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June 20, 2005

New Bestsellers 6/20/05

The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.

E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
WSJ = Wall Street Journal

Fiction
Michael Cunningham. Specimen Days
The same group of characters, a young boy, an older man, and a young woman, are present in each historical period of this genre-bending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in New York. The novel provides a meditation on the direction and meaning of America's destiny. (NYT #11, PW #13)

Jeffrey Deaver. The Twelfth Card
Killing machine Thompson Boyd is after high school student Geneva Settle, and it's up to detective Lincoln Rhyme and his protegee to figure out why. Deaver's stunning twists strike at the very heart of the U.S. Constitution. (NYT #6, PW #7, WSJ #8)

Nick Hornby. A Long Way Down
Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances. (NYT #5, PW #5, WSJ #4)

APPALOOSA, by Robert B. Parker. (Putnam, $24.95.) Two lawmen attempt to capture a rancher who is terrorizing a frontier town. (NYT #15)

Amanda Quick. Lie By Moonlight
A novel of thrilling historical romantic suspense, set in late Victorian England, this is the tale of an unconventional teacher fleeing with her charges from a notorious London crime lord. She has no choice but to trust the fierce private agent who has offered his aid. (NYT #16, WSJ #13)

Nonfiction

Nancy Grace. Objection! Court TV host Nancy Grace presents her case in this behind-the-scenes look atthe high-profile cases everyone is talking about. (NYT #7, PW #11, WSJ #12)