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The Case of Lucy Bending

Lawrence Sanders

Entered Jul 25, 1982 · peaked at #3 on Sep 5, 1982 · 12 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 10, 1982

Book Power
75.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
12
July 1982 – October 1982

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Lawrence Sandersprimary100%75.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 5, 1982 on the timeline →
  1. #1Different SeasonsStephen King
  2. #2The Prodigal DaughterJeffrey Archer
  3. #3The Case of Lucy BendingLawrence Sanders
  4. #4The Parsifal MosaicRobert Ludlum
  5. #5E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial StorybookWilliam Kotzwinkle
  6. #6The Man from St. PetersburgKen Follett
  7. #7Cinnamon SkinJohn D. MacDonald
  8. #8LaceShirley Conran
  9. #9Master of the GameSidney Sheldon
  10. #10Eden BurningBelva Plain