Top 10 fiction hardbacks June 14, 2009

1 Swimsuit
by James Patterson
Last week 1 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 9,725 To date 15,270
(Century £18.99)
A glamorous supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot
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2 The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Last week 2 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 9,000 To date 13,935
(Weidenfeld £18.99)
Much-anticipated prequel to The Shadow of the Wind
The Times review | Sunday Times review | Buy the book

3 Love Letters
by Katie Fforde
Last week 6 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 6,185 To date 10,005
(Century £12.99)
Woman seeks a notoriously reclusive author to headline a literary festival
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4 The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
Last week 4 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 5,465 To date 10,770
(Virago £16.99)
A chilling ghost story set in rural post-war Warwickshire
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5 Assegai
by Wilbur Smith
Last week 7 Weeks on list 10
Sales last week 3,850 To date 102,305
(Macmillan £18.99)
East Africa, 1913 - Leon Courtney uncovers a plot against the British
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Words from the wise

6 The Best of Times
by Penny Vincenzi
Last week 3 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 3,345 To date 23,100
(Headline £18.99)
A crash on a crowded motorway changes lives for ever
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7 The Scarecrow
by Michael Connelly
Last week 5 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 3,075 To date 20,210
(Orion £18.99)
LA Times reporter uncovers the most dangerous case of his career
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8 Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child
Last week 8 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 2,420 To date 63,580
(Bantam Press £18.99)
Jack Reacher encounters a suicide bomber on New York subway
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My Hols: Lee Child

9 Original Sin
by Tasmina Perry
Last week 11 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 2,125 To date 3,820
(HarperCollins £12.99)
A woman whose family hides secrets is set to marry into a rich one
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10 Handle with Care
by Jodi Picoult
Last week 9 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 2,015 To date 28,280
(Hodder £14.99)
Mother of a child born with brittle- bone disease sues her obstetrician
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Picoult, the happy miserabilist


Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan, taken from the TCM for the week ending 06/06/09. Figures shown are estimated sales for the seven-day period followed (in brackets) by the estimated total sale. *Includes sales of more than one edition in the same format and at the same recommended retail price