Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Linda Howard
Charting Sep 13, 1998 → Jan 20, 2013 · 40 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 2.69%
- week of Aug 26, 2001
- Career Power
- 188
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 47
- May 2001 – May 2002
- Peak Five Years
- 104
- August 1999 – August 2004
- Top-five weeks
- 8
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 40
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 8.34%
- week of Aug 13, 2000
- Comebacks
- 2
- July 2006, September 2010
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jun 30, 2002 | Jul 23, 2006 | 210 | 72 | 2.69% | 1.05% |
| After decline | Oct 14, 2007 | Sep 5, 2010 | 151 | 51 | 2.69% | 1.08% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
16 books · 188 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Season | #5 | 6 | 33.7 | ||
| Mr. Perfect | #5 | 6 | 31.4 | ||
| Up Close and Dangerous | #6 | 3 | 17.3 | ||
| Cover of Night | #6 | 4 | 15.7 | ||
| Dying to Please | #6 | 3 | 13.7 | ||
| All the Queen's Men | #11 | 5 | 13.5 | ||
| Veil of Night | #5 | 2 | 10.8 | ||
| Prey | #5 | 1 | 8.3 | ||
| Burn | #6 | 1 | 7.3 | ||
| Death Angel | #9 | 2 | 7.2 | ||
| KISS Me While I Sleep | #10 | 2 | 7.1 | ||
| Ice | #8 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| Shadow Woman | #8 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| Cry No More | #9 | 1 | 4.8 | ||
| Killing Time | #9 | 1 | 4.8 | ||
| Now You See Her | #16 | 1 | 1.8 |