New York Times Bestsellers for July 27

In Hardcover:
For the second week in a row, Nora Robert's "Tribute" takes the #1 spot on the NY Times Bestseller list.

"Rules of Deception" by Christopher Reich is the week's top debut, clocking in at the third spot.

Jumping up three places from last week, "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer is now serving appetizers at four.

Brad Thor's military thriller "The Last Patriot" slips two spots from the previous week to five.

"Just Too Good to be True" by E. Lynn Harris enjoys a successful debut by taking the eight spot on the chart.

Continuing this week's trend for strong debuts, "Say Goodbye" by Lisa Gardner and "Killer View" by Ridley Pearson take the twelfth and fifteenth positions respectively.

Robert Crais finds his newest novel "Chasing Darkness" running around at the sixteenth spot on the list.

"The Last Oracle" by James Rollins drops three spots to nineteen.

Following close behind Rollins' novel, Salman Rushdie's "The Enchantress of Florence" finds itself at twenty.

Other books of interest: "Silent Thunder" by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen at twenty-two, "The Broken Window" by Jeffrey Deaver at twenty-five, "Nothing to Lose" by Lee Child at twenty-eight, "Plague Ship" by Clive Cussler with Jack DuBrul at thirty, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz at thirty-one, and "Odd Hours" by Dean R. Koontz at thirty-five.

In Trade Paperback:
"The Shack" by William P. Young grabs the top spot on the NY Times bestseller chart for trade fiction.

Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" finds some treasure buried at five.

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy proves it is long and winding in securing the seventh spot and celebrating its forty-sixth week on the chart.

"In the Woods" by Tana French continues to be a strong seller taking the eighth position.

Other books of interest: "Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson at seventeen, "On Chesil Beach" by Ian McEwan at eighteen, "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon at nineteen, and "The Gathering" by Anne Enright at twenty.

In Mass Market Paperback:
Taking the top spot on the NY Times Bestseller chart for mass market fiction, "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge celebrates its eighth week on the list.

"The Navigator" by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos sets anchor at four.

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child roll "The Wheel of Darkness" to the fifth spot.

"Sandworms of Dune" by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert munch on some galactic refugees at eight.

Orcs of the world have united behind their man. R.A. Salvatore's "The Orc King" champions its way to ten.

Other books of interest: "The Judas Strain" by James Rollins at twelve, "Killer Weekend" by Ridley Pearson at sixteen, and "The Good Guy" by Dean R. Koontz at eighteen,