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Small Mercies

Dennis Lehane

Entered May 14, 2023 · 1 week on the list

Cover image: The New York Times · the artwork is the publisher’s.

Book Power
8.3
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#5
1 week there · May 14, 2023
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
1
May 2023

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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
Dennis Lehaneprimary100%8.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See May 14, 2023 on the timeline →
  1. #1Happy PlaceEmily Henry
  2. #2Simply LiesDavid Baldacci
  3. #3Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus
  4. #4In the Lives of PuppetsTJ Klune
  5. #5Small MerciesDennis Lehane
  6. #6Hello BeautifulAnn Napolitano
  7. #7Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle Zevin
  8. #8Hang the MoonJeannette Walls
  9. #9The Way of the BearAnne Hillerman
  10. #10It Ends with UsColleen Hoover

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