18/2012
Share <span class=number>11.</span> Winter of the World ISBN-13: 9780525952923
 ISBN-10: 0525952926
Members of five interrelated families from five countries grapple with the historical events of the years 1939-49.
12. The Sins of the Mother: A Novel - by Danielle Steel
Publisher: Delacorte Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/30/2012
Share <span class=number>12.</span> The Sins of the Mother%3a A Novel ISBN-13: 9780385343206
 ISBN-10: 0385343205
An enormously successful businesswoman tries to make up for past failings with her children, now grown.
13. The Bone Bed - by Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/16/2012
Share <span class=number>13.</span> The Bone Bed ISBN-13: 9780399157561
 ISBN-10: 0399157565
A paleontologist's disappearance in Canada involves the chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta; the 20th Scarpetta book.
14. The Round House - by Louise Erdrich
Publisher: Harper
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/02/2012
Share <span class=number>14.</span> The Round House ISBN-13: 9780062065247
 ISBN-10: 0062065246
An Indian family faces the ramifications of a vicious crime; winner of this year's National Book Award for fiction.
15. Dear Life: Stories - by Alice Munro
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/13/2012
Share <span class=number>15.</span> Dear Life%3a Stories ISBN-13: 9780307596888
 ISBN-10: 0307596885
A new collection of stories, some "autobiographical in feeling."
16. A Winter Dream - by Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Wheeler
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2012
Share <span class=number>16.</span> A Winter Dream ISBN-13: 9781410453143
 ISBN-10: 1410453146
When Joseph Jacobson stands to take over his father's business, his 12 brothers cast him out.

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A version of this list appears in the December 2, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 17, 2012.

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