James Patterson's 'Private L.A.' takes top spot 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 two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Private L.A." by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan replaced "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Six Years" by Harlan Coben replaced "Until the End of Time" by Danielle Steel as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"Duty" by Robert M. Gates remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the fifth week in a row.

"Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the second week straight.

There were five 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 "Private L.A." by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (1), "Killer" by Jonathan Kellerman (2), "S." by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst (8), "The Counterfeit Agent" by Alex Berenson (11) and "The Martian" by Andy Weir (15).

There were four new books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week. Those books included "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XII" by Piggyback (4), "HRC" by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes (12), "The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert (13) and "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai (14).

There were two new books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books included "Six Years" by Harlan Coben (1) and "Torture Town" by William W. Johnstone (11).

There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Sanctuary for Lent 2014" by Sue Mink (3), "Cockroaches" by Jo Nesbo (4), "The Traitor's Wife" by Allison Pataki (9) and "Super Hawks" by News Tribune/Olympian (11).

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. "Private L.A." by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

2. "Killer" by Jonathan Kellerman

3. "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd

4. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

5. "Still Life with Bread Crumbs" by Anna Quindlen

6. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

7. "First Love" by James Patterson and Emily Raymond

8. "S." by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

9. "One More Thing" by B.J. Novak

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

11. "The Counterfeit Agent" by Alex Berenson

12. "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy

13. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks

14. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

15. "The Martian" by Andy Weir

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Duty" by Robert M. Gates

2. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer

3. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

4. "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XII" by Piggyback

5. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell

6. "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter

7. "The Body Book" by Cameron Diaz

8. "Super Shred" by Ian K. Smith

9. "The Doctor's Diet" by Travis Stork

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

11. "The Daniel Plan" by Rick Warren

12. "HRC" by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes

13. "The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert

14. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai

15. "I Am a Church Member" by Thom S. Rainer

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Six Years" by Harlan Coben

2. "Until the End of Time" by Danielle Steel

3. "The Witness" by Nora Roberts

4. "The Eye of God" by James Rollins

5. "A Man's Heart" by Debbie Macomber

6. "NYPD Red" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp

7. "Home to Seaview Key" by Sherryl Woods

8. "Walking On Air" by Catherine Anderson

9. "The Morning After" by Lisa Jackson

10. "Silencing Eve" by Iris Johansen

11. "Torture Town" by William W. Johnstone

12. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

13. "Unseen" by Karin Slaughter

14. "Protector" by Diana Palmer

15. "Wild About Harry" by Linda Lael Miller

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

2. "The Monuments Men" by Robert M. Edsel

3. "The Sanctuary for Lent 2014" by Sue Mink

4. "Cockroaches" by Jo Nesbo

5. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

6. "Deadline" by Sandra Brown

7. "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee

8. "Winter's Tale" by Mark Helprin

9. "The Traitor's Wife" by Allison Pataki

10. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

11. "Super Hawks" by News Tribune/Olympian

12. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy

13. "Black Rose" by Nora Roberts

14. "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson

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

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.