Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, April 9, 2006; Page BW11
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| 1 | THE DA VINCI CODE(Anchor, 14.95; $7.99) By Dan Brown.A startling murder and ancient cryptograms spur a perilous hunt for the Cup of Christ. | 1 |
| 2 | DARK DEMON(Jove, $9.99). By Christine Feehan Natalya, a vampire hunter and fearless warrior, finds herself drawn to an immortal who may be an enemy. | 1 |
| 3 | NO PLACE LIKE HOME(Pocket, $9.99) By Mary Higgins Clark.A woman's tragic past looms when her new husband buys her childhood home. | 2 |
| 4 | THE MERMAID CHAIR(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie visits her ailing mother, still grief-stricken after Jessie's father's death 33 years before. | 4 |
| 5 | COUNTDOWN(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen Jane Maguire's striking likeness to an ancient Roman actress haunts her once more in this fast-paced thriller. | 1 |
| 6 | THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal. | 77 |
| 7 | ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. | 89 |
| 8 | BUMP IN THE NIGHT(Jove, $7.99). By J.D. Robb et al. Tales of paranormal romance from Robb as well as Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan and Mary Kay McComas. | 1 |
| 9 | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN (Hyperion, $12). By Mitch Albom.A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts. | 3 |
| 10 | TIME AND AGAIN(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Two romance novellas, "Time Was" and "Times Change," featuring the time-traveling Hornblower brothers. | 1 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA (Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change. | 4 |
| 2 | IN COLD BLOOD(Vintage, $14). By Truman Capote Its melding of crime reportage and fictional techniques made this account of a grisly murder an instant classic. | 23 |
| 3 | NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi camps during World War II. | 19 |
| 4 | THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95) By Malcolm Gladwell.A look at fads and their origins. | 65 |
| 5 | A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95) By James Frey.The author now admits to fabricating and embellishing his memoir of addiction recovery. | 27 |
| 6 | COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement. | 14 |
| 7 | SMASHED: STORY OF A DRUNKEN GIRLHOOD (Penguin, $14). By Koren Zailckas.Now 25 and sober, Zailckas describes a young life defined by alcohol. | 3 |
| 8 | THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY(Vintage, $14.95) By Erik Larson.Serial killer H.H. Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair. | 104 |
| 9 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeanette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived. | 6 |
| 10 | CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations. | 14 |
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| Fiction | ||
| 1 | GONE(Ballantine, $26.95). By Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware investigates an offbeat acting studio in the murder of a student who faked her own abduction. | 1 |
| 2 | LABYRINTH(Putnam, $25.95). By Kate Mosse The lives of two women living 800 years apart are linked by a peculiar stone ring and the mystery of the Grail. | 3 |
| 3 | THE SECRET SUPPER(Atria, $25.95). By Javier Sierra Prodded by mysterious warnings, the Church inquires into da Vinci's in-progress painting, "The Last Supper." | 2 |
| 4 | TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD(Morrow, $25.95) By Elizabeth Peters.Amelia Peabody and family stumble into intrigue amid the discovery of King Tut's tomb. | 1 |
| 5 | THE 5TH HORSEMAN(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.Patients' puzzling deaths at a hospital suggest a ruthless murderer. | 7 |
| 6 | THE TENTH CIRCLE(Atria, $26). By Jodi Picoult Graphic art illustrates this tale (with a "Purgatorio" metaphor) of a family coping with a daughter's rape. | 4 |
| 7 | THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $24.95) By Steve Berry.An ex-Justice Department agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive. | 6 |
| 8 | PRIOR BAD ACTS(Bantam, $26). By Tami Hoag A judge finds her life in jeopardy after an unpopular pre-trial ruling in the case of an accused serial killer. | 2 |
| 9 | THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95) By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a wily killer. | 105 |
| 10 | THE LAST TEMPLAR(Dutton, $24.95) By Raymond Khoury.Modern-day zealots fromthe Knights Templar hunt for a treasure not seen since 1291. | 10 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | AMERICAN THEOCRACY: THE PERIL AND POLITICS OF RADICAL RELIGION, OIL, AND BORROWED MONEY IN THE 21ST CENTURY(Viking, $26.95). By Kevin Phillips | 2 |
| 2 | MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador. | 16 |
| 3 | COBRA II: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OFIRAQ(Pantheon, $27.95) By Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor | 3 |
| 4 | GAME OF SHADOWS: BARRY BONDS, BALCO, AND THE STEROIDS SCANDAL THAT ROCKED PROFESSIONAL SPORTS(Gotham, $26). By Mark Fainaru-Wada et al. | 2 |
| 5 | THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact. | 51 |
| 6 | MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER (Morrow, $26.95). By James L. Swanson.John Wilkes Booth's sensational, elusive flight from Washington, D.C. | 8 |
| 7 | THE JESUS PAPERS: EXPOSING THE GREATEST COVER-UP IN HISTORY(HarperSanFrancisco, $27.95) By Michael Baigent.Speculating on the life of Christ. | 1 |
| 8 | MISQUOTING JESUS: THE STORY BEHIND WHO CHANGED THE BIBLE AND WHY (HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95). By Bart D. Ehrman | 4 |
| 9 | FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner | 50 |
| 10 | THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: THE BEGINNINGS OF OUR RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS(Knopf, $30) By Karen Armstrong.The upheaval of 900 B.C.-200 B.C. | 1 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 2, 2006. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2006 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. Advice, reference and self-help books appear on a separate, monthly list.)