1 Long Lost
by Harlan Coben
New entry
Sales last week 18,875 To date 19,285
(Orion £7.99)
Old flame contacts Myron Bolitar after hearing her ex has been murdered
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2 The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
Last week 6 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 13,805 To date 34,330
(Virago £7.99)
A chilling ghost story set in rural post-war Warwickshire
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3 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Last week 4 Weeks on list 13
Sales last week 11,890 To date 565,175
(Quercus £7.99)
Computer hacker and journalist investigate a cold-case
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4 Run for Your Life
by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Last week 1 Weeks on list 7
Sales last week 11,875 To date 180,890
(Arrow £7.99)
Detective investigates New York killing spree
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5 Handle with Care
by Jodi Picoult
Last week 2 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 11,380 To date 117,215
(Hodder £7.99)
Mother of a child born with brittle-bone disease sues her obstetrician friend
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Picoult, the happy miserabilist
6 The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
Last week 25 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 9,975 To date 259,665
(Picador £7.99)
A father and son travel across a bleak, post-apocalyptic America
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7 Juliet, Naked
by Nick Hornby
Last week 10 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 9,830 To date 27,355
(Penguin £7.99)
Reclusive songwriter's new album has huge effect on a long-suffering couple
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Nick Hornby's reading life
8 The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson
Last week 7 Weeks on list 12
Sales last week 9,770 To date 328,480
(Quercus £7.99)
Second instalment in the Millennium crime trilogy
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9 The Associate
by John Grisham
Last week 3 Weeks on list 11
Sales last week 9,180 To date 287,535
(Arrow £7.99)
A promising legal student destined for a bright future is blackmailed
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Grisham takes up case of sailors jailed for murder
10 Just Take My Heart
by Mary Higgins Clark
New entry
Sales last week 8,235 To date 8,595
(Pocket £6.99)
The husband and agent of a Broadway star is charged with his wife's murder
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Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan, taken from the TCM for the week ending 09/01/10. 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 RRP. All titles available at Bookshop prices (inc p&p) on 0845 271 2135
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