New Clive Cussler novel 'The Striker' debuts 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-Sellers Lists. According to those lists, there are no new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week. This doesn’t happen all the time, but it does happen periodically, about two or three times a year. Usually, there’s at least one new book at the top of one of the lists.

"Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

"Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World" by Phil McGraw remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the fourth straight week.

"The Innocent" by David Baldacci remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the second straight week.

"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the 15th week in a row.

There were six books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list lat week. They (and their places on the list) included "The Striker" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (2), "Frost Burned" by Patricia Briggs (5), "The Chance" by Karen Kingsbury (6), "Damascus Countdown" by Joel C. Rosenberg (9), "Shadow of Freedom" by David Weber (11) and "The Last Threshold" by R.A. Salvatore (13).

There were three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Sum It Up" by Pat Summitt (2), "The FastDiet" by Michael Mosley (7), "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson (14) and "Contagious" by Jonah Berger (15).

There were two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Thief" by Clive Cussler (5) and "Support Your Local Deputy" by William W. Johnstone (15).

There were two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Come Home" by Lisa Scottoline (13) and "Obamacare Survival Guide" by Nick J. Tate (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. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson
2. "The Striker" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
3. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult
4. "Calculated in Death" by J.D. Robb
5. "Frost Burned" by Patricia Briggs
6. "The Chance" by Karen Kingsbury
7. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy
8. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
9. "Damascus Countdown" by Joel C. Rosenberg
10. "A Story of God and All of Us" by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett
11. "Shadow of Freedom" by David Weber
12. "Until the End of Time" by Danielle Steel
13. "The Last Threshold" by R.A. Salvatore
14. "Guilt: An Alex Delaware Novel" by Jonathan Kellerman
15. "The Dinner" by Herman Koch

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Life Code" by Phil McGraw
2. "Sum It Up" by Pat Summitt
3. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes" by Ian K. Smith
4. "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman
5. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
6. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
7. "The FastDiet" by Michael Mosley
8. "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" by Michael Moss
9. "The Soundtrack of My Life" by Clive Davis and Anthony DeCurtis
10. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
11. "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor
12. "Slim for Life" by Jillian Michaels
13. "The Legend of Zelda" by Shigeru Miyamoto
14. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson
15. "Contagious" by Jonah Berger

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Innocent" by David Baldacci
2. "You Don't Want To Know" by Lisa Jackson
3. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
4. "Return to Willow Lake" by Susan Wiggs
5. "The Thief" by Clive Cussler
6. "Defending Jacob: A Novel" by William Landay
7. "Heart of Texas Volume 1" by Debbie Macomber
8. The Third Gate" by Lincoln Child
9. "Perfect Timing: A Harrigan Family Novel" by Catherine Anderson
10. "Stay Close" by Harlan Coben
11. "Playing for Keeps: Opposites Attraqct\Partners" by Nora Roberts
12. "Immortal Ever After: An Argeneau Novel" by Lynsay Sands
13. "Whispering Rock" by Robyn Carr
14. "Betrayal" by Danielle Steel
15. "Support Your Local Deputy" by William W. Johnstone

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "11th Hour" by Jakmes Patterson and Maxine Paetro
3. "Fifty Shades of Grey''" by E.L. James
4. "America the Beautiful" by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson
5. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
6. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
7. "The Silver Linings Playbook" by Matthew Quick
8. "Quiet" by Susan Cain
9. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
10. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
11. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
12. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
13. "Come Home" by Lisa Scottoline
14. "Three Sisters" by Susan Mallery
15. "Obamacare Survival Guide" by Nick J. Tate

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.