Cornwell's latest book tops hardcover fiction best-seller list

It’s Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly review of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, we’ve got three new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.

“Port Mortuary” by Patricia Cornwell replaced “Cross Fire” by James Patterson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-seller list.

"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown replaced “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson as the top book on the mass market paperback best-seller list.

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson replaced “The Book of Awakening” by Mark Nepo as the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-seller list.

“Decision Points” by George W. Bush retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-seller list.

There are two books on this week’s hardcover fiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books (and their positions on this week’s list) include “Port Mortuary” by Patricia Cornwell (1) and "Rescue: A Novel" by Anita Shreve (15).

There are two books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books are "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern (14) and "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose" by Tony Hsieh (15).

There are seven books on this week’s mass market paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books are "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton (3), "Hungry For You: An Argeneau Novel" by Lynsay Sands (5), "The Other Side" by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney and Ruth Ryan Langan (7), "Lover Mine: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood" by J.R. Ward (8), "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo (9), "Rainwater" by Sandra Brown (11) and "Devoured by Darkness" by Alexandra Ivy (15).

There was one book on this week’s trade paperbacks list that wasn’t on that list last week - "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel" by Helen Simonson, which was No. 15 on this week’s list.

Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists. As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. They are initially released each week on Thursday, and if you’re interested in reading them then, visit Publishers Weekly’s Web site at www.publishersweekly.com.

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
2. "The Confession" by John Grisham
3. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
4. "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King
5. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
6. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
7. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
8. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
9. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
10. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris
11. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
12. "Towers of Midnight" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
13. "An Object of Beauty" by Steve Martin
14. "The Emperor's Tomb" by Steve Berry
15. "Rescue: A Novel" by Anita Shreve

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
2. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
3. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "Life" by Keith Richards
5. "America by Heart" by Sarah Palin
6. "Decoded" by Jay-Z
7. "Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?" by Ina Garten
8. "Broke" by Glenn Beck
9. "Earth (The Book)" by Jon Stewart
10. "I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections" by Nora Ephron
11. "Kardashian Konfidential" by Kourtney, Kim, Khloe Kardashian
12. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
13. "Colonel Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris
14. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern
15. "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose" by Tony Hsieh

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton
4. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz
5. "Hungry For You: An Argeneau Novel" by Lynsay Sands
6. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
7. "The Other Side" by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney and Ruth Ryan Langan
8. "Lover Mine: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood" by J.R. Ward
9. "Ales Cross's Trial" by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
10. "O'Hurley's Return" by Nora Roberts
11. "Rainwater" by Sandra Brown
12. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson
13. "The Sooner the Better" by Debbie Macomber
14. "McKettrick's Choice" by Linda Lael Miller
15. "Devoured by Darkness" by Alexandra Ivy

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horwitz
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
6. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts
7. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
10. "The Book of Awakening" by Mark Nepo
11. "Rachel Ray's Look + Cook" by Rachel Ray
12. "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel" by Jeannette Walls
13. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
14. "Stones into Schools" by Greg Mortenson
15. "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel" by Helen Simonson

In the end, let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.