David Baldacci's new novel, "The Hit", soared to the top of the Publisher Weekly's Bestseller List. This is Baldacci's 26th book. The author has always been one of the most popular writers in the States. Last year, his novel "The Innocent" also made it to the top of many bestsellers lists.

The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

Hardcover Fiction

1. "The Hit" by David Baldacci (Grand Central, $27.99) - Last week: NA

2. "Whiskey Beach" by Nora Roberts (Putnam, $27.95) - Last week: NA

3. "Fly Away" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's, $27.99) - Last week: NA

4. "Daddy's Gone a Hunting" by Mary Higgins (Simon & Schuster, $26.99) - Last week: 2

5. "Paris: The Novel" by Edward Rutherfurd (Doubleday, $32.50) - Last week: NA

6. "Wedding Night" by Sophie Kinsella (Dial, $26.00) - Last week: NA

7. "The Mystery Woman" by Amanda Quick (Putnam, $26.95) - Last week: NA

8. "Don't Go" by Lisa Scottoline (St Martin's, $27.99) - Last week: 5

9. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25.00) - Last week: 8

10. "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson (Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99) - Last week: 9

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" by David Sedaris (Little Brown, $27.00) - Last week: NA

2. "The One Thing" by Gary Keller (Bard Press, $24.95) - Last week: 3

3. "Start" by Jon Acuff (Thomas Nelson, $22.99) - Last week: NA

4. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg (Knopf, $24.95) - Last week: 1

5. "Jumpstart to Skinny" by Bob Harper (Ballantine, $25.00) - Last week: NA

6. "Cooked" by Michael Pollan (Penguin, $27.95) - Last week: NA

7. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie & Korie Robertson (Howard Books, $23.99) - Last week: 6

8. "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starrett (Victory Belt Publishing, $59.95) - Last week: NA

9. "It's All Good" by Gwyneth Paltrow (Grand Central, $32.00) - Last week: 5

10. "Vader's Little Princess" by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle Books (CA), $14.95) - Last week: NA