1 You'Ve Been Warned
by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
Last week 5 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 23,305 To date 36,340
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New York nanny’s dream life becomes a nightmare
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2 Amazing Grace
by Danielle Steel
Last week 8 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 18,535 To date 30,190
(Corgi £6.99)
The lives of four strangers collide in the aftermath of an earthquake
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3 This Year It Will Be Different
by Maeve Binchy
Last week 2 Weeks on list 10
Sales last week 17,655 To date 246,890
(Orion £7.99)
A Christmas short-story collection from much-loved Irish author
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4 A Prisoner of Birth
by Jeffrey Archer
Last week 1 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 15,840 To date 78,835
(Pan £6.99)
Danny Cartwright, wrongly jailed for murder, is keen for revenge
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5 The Lost Throne
by Chris Kuzneski
Last week 13 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 15,400 To date 24,980
(Penguin £6.99)
Academic investigates mystery and murder at a remote Greek monastery
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6 Thanks for the Memories
by Cecelia Ahern
Last week 3 Weeks on list 9
Sales last week 15,240 To date 175,230
(Harper £6.99)
A patient who leaves hospital after a bad accident is overcome by déjà vu
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7 The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
Last week 28 Weeks on list 10
Sales last week 13,360 To date 345,785
(Pan £7.99)
Cottage and its forgotten garden hold the secret to a century-old mystery
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8 Double Cross
by James Patterson
Last week 4 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 11,795 To date 143,370
(Headline £7.99)
Alex Cross is back, investigating murders in Washington DC
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9 A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
Last week 6 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 11,595 To date 165,740
(Bloomsbury £7.99)
Two women struggle to survive in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
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Hosseini's incredible journey

10 Such Sweet Sorrow
by Katie Flynn
Last week 18 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 11,505 To date 18,355
(Arrow £6.99)
A mother and daughter divided by war in Liverpool and north Wales
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