Publishers Weekly, week ending May 15. By Nielsen BookScan. FICTION 1. 15th Affair, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 2. The Apartment, by Danielle Steel 3. The Last Mile, by David Baldacci 4. Extreme Prey, by John Sandford 5. The Nest, by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney 6. The Obsession, by Nora Roberts 7. Everybody’s Fool, by Richard Russo 8. LaRose, by Louise Erdrich 9.