New John Grisham novel takes top spot on best-sellers list

Today is Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, there is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"The Racketeer" by John Grisham replaced "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the fifth week in a row.

“Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fourth straight week.

"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

There are two books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Two Graves" by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (8) and "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" by Ayana Mathis (14).

There are two books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Fifty Shades of Chicken" by F.L. Fowler (8) and "Ripley's Believe It of Not!" by Geoff Tibballs (13).

There was only one book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett, which was No. 12 on the list.

There was only one book on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week - "The Chew" by Peter Kaminsky, which was No. 15 on the list.

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. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham
2. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy
3. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
4. "Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich
5. "Merry Christmas, Alex Cross" by James Patterson
6. "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci
7. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling
8. "Two Graves" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
9. "The Last Man: A Novel" by Vince Flynn
10. "The Black Box" by Michael Connelly
11. "Agenda 21" by Glenn Beck and Harriet Parke
12. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom
13. "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver
14. "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" by Ayana Mathis
15. "Cross Roads" by Wm. Paul Young

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
2. "Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust" by Ina Garten
3. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" by Jon Meachum
4. "Guinness World Records 2013" by Guinness World Records
5. "America Again" by Stephen Colbert
6. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
7. "Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
8. "Fifty Shades of Chicken" by F.L. Fowler
9. "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver
10. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
11. "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" by Deb Perelman
12. "Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young
13. "Ripley's Believe It of Not!" by Geoff Tibballs
14. "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" by Willie Nelson
15. "Bruce" by Peter Ames Carlin

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
2. "Locked On" by Janet Evanovich
3. "Wicked Business: A Lizzy and Diesel Novel" by Janet Evanovich
4. "Jack Reacher: One Shot: A Novel" by Lee Child
5. "Unnatural Acts" by Stuart Woods
6. "Glad Tidings" by Debbie Macomber
7. "Unspoken" by Lisa Jackson
8. "The First Prophet" by Kay Hooper
9. "V Is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton
10. "The Sins of the Father" by Jeffrey Archer
11. "Hotel Vendome" by Danielle Steel
12. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
13. "Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbor" by Ann Rule
14. "1225 Christmas Tree Lane" by Debbie Macomber
15. "Running Wild: The Men from Battle Ridge" by Linda Howard

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
3. "Private London" by James Patterson
4. "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin
5. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
6. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
7. "How to Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You" by The Oatmeal/Matthew Inman
8. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
9. "The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again" by J.R.R. Tolkien
10. "The Perfect Hope" by Nora Roberts
11. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
12. "World Almanac and Book of Facks 2013" by World Almanac
13. "Reflected in You" by Sylvia Day
14. "To Heaven and Back" by Mary C. Neal
15. "The Chew" by Peter Kaminsky

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.