Hardcover Fiction

1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clues in the works of Leonardo.

2. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom (Hyperion; $19.95) Maintenance man's life is explained by people he meets in heaven.

3. Hidden Prey, John Sandford (Putnam, $26.95) Detective Lucas Davenport adjusts to solving crime without as much personal angst.

4. The Full Cupboard of Life, Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon; $19.95) Precious Ramotswe's client seeks her suitor's true intentions.

5. The Rule of Four, Ian Calwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure.

6. The Narrows, Michael Connelly (Little Brown; $25.95) Serial killer called the Poet returns.

7. The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant (Random House; $21.95) A woman must choose between her passions: art or artist.

8. Just One Look, Harlan Coben (Dutton; $25.95) Recently developed old photo brings the past into focus.

9. Memorial Day, Vince Flynn (Atria;$25.95) Terrorists plot destruction for D.C. Memorial Day celebration.

10. Nighttime Is My Time, Mary Higgins Clark (S&S; $25.95) Former nerd seeks redemption as mysterious serial killer.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss (Gotham; $17.50)

2. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston (Rodale; $24.95)

3. Plan of Attack, Bob Woodward (S&S; $28) The Bush White House's battle plan and how it grew.

4. Big Russ and Me: Father and Son - Lessons of Life, Timothy Russert (Miramax; $22.45)

5. The South Beach Diet Cookbook, Arthur Agatston (Rodale; $24.95)

6. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation, Cokie Roberts (Morrow; $24.95)

7. The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For?, Rick Warren (Zondervan; $19.99)

8. Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow (Penguin; $35) Biography of a lesser-known Founding Father.

9. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins, $24.95) Women who mistreat their men and suffer the consequences of unhappiness.

10. Truth & Beauty, Ann Patchett (HarperCollins, $23.95) Memoir of Patchett's friendship with Autobiography of a Face author Lucy Grealy.

Paperback Fiction

1. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (Back Bay; 13.95) Teenage murder victim looks down on the living.

2. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin; $14) A teen tries to discover her mother's past.

3. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers (Mariner; $12) Small town citizens seek to escape where and who they are.

4. #1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95) Series starring private eye Precious Ramotswe.

5. Life of Pi, Yann Martel (Harvest; $14) A boy and a tiger are thrown together in a lifeboat at sea.

6. The Kite Hunter, Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead; $14) Expatriate Afghani seeks redemption after betraying a childhood friend.

7. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador; $15) A Greek hermaphrodite and how it happened.

8. The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor, $11.95) More adventures for the owner of the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

9. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, Lorna Landvik (Ballantine; $13.95) Five female friends and three decades of life's travails.

10. The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger (Broadway; $13.95) Working for overbearing boss.

Paperback Nonfiction

1. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Azar Nafisi (Random House; $13.95) A skillful blend of memoir and literary criticism.

2. The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Counter, Arthur Agatston (Rodale; $7.99)

3. The Devil in the White City, Eric Larson (Vintage; $14.95) Murder shadows the Chicago World's Fair.

4. The Red Hat Society, Sue Ellen Cooper (Warner; $12.95) New "bible" for women of a certain age.

5. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Patricia Schultz (Workman; $18.95) Guide to exotic places.

6. Stupid White Men... and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation, Michael Moore (Regan Books; $13.95)

7. Living History, Hillary Rodham Clinton (Scribner; $16) Memoir.

8. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence, Rosalind Wiseman (Three Rivers; $14.95)

9. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, Elaine Pagels (Vintage; $13).

10. Birds of Wisconsin: Field Guide, Stan Tekiela (Adventure Publications; $12.95)

Based on reporting from independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for week ended May 16.