1 Assegai
by Wilbur Smith
Last week 5 Weeks on list 12
Sales last week 9,615 To date 116,640
(Macmillan £18.99)
East Africa 1913; Leon Courtney uncovers a plot against the British
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Words from the wise

2 Swimsuit
by James Patterson
Last week 1 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 8,960 To date 32,660
(Century £18.99)
A glamorous supermodel disappears from a bathing-costume photo shoot
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3 Dead Tomorrow
by Peter James
Last week 2 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 6,985 To date 12,940
(Macmillan £16.99)
Det Supt Grace uncovers a European human organ trafficking ring
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4 Target
by Simon Kernick
Last week 10 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 4,925 To date 8,335
(Bantam £12.99)
When his best friend’s partner is abducted, a man hunts the perpetrators
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5 The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Last week 3 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 4,570 To date 24,090
(Weidenfeld £18.99)
Much-anticipated prequel to The Shadow of the Wind
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6 Girl Friday
by Jane Green
Last week 4 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 4,195 To date 9,185
(M Joseph £16.99)
A single mum in a small town works for a desirable, reclusive author
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7 The Scarecrow
by Michael Connelly
Last week 8 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 3,795 To date 27,130
(Orion £18.99)
LA Times reporter uncovers the most dangerous case of his career
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8 One Day
by David Nicholls
Last week 19 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 3,145 To date 4,195
(Hodder £12.99)
Rom-com following the lives of two people on the same July day over 20 years
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9 Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child
Last week 11 Weeks on list 9
Sales last week 2,970 To date 69,000
(Bantam Press £18.99)
Jack Reacher encounters a suicide bomber on the New York subway
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10 Love Letters
by Katie Fforde
Last week 6 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 2,695 To date 16,575
(Century £12.99)
Woman seeks a notoriously reclusive author to headline a literary festival
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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 20/06/09. 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 recommended retail price

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