Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Riley Sager
Charting Jul 22, 2018 → Sep 13, 2026 · 22 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 2.46%
- week of Sep 6, 2026
- Career Power
- 127
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 1
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 29
- September 2025 – September 2026
- Peak Five Years
- 108
- September 2021 – September 2026
- Top-five weeks
- 6
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 22
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 15.61%
- week of Aug 23, 2026
- Comebacks
- 1
- August 2026
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Aug 17, 2025 | Aug 23, 2026 | 53 | 53 | 2.40% | 1.70% |
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
9 books · 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Unknown | #1 | 4 | 28.7 | ||
| The House Across the Lake | #3 | 4 | 27.6 | ||
| The Only One Left | #6 | 5 | 25.9 | ||
| Middle of the Night | #5 | 3 | 14.5 | ||
| With a Vengeance | #5 | 2 | 11.2 | ||
| Survive the Night | #6 | 1 | 7.3 | ||
| Home Before Dark | #8 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| Lock Every Door | #9 | 1 | 4.8 | ||
| The Last Time I Lied | #15 | 1 | 2.1 |