Hardcover fiction bestsellers, Dec. 21-27

1. A Mercy
By Toni Morrison. Knopf.
2. The Private Patient
By P.D. James. Knopf.
3. Scarpetta
By Patricia Cornwell. Putnam.
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard
By J.K. Rowling. Scholastic.
5. The Given Day
By Dennis Lehane. Morrow.
6. Unaccustomed Earth
By Jhumpa Lahiri. Knopf.
7. Breaking Dawn
By Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown.
8. Netherland
By Joseph O’Neill. Pantheon.
9. The Hour I First Believed
By Wally Lamb. Harper.
10. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
By David Wroblewski. Ecco.

From Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. A Mercy
By Toni Morrison. Knopf.
2. The Private Patient
By P.D. James. Knopf.
3. Scarpetta
By Patricia Cornwell. Putnam.
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard
By J.K. Rowling. Scholastic.
5. The Given Day
By Dennis Lehane. Morrow.