FICTION

1. Wicked Prey, by John Sandford ($27.95, Putnam). A crime mystery set in St. Paul during the Republican National Convention.

2. The Scarecrow, by Michael Connelly ($27.99, Little, Brown). A crime reporter is downsized from his job.

3. Gone Tomorrow, by Lee Child ($27, Delacorte Press). Book 13 in the "Jack Reacher" series.

4. Pygmy, by Chuck Palahniuk, $24.95, Doubleday. Adolescent terrorists infiltrate America as foreign- exchange students.

5. Prayers for Sale, by Dandra Dallas ($24.95, St. Martin's Press). An unconventional friendship between a storyteller and a young newlywed.

NONFICTION

1. The Girls From Ames, by Jeffrey Zaslow ($26, Gotham). The story of a 40-year friendship.

2. Strength Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath ($21.95, Gallup Press). Learn to develop your strengths rather than simply fixing your shortcomings.

3. Liberty and Tyranny, by Mark Levin ($25, Threshold Editions). The author's conservative manifesto.

4. Uncommon, by Tony Dungy ($24.99, Tyndale). Lessons on achieving significance.

5. Lost City of Z, by David Grann ($27.50, Doubleday). A search to determine the fate of a 1925 expedition that disappeared in the Amazon while searching for the mythical El Dorado.