Latest Bestsellers

From the Book Standard, the public face of Nielsen BookScan, comes this week's fiction bestsellers, based on actual sales at bookstores and other retailers around the country. 89,000 books sold by Mitch Albom this week!

1. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, Mitch Albom (Hyperion, Hardcover)
2. A SALTY PIECE OF LAND, Jimmy Buffett (Little, Brown & Co., Hardcover with CD)
3. BLACK WIND, Clive Cussler (Putnam, Hardcover)
4. THE DA VINCI CODE, Dan Brown (Doubleday Books, Hardcover)
5. NIGHT FALL, Nelson DeMille (Warner Books, Hardcover)

Chart Note: Once again, 3 of the top 5 are mystery or suspense books.