Washington Post bestsellers Jan. 20, 2013

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. The first of a British e-book erotic trilogy that has become a publishing phenomenon. [42]

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2. DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY

(Vintage, $15). By P.D. James. A bit of murder is injected into the milieu of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” [2]

3. ODD INTERLUDE

(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz. Odd Thomas stops at a quaint Pacific coast travel post. But not everything is what it seems. [1]

4. FIFTY SHADES DARKER

(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. Book two in the trilogy finds Ana still enraptured by Christian. [37]

5. THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR

(Ballantine, $9.99). By Steve Berry. A prize winning investigative reporter finds his reputation tarnished by an international government conspiracy. [2]

6. FIFTY SHADES FREED

(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. How traditional a couple are Ana and Christian? The trilogy’s conclusion answers all. [36]

7. THE PARIS WIFE

(Ballantine, $15). By Paula McLain. A novel about Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage. [7]

8. MONTANA

(Harlequin Mira, $7.99). By Debbie Macomber. A woman moves her sons to her grandfather’s ranch. Then she falls for the mysterious man who helps her father.

9. 10TH ANNIVERSARY

(Vision, $9.99). By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. A teenager is beaten and her new baby is gone. The pressure to find the baby, though, may ruin detective Lindsay Boxer’s marriage. [2]

10. HOME FRONT

(St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99). By Kristin Hannah. A military wife is deployed and her husband must raise their girls alone. Then tragedy strikes. [1]

Nonfiction

1. PROOF OF HEAVEN: A NEUROSURGEON’S JOURNEY INTO THE AFTERLIFE

(Simon & Schuster, $15.99). By Eben Alexander. A scientist’s near-death experience. [12]

2. THE WAY: 40 DAYS OF REFLECTION: WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS

(Abingdon, $9.99). By Adam Hamilton. [1]

3. THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE

(College Board, $21.99). By the College Board. [131]

4. LINCOLN ON LEADERSHIP: EXECUTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TOUGH TIMES

(Warner, $14.99). By Donald T. Phillips. [7]

5. GOING PUBLIC: AN ORGANIZER’S GUIDE TO CITIZEN ACTION

(Anchor, $14.95). By Michael Gecan. [1]

6. 150 HEROES: PEOPLE IN SPORT WHO MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD

(Fitness Info Tech, $24.95). By Richard Lapchick. [1]

7. DO MORE, SPEND LESS: THE NEW SECRETS OF LIVING THE GOOD LIFE FOR LESS

(John Wiley, $17.95). By Brad Wilson. [1]

8. THE ALZHEIMER’S PREVENTION PROGRAM: KEEP YOUR BRAIN HEALTHY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

(Workman, $13.95). By Gary Small. [1]

9. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

(Broadway, $16). By Rebecca Skloot. How one woman’s death from cervical cancer in 1951 led to the creation of the prodigious HeLa cell line. [80]

10. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

(Workman, $14.95). By Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazell. Fourth edition of the popular pregnancy guide. [4]

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Fiction

1. A MEMORY OF LIGHT

(Tor, $34.99). By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Book 14 of the popular Wheel of Time fantasy series. [1]

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