1. The Racketeer, by John Grisham, Doubleday
2. The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling, Little Brown
3. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, Crown
4. Back to Blood, by Tom Wolfe, Little Brown
5. The Round House, by Louise Erdrich, Harper
6. This Is How You Lose Her, by Junot Díaz, Riverhead
7. Winter of the World, by Ken Follett, Dutton
8. The Panther, by Nelson DeMille, Grand Central
9. Telegraph Avenue, by Michael Chabon, Harper
10. The Twelve, by Justin Cronin, Ballantine
11. A Thousand Mornings, by Mary Oliver, Penguin Press
12. The Secret Keeper, by Kate Morton, Atria
13. Bring Up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel, Holt
14. Live By Night, by Dennis Lehane, Morrow
15. Phantom, by Jo Nesbø, Knopf
ON THE RISE:
16. The Art Forger, by B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin
Shapiro's dazzling literary thriller is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
*Published Thursday, November 8, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 4, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org