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The Official UK CHART

1.

In a House of Lies

by Ian Rankin
2.

Pinch of Nom

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson
3.

Never Greener

by Ruth Jones
4.

The Spy and the Traitor

by Ben MacIntyre
5.

The President is Missing

by President Bill Clinton & James Patterson
6.

Normal People

by Sally Rooney
7.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris
8.

Dark Sacred Night

by Michael Connelly
9.

Something to Tell You

by Lucy Diamond
10.

How to Be a Footballer

by Peter Crouch
11.

Past Tense

by Lee Child
12.

Happiness for Beginners

by Carole Matthews
13.

The Librarian of Auschwitz

by Antonio Iturbe
14.

Nine Perfect Strangers

by Liane Moriarty
15.

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

by Greta Thunberg
16.

An Unwanted Guest

by Shari Lapena
17.

Spitfire

by John Nichol
18.

Heads You Win

by Jeffrey Archer
19.

This is Going to Hurt

by Adam Kay
20.

How To Be Right

by James O'Brien

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