Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, September 26, 2004; Page BW11
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Scarpetta, taking a time-out in Florida to think about her future, helps the local authorities probe a killing spree.2 2
By David Baldacci. Crimes against two presidential candidates, though eight years apart, may be related.3 3
By Pearl S. Buck. The Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a farmer and his wife in the waning days of imperial China.1 4
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threaten the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.38 5
By Nicholas Sparks. In this first novel, an unfulfilled teenage romance gets a second chance 14 years later.15 6
A 45-year-old corpse and an Arab boy suspected of terrorist connections are part of V.I. Warshawski's new case.3 7 18 8
A psychopath in search of an ancient submerged city threatens a marine biologist who may know its location.3 9
By Nora Roberts. Anastasia Donovan, swept up in a romance, is uneasy about sharing her secret -- she's a witch.3 10
A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax.32 1
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By Azar Nafisi. A professor's memoir of her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.35 3
By Barack Obama. Memoir by the rising politician.6 4 1 5 1 6
(St. Martin's, $6.99). Details of the National Commission's exhaustive inquiry, including media reports.7 7
(Plume8 8
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.31 9
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his four years spent in a concentration camp during World War II.4 10
AND THE POLITICS OF DECEIT IN THE HOUSE OF BUSH1 Hardcover 1
Kay Scarpetta returns to the medical examiner's office to help the new director sort out a young girl's death.2 2
Two English magicians attempt to revive the age of magic.3 3
Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity.38 4
By Sidney Sheldon. The alluring widows of two murdered scientists team up to thwart a plot to control the weather. 1 5 38 6
Work and romance collide in this comic tale of a Senate domestic policy adviser's relationship with a speechwriter.2 7
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript.19 8
The hardcover edition of Brown's thriller revolving around a nefarious group's plot against the Vatican.32 9
A maniac bent on killing women resembling an ancient Roman actress threatens Eve Duncan's adopted daughter.1 10
Becky Rabinowitz narrates this tale of four women who meet at a prenatal yoga class and become fast freinds.1 1 1 2
ABU GHRAIB
By Seymour M. Hersh. An investigative reporter's verdict.1 3
By John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi. A contrary view.6 4
The former president's lengthy reminiscences about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.13 5
By Gen. Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell
Memoir by the retired head of the U.S. Central Command.7 6
By Aron Ralston. The mountaineer relates his ordeal when pinned by a boulder in the Utah Canyon wilderness.2 7
By Bill Press. The syndicated columnist's passionate plea.3 8 7 9
A CIA agent's arguments for a foreign policy overhaul.11 10
Lambasting the White House's neoconservative policies.3