The New York Times List of Best Sellers for the week ending March 10, 2019:
FICTION
1. Where The Crawdads Sing
A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
2. The Chef
Caleb Rooney, a police detective and celebrity food truck chef, must clear his name of murder allegations.
3. Never Tell
Lisa Gardner
D.D. Warren and Flora Dane investigate whether a pregnant woman shot and killed her husband.
4. Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
A shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
5. Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
A loner name Tracker teams up with a group of unusual characters in search of a mysterious boy.
6. An Anonymous Girl
Jessica Farris’s life unravels when she signs up for Dr. Shields’s psychology study.
7. Mission Critical
Mark Greaney
The eighth book in the Gray Man series. Court Gentry must track down assassins.
8. Connections in Death
J.D. Robb
Eve Dallas scours tattoo parlors and strip joints for clues in the cause of Lyle Pickering’s mysterious death.
John Grisham
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
10. Fire & Blood
Set 300 years before the events of “A Game of Thrones,” this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
11. Circe
Madeline Miller
Zeus banishes Helios’ daughter to an island, where she must choose between living with gods or mortals.
12. The Wedding Guest
Jonathan Kellerman
Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware investigate the death of a stranger at a wedding reception.
13. The Last Romantics
Tara Conklin
A family crisis tests the bonds and ideals of a renowed poet and her siblings.
14. Love Poems for Married People
John Kenney
Humorous musings on the ways long-term partners tolerate each other.
15. Devotions
A collection of more than 200 poems spanning 50 years of the author’s career.
NON-FICTION
1. The Threat
Andrew G. McCabe
The former deputy director of the FBI describes major events of his career and the ways the agency works to protect Americans.
2. Becoming
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
3. Educated
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
4. Spearhead
Adam Makos
An American tank gunner faces enemies in Cologne, Germany during World War II.
5. Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service
Gary Sinise
The moving, entertaining, never-before-told story of how one man found his calling.
6. The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-Wells
How climate-related crises may cause food shortages, refugee emergencies and other catastrophes.
7. Bad Blood
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.
8. Maid
Stephanie Land
An expected pregnancy forces the author to navigate challenges faced by the working poor.
9. The First Conspiracy
The story of a secret plot to kill George Washington in 1776.
10. Women Rowing North
Mary Pipher
Reflections on the ageism, misogyny and loss that women might encounter as they grow old.
11. Never Enough
Judith Grisel
A former drug user who became a neuroscientist gives insights on addition.
12. The Library Book
Susan Orlean
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
13. The Source of Self-Regard
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.
14. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.
15. The Point Of It All
A collection of essays, speeches and unpublished writings by the late conservative columnist.
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