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The Old Contemptibles

Martha Grimes

Entered Feb 17, 1991 · peaked at #6 on Mar 3, 1991 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 14, 1991

Book Power
36.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
8
February 1991 – April 1991

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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
Martha Grimesprimary100%36.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 3, 1991 on the timeline →
  1. #1HeartbeatDanielle Steel
  2. #2Cold FireDean R. Koontz
  3. #3ForgivingLaVyrle Spencer
  4. #4The Secret PilgrimJohn le Carré
  5. #5The Plains of PassageJean M. Auel
  6. #6The Old ContemptiblesMartha Grimes
  7. #7Magic HourSusan Isaacs
  8. #8BattlegroundW. E. B. Griffin
  9. #9PossessionA. S. Byatt
  10. #10The Fourth KMario Puzo
The Old Contemptibles — Martha Grimes · ChartReign