The New York Times List of Best Sellers for the week ending Feb. 17, 2019:
FICTION
1. Where The Crawdads Sing
A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
2. An Anonymous Girl
Jessica Farris’s life unravels when she signs up for Dr. Shields’s psychology study.
3. The Reckoning
John Grisham
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
4. Liar Liar
Detective Harriet Blue has become a dangerous fugitive from the law as she pursues the murdered Regan Banks.
5. Crucible
James Rollins
Monk Kokkalis and Commander Gray Pierce use arcane clues in hopes of preventing a potential apocalypse.
6. 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.
7. Turning Point
Four American trauma doctors face difficult choices when they join a mass-casualty training program in Paris.
8. The Only Woman in the Room
Hedy Lamarr flees to Hollywood where she becomes a screen star and develops technology that might combat the Nazis.
9. Devotions
A collection of more than 200 poems spanning 50 years of the author’s career.
10. The New Iberia Blues
Detective Dave Robicheaux and his new partner Bailey Ribbons investigate the death of a young woman by crucifixion.
11. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty
A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
12. Every Breath
Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
13. Circe
Madeline Miller
Zeus banishes Helios’ daughter to an island, where she must choose between living with gods or mortals.
14. Judgement
Joseph Finder
Julianna Brody, a judge in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, has a one-night-stand that might be her undoing.
15. Out of the Dark
Gregg Hurwitz
The fourth book in the Orphan X series.
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NON-FICTION
1. 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.
2. Educated
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
3. From the Ground Up
Howard Schultz
The former chief executive of Starbucks recounts his journey to success and shares the inspirational stories of others.
4. Team of Vipers
The former special assistant to President Trump recalls what he considers his successes and failures in the White House.
5. Let Me Finish
6. First Conspiracy
The story of a secret plot to kill George Washington in 1776.
7. Women Rowing North
Mary Pipher
Reflections on the ageism, misogyny and loss that women might encounter as they grow old.
8. The Truths We Hold
A memoir by a daughter of immigrants who was raised in Oakland, Calif., and became the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate.
9. Bad Blood
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.
10. The Library Book
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
11. Shameless
A modern-day pastor calls for a reformation of Christian messaging about sex.
12. Maid
Stephanie Land
An expected pregnancy forces the author to navigate challenges faced by the working poor.
13. The Point Of It All
A collection of essays, speeches and unpublished writings by the late conservative columnist.
14. Inheritance
Dani Shapiro
Secrets and identity in a fast-paced age of science and technology are explored through the story of a woman who discovered her biological father.
15. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
David Treuer
A kaleidoscopic portrait of Native American history from 1890 to present.
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