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New York Times Fiction Best Seller List

By VJ
Here are the best sellers listed within New York Times this week, with links from Amazon for you to purchase them.

1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel by David Wroblewski

Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a mute who goes into the Wisconsin woods with his three dogs after the death of his father. Stephen King endorsed this story saying: "I flat-out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and spent twelve happy evenings immersed in the world David Wroblewski has created."

2. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

Story of the queen of Scots, Mary, who was captured by Queen Elizabeth.

3. FAEFEVER by Karen Marie Moning

Third part of Fever series in which MacKayla is caught in the middle while faes battle in Ireland.

4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

A wealthy old man investigates his daughter's disappearance 40 years ago with the help of a journalist and a hacker; the first part of a trilogy by the late Swedish journalist.

5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

A journalist meets inhabitants of Guernsey Island, who resisted the Nazis.

6. The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer

A link with two historical literary creations-Superman and Cain and Abel. Superman's creator, Jerry Siegel's father's murder is linked to Cain and Abel by Jeffrey Archer?

7. The Host by Stephanie Meyer

Aliens subjugate minds and bodies of all people on earth except one woman.

8. Anthem by Neal Stephenson

Mathematicians and scientists strive to save a planet like the Earth.

9. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

The alcoholic son of a wealthy politician becomes the president.

10. Indignation by Philip Roth

An American college student parts with his parents and goes to a school in the Midwest during Korean War.

11. Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

A prequel to Frank Herbert's novels, Dune and Dune Messiah about a Jihad.

12. Order 66 by Karen Traviss

A Star Wars novel about Republic's clone fighting against 'treacherous odds'.

13. Dark Curse Christine Feehan

Lara Calladine, strives to claim her heritage as a Carpathian Dragonseeker, by breaking free from the slavery under her evil father.

14. Devil Bones Kathy Reichs

A forensic anthropologist tries to identify two Voodoo and black magic victims.

15. The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen

A serial killer who mummifies his victims is on the loose in Boston.

The list has been put together with the input from New York Times List.
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