The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2012

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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.

DateBookAuthor
January 1 11/22/63 Stephen King
January 8
January 15 77 Shadow Street Dean Koontz
January 22Private: #1 Suspect James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
January 29 Believing the Lie Elizabeth George
February 5Private: #1 Suspect James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
February 12 Taken Robert Crais
February 19Home Front Kristin Hannah
February 26Kill Shot Vince Flynn
March 4Private GamesJames Patterson
March 11 Celebrity in Death J. D. Robb
March 18 Fifty Shades of Grey E. L. James
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30 A Wanted Man Lee Child
October 7 Winter of the World Ken Follett
October 14 The Casual Vacancy J. K. Rowling
October 21Reflected in You Sylvia Day
October 28
November 4 The Bone Bed Patricia Cornwell
November 11 The Racketeer John Grisham
November 18
November 25The Perfect Hope Nora Roberts
December 2The Last Man Vince Flynn
December 9Notorious 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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References

  1. "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction". The New York Times . Retrieved 19 November 2012.