Number 1 New York Times Fiction Bestsellers 2005

Explore the complete list of 2005 New York Times #1 Fiction Bestsellers—discover top-rated novels that dominated the charts. Find your next great read today!

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The Broker

by John Grisham

The outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away …
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Honeymoon

by James Patterson

In his sexiest, scariest novel yet, James Patterson deftly confirms that he always "takes thrills to the next level" (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review). When FBI agent John …
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The Rising

by Tim LaHaye

The countdown to Rapture begins as Marilena Carpathia unknowingly gives birth to the Antichrist, and half a world away, God's plans begin to take form …
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No Place Like Home

by Mary Higgins Clark

In the latest thriller from America's queen of suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to a place she had wanted to leave behind …
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True Believer

by Nicholas Sparks

As a science journalist with a regular column in Scientific American, Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural. A born skeptic, he travels to the …
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4th of July

by James Patterson

Charged with police brutality after a routine arrest goes wrong, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer waits for her trial in the town of Half Moon Bay, where …
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The Closers

by Michael Connelly

He walked away from the job three years ago. But Harry Bosch cannot resist the call to join the elite Open/Unsolved Unit. His mission: solve …
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The Mermaid Chair

by Sue Monk Kidd

A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discovery—the New York Times–bestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The …
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The Historian

by Elizabeth Kostova

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear …
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Eleven on Top

by Janet Evanovich

Hoping to discontinue her career as a bounty hunter for something safer, Stephanie Plum is inadvertently drawn into a case that is complicated by her …
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Lifeguard

 

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Chill Factor

by Sandra Brown

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes a suspense novel about a woman trapped in a remote cabin with a …
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Point Blank

by Catherine Coulter

Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are up against an unstable villain with a very long memory in this FBI Thriller from #1 New York …
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Polar Shift

by Clive Cussler

The most exciting NUMA(r) Files novel yet. Abridged CD - 5 CDs, 6 hours
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Anansi Boys

by Neil Gaiman

Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. …
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The Lincoln Lawyer

by Michael Connelly

Representing some unsavory characters in his work as a defense lawyer, Mickey Haller takes on his first high-paying and possibly innocent client in years, but …
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At First Sight

by Nicholas Sparks

There are few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he'd never do: he'd never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely …
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Predator

by Patricia Cornwell

Investigating the disappearance of two sisters in Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta follows clues that twist and turn, leading her into the psychopathic depths of a …
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A Feast for Crows

by George R. R. Martin

THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. Here is the fourth book in the landmark series …
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Mary, Mary

 

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S is for Silence

by Sue Grafton

Thirty-four years after Violet Sullivan's unexplained disappearance, Daisy--the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter she left behind--enlists the assistance of private detective Kinsey Millhone to help her find the …