New book by Alabama's W.E.B. Griffin appears on best-sellers list this week

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 three new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Sycamore Row" by John Grisham remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the fourth week in a row.

"Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer replaced "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Big Sky Secrets" by Linda Lael Miller replaced "Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro replaced "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

There were two new books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their places on the list) included "Hazardous Duty" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (6) and "The Death Trade" by Jack Higgins (13).

There were seven new books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books included "Financially Fearless" by Alexa Von Tobel (5), "Super Shred" by Ian K. Smith (6), "Jim Cramer's Get Rich Carefully" by James J. Cramer (7), "Soul Healing Miracles" by Zhi Gang Sha (9), "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter (11), "The Fast Metabolism Diet Cookbook" by Haylie Pomroy (12) and "Staying Strong" by Demi Lovato (14).

There were nine new books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books included "Big Sky Secrets" by Linda Lael Miller (1), "Marriage Between Friends" by Debbie Macomber (2), "Blindsided" by Fern Michaels (3), "Guilt" by Jonathan Kellerman (4), "Seaview Inn" by Sherryl Woods (6), "The King's Deception" by Steve Berry (8), "Prodigal Son" by Susan Mallery (9), "Temptation Ridge" by Robyn Carr (11) and "The Mackade Brothers" by Nora Roberts (13).

There were five books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Eat It to Beat It!" by David Zinczenko (8), "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline (10), "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee (12), "The Aviator's Wife" by Melanie Benjamin (13) and "Quiet" by Susan Cain (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. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

2. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

3. "The First Phone Call from Heaven" by Mitch Albom

4. "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy

5. "Cross My Heart" by James Patterson

6. "Hazardous Duty" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

7. "Takedown Twenty" by Janet Evanovich

8. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

9. "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly

10. "King and Maxwell" by David Baldacci

11. "Innocence" by Dean Koontz

12. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks

13. "The Death Trade" by Jack Higgins

14. "Inferno" by Dan Brown

15. "Dust" by Patricia Cornwell

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer

2. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

3. "The Daniel Plan" by Rick Warren

4. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell

5. "Financially Fearless" by Alexa Von Tobel

6. "Super Shred" by Ian K. Smith

7. "Jim Cramer's Get Rich Carefully" by James J. Cramer

8. "George Washington's Secret Six" by Brian Kilmeade

9. "Soul Healing Miracles" by Zhi Gang Sha

10. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond

11. "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter

12. "The Fast Metabolism Diet Cookbook" by Haylie Pomroy

13. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai

14. "Staying Strong" by Demi Lovato

15. "Guinness World Records 2014" by Guinness World Records

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Big Sky Secrets" by Linda Lael Miller

2. "Marriage Between Friends" by Debbie Macomber

3. "Blindsided" by Fern Michaels

4. "Guilt" by Jonathan Kellerman

5. "Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

6. "Seaview Inn" by Sherryl Woods

7. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich

8. "The King's Deception" by Steve Berry

9. "Prodigal Son" by Susan Mallery

10. "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult

11. "Temptation Ridge" by Robyn Carr

12. "Sinister" by Lisa Jackson

13. "The Mackade Brothers" by Nora Roberts

14. "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks

15. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

2. "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts

3. "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson

4. "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh

5. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

6. "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Jordan Belfort

7. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult

8. "Eat It to Beat It!" by David Zinczenko

9. "World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014" by Sarah Janssen

10. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

11. "Dear Life" by Alice Munroe

12. "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee

13. "The Aviator's Wife" by Melanie Benjamin

14. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" by Maria Semple

15. "Quiet" by Susan Cain

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.