Dean Koontz knocks Stephen King from top of best-sellers list this week

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, there is one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"77 Shadow Street" by Dean Koontz replaced "11/22/63" by Stephen King as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett retained the No. 1 spot on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

There are four books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include "77 Shadow Street" by Dean Koontz (1), "Down the Darkest Road" by Tami Hoag (12), "Covert Warriors" by W.E.B. Griffin & William E. Butterworth IV (14) and "D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods (15).

There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The 17 Day Diet" by Dr. Mike Moreno (4), "The Petite Advantage Diet" by Jim Karas (9) and "The Dukan Diet" by Dr. Pierre Dukan (15).

There are eight books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Spirit Bound" by Christine Feehan (2), "The Jefferson Key" by Steve Berry (4), "Hidden Summit" by Robyn Carr (6), "Moonlight in the Morning" by Jude Deveraux (9), "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy (11), "Fatal Error" by J.A. Jance (13), "The Duke Is Mine" by Eloisa James (14) and "You...Again" by Debbie Macomber (15).

There are five books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "God Is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens (10), "Assholes Finish First" by Tucker Max (11), "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness (12), "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls (14) and "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay (15).

As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. These lists 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. Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists.

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "77 Shadow Street" by Dean Koontz
2. "Death Comes to Pemberley" by P.D. James
3. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
4. "Locked On" by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney
5. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
6. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
7. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
8. "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell
9. "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich
10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
11. "The Drop" by Michael Connelly
12. "Down the Darkest Road" by Tami Hoag
13. "Micro: A Novel" by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
14. "Covert Warriors" by W.E.B. Griffin & William E. Butterworth IV
15. "D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
2. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "The 17 Day Diet" by Dr. Mike Moreno
5. "Guinness World Records 2012"
6. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach
7. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
8. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
9. "The Petite Advantage Diet" by Jim Karas
10. "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie
11. "Heaven Is for Real" by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
12. "Being George Washington" by Glenn Beck
13. "Every Day a Friday" by Joel Osteen
14. "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews
15. "The Dukan Diet" by Dr. Pierre Dukan

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "Spirit Bound" by Christine Feehan
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "The Jefferson Key" by Steve Berry
5. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
6. "Hidden Summit" by Robyn Carr
7. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
8. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
9. "Moonlight in the Morning" by Jude Deveraux
10. "Toys" by James Patterson and Neil McMahon
11. "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy
12. "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel
13. "Fatal Error" by J.A. Jance
14. "The Duke Is Mine" by Eloisa James
15. "You...Again" by Debbie Macomber

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht
4. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
5. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
6. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
7. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
8. "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks
9. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
10. "God Is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens
11. "Assholes Finish First" by Tucker Max
12. "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness
13. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
14. "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
15. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay

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.