Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:
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Fiction
1."Lethal White," by Robert Galbraith (Mulholland Books: $29) Private eye Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott undertake a case that stretches from a country house to the halls of Parliament.
2."There There," by Tommy Orange (Knopf: $25.95) A powerful story of contemporary Native American life.
3."Transcription," by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown: $28) A BBC radio producer's past as an M15 recruit in 1940 confronts her years later.
4."Red War," by Vince Flynn (Atria/Emily Bestler: $28.99) CIA agent Mitch Rapp races to stop Russia's ill leader from invading the Baltics.
5."Time's Convert," by Deborah Harkness (Viking: $29) During his lover's journey to immortality, a vampire's past returns to haunt them both.
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6."An Absolutely Remarkable Thing," by Hank Green (Dutton: $26), A young woman deals with her overnight celebrity status after posting a viral video.
7."A Gentleman in Moscow," by Amor Towles (Viking: $27) In 1922, a Russian count is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel for the rest of his life.
8."Cherry," by Nico Walker (Knopf: $26.95) An Iraq veteran and his girlfriend take desperate measures after getting addicted to opioids.
9."My Year of Rest and Relaxation," by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press: $26) A New Yorker deals with depression, relationships and an inept therapist.
10."Sea Prayer," by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: $15) A Syrian father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before him and his city's transformation into a deadly war zone.
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