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John Sandford

Charting Apr 21, 1991 → May 3, 2026 · 256 weeks with chart power

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Honours

Author of the Week

NYT Hardcover Fiction
21 crowns
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Longest reign 3 weeks (Jun 2001) · First crown Jun 2001

Peak Power: 6.49%; week of Jul 1, 2001
Career Power: 1,841; share-weeks
Crowns: 21; weeks crowned Author of the Week

Peak Year: 114; July 2000 – July 2001
Peak Five Years: 404; June 2010 – May 2015
Top-five weeks: 119; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 256; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 15.41%; week of Jun 4, 2000
Comebacks: 1; May 1993

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction

53 books · 1,841 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.

Title	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Book Power
Chosen Prey	#1June 2001	8	May 2001 – July 2001	84.0	84.0
Easy Prey	#1June 2000	10	May 2000 – July 2000	77.0	73.3
Naked Prey	#1June 2003	7	June 2003 – July 2003	67.6	67.6
Stolen Prey	#1June 2012	6	June 2012 – July 2012	53.7	53.7
Mortal Prey	#2June 2002	6	June 2002 – July 2002	53.4	53.4
Buried Prey	#2May 2011	6	May 2011 – July 2011	51.5	51.5
Certain Prey	#4June 1999	7	May 1999 – July 1999	48.7	48.2
Deadline	#1October 2014	6	October 2014 – November 2014	47.5	47.5
Twisted Prey	#1May 2018	5	May 2018 – June 2018	46.6	46.6
Dead Watch	#2June 2006	6	June 2006 – July 2006	45.2	45.2
The Night Crew	#4May 1997	7	April 1997 – June 1997	44.9	44.9
Golden Prey	#1May 2017	6	May 2017 – June 2017	44.9	44.7
Wicked Prey	#1May 2009	5	May 2009 – June 2009	44.8	44.8
Hidden Prey	#2May 2004	5	May 2004 – June 2004	43.6	42.3
Extreme Prey	#1May 2016	6	May 2016 – June 2016	43.3	43.3
Silken Prey	#2May 2013	5	May 2013 – June 2013	42.0	42.0
Neon Prey	#2May 2019	6	May 2019 – June 2019	39.8	39.7
Gathering Prey	#1May 2015	5	May 2015 – June 2015	39.6	39.6
Field of Prey	#2May 2014	5	May 2014 – June 2014	39.6	39.6
The Investigator	#1May 2022	5	May 2022 – May 2022	39.5	39.3
Heat Lightning	#2October 2008	5	October 2008 – November 2008	38.6	38.6
Broken Prey	#3May 2005	5	May 2005 – June 2005	37.2	37.2
Secret Prey	#3June 1998	6	May 1998 – July 1998	36.2	36.2
Shock Wave	#1October 2011	5	October 2011 – November 2011	36.1	36.1
Invisible Prey	#3June 2007	5	June 2007 – July 2007	35.4	35.4
Phantom Prey	#3May 2008	5	May 2008 – June 2008	34.9	34.9
Escape Clause	#1November 2016	4	November 2016 – November 2016	34.6	34.6
Dark of the Moon	#3October 2007	5	October 2007 – November 2007	34.6	34.6
Deep Freeze	#2November 2017	4	November 2017 – November 2017	34.1	34.1
Ocean Prey	#1May 2021	4	May 2021 – May 2021	33.9	33.9
Sudden Prey	#5June 1996	6	May 1996 – June 1996	33.0	32.3
Judgment Prey	#2October 2023	4	October 2023 – November 2023	32.7	32.7
Storm Front	#1October 2013	4	October 2013 – November 2013	31.6	31.6
Storm Prey	#2June 2010	4	June 2010 – June 2010	31.3	31.3
Holy Ghost	#2October 2018	4	October 2018 – November 2018	31.1	31.0
Masked Prey	#2May 2020	4	May 2020 – May 2020	30.1	30.1
Mind Prey	#7June 1995	7	May 1995 – July 1995	29.2	28.5
Mad River	#2October 2012	4	October 2012 – November 2012	27.6	27.6
Dark Angel	#1April 2023	3	April 2023 – May 2023	26.6	26.5
Rough Country	#3October 2009	4	October 2009 – November 2009	23.4	23.4
Night Prey	#8June 1994	7	May 1994 – July 1994	23.4	23.4
The Devil's Code	#5October 2000	4	October 2000 – November 2000	22.9	22.9
Righteous Prey	#2October 2022	4	October 2022 – November 2022	22.6	22.6
Toxic Prey	#4April 2024	4	April 2024 – May 2024	21.7	21.1
Bad Blood	#4October 2010	4	October 2010 – October 2010	20.8	20.8
Lethal Prey	#5April 2025	3	April 2025 – May 2025	14.8	14.1
Revenge Prey	#3April 2026	2	April 2026 – May 2026	14.7	14.6
Winter Prey	#8April 1993	3	April 1993 – May 1993	12.3	12.3
Bloody Genius	#5October 2019	2	October 2019 – October 2019	12.0	12.0
Eyes of Prey	#11May 1991	4	April 1991 – May 1991	10.9	10.9
Silent Prey	#12April 1992	3	April 1992 – May 1992	8.0	8.0
The Hanged Man's Song	#7November 2003	1	November 2003	6.4	6.3
Saturn Runwith Ctein	#13October 2015	1	October 2015	1.4	2.8

At their peak

2000 in books →

John Sandford's best twelve months on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list ran from July 2000 to July 2001. The most powerful authors over those weeks:

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