This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 2012. [1]
The most popular book of the year was Fifty Shades of Grey , by E. L. James with 28 weeks at the top.
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January 1 | 11/22/63 | Stephen King |
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January 15 | 77 Shadow Street | Dean Koontz |
January 22 | Private: #1 Suspect | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
January 29 | Believing the Lie | Elizabeth George |
February 5 | Private: #1 Suspect | James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
February 12 | Taken | Robert Crais |
February 19 | Home Front | Kristin Hannah |
February 26 | Kill Shot | Vince Flynn |
March 4 | Private Games | James Patterson |
March 11 | Celebrity in Death | J. D. Robb |
March 18 | Fifty Shades of Grey | E. L. James |
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September 30 | A Wanted Man | Lee Child |
October 7 | Winter of the World | Ken Follett |
October 14 | The Casual Vacancy | J. K. Rowling |
October 21 | Reflected in You | Sylvia Day |
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November 4 | The Bone Bed | Patricia Cornwell |
November 11 | The Racketeer | John Grisham |
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November 25 | The Perfect Hope | Nora Roberts |
December 2 | The Last Man | Vince Flynn |
December 9 | Notorious Nineteen | Janet Evanovich |
December 16 | The Black Box | Michael Connelly |
December 23 | Threat Vector | Tom Clancy |
December 30 | Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn |
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