1 Run for Your Life
by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Last week 2 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 34,305 To date 55,600
(Arrow £7.99)
Detective investigates New York killing spree
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Profile: James Patterson

2 Dead Tomorrow
by Peter James
Last week 3 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 28,455 To date 49,465
(Pan £6.99)
Det Supt Grace uncovers a European human-organ trafficking ring
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3 The Associate
by John Grisham
Last week 1 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 25,735 To date 179,535
(Arrow £7.99)
A promising legal student destined for a bright future is blackmailed
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Grisham takes up case of sailors jailed for murder

4 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Last week 6 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 20,560 To date 426,235
(Quercus £7.99)
Computer hacker and journalist look into a cold case
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Profile: Stieg Larsson

5 Girl Missing
by Tess Gerritsen
Last week 7 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 19,845 To date 34,365
(Bantam £6.99)
A medical examiner fears a serial killer is stalking the streets of Boston
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6 In Time for Christmas
by Katie Flynn
Last week 4 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 18,930 To date 67,965
(Arrow £6.99)
The latest Liverpool-set drama from the popular saga writer
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7 The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson
Last week 11 Weeks on list 7
Sales last week 14,080 To date 251,261
(Quercus £7.99)
Second instalment in the Millennium crime trilogy
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Profile: Stieg Larsson

8 The Gift
by Cecelia Ahern
Last week 8 Weeks on list 10
Sales last week 14,055 To date 147,365
(Harper £7.99)
Enchanting Christmas story from the author of PS, I Love You
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9 Fairytale of New York
by Miranda Dickinson
Last week 10 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 12,560 To date 41,855
(Avon £6.99)
Young English woman travels to New York in search of her dreams
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10 The Bodies Left Behind
by Jeffery Deaver
Last week 9 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 12,375 To date 89,405
(Hodder £7.99)
An off-duty officer is in danger after coming across the scene of a murder
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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 05/12/09.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. All titles available at Sunday Times Bookshop prices (inc p&p) on 0845 271 2135

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