1 Too Close to Home
by Linwood Barclay
Last week 7 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 111,175 To date 129,085
(Orion £7.99)
The Cutter family faces dark home truths when its neighbours are murdered
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2 My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Last week 4 Weeks on list 12
Sales last week 99,005 To date 312,575
(Hodder £7.99)
Girl sues parents over donating her kidney to her sister
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Jodi Picoult: The happy miserabilist
3 The Broken Window
by Jeffery Deaver
Last week 9 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 90,260 To date 111,945
(Hodder £7.99)
Man uncovers a devious criminal when his cousin is arrested for murder
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Jeffery Deaver talks about murder
4 Doors Open
by Ian Rankin
Last week 3 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 88,815 To date 88,825
(Orion £7.99)
A self-made man attempts to commit the perfect crime
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Ian Rankin talks to The Times
5 Heart and Soul
by Maeve Binchy
Last week 8 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 88,560 To date 188,060
(Orion £7.99)
Heart-warming tale revolving around a community clinic in Ireland
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Tom Hanks raves about Maeve
6 The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
Last week 1 Weeks on list 19
Sales last week 80,615 To date 1,136,960
(Vintage £7.99)
A couple struggles to contend with the husband's spontaneous time-travel
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You're only as good as your second novel
7 The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
Last week 13 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 65,830 To date 160,535
(Sphere £7.99)
Sci-fi romance thriller from the author of the bestselling Twilight series
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8 Love Lies
by Adele Parks
Last week 11 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 65,095 To date 72,975
(Penguin £6.99)
London woman on a whirlwind romance with a pop star in LA
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9 The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson
Last week 16 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 54,180 To date 113,685
(Quercus £7.99)
Second instalment in the Millennium crime trilogy
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Family fight over Larsson's fortune
10 The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton
by Catherine Alliott
Last week 19 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 53,925 To date 102,110
(Penguin £6.99)
The contents of a letter upend Evie's perfect life
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Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan, taken from the TCM for the four weeks ending 22/08/09. Figures shown are estimated sales for the four-week 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