Fiction

1. “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $25.95). A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.

2. “Devil May Cry,” by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin’s, $19.95). A former Sumerian god, now a casino owner, must cooperate with the servant of the goddess who stole his powers; the 11th Dark-Hunter novel.

3. “The Quickie,” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown, $27.99). A police officer’s attempt to get back at her husband, whom she suspects of cheating on her, goes dangerously awry.

4. “Sandworms of Dune,” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Tor/Tom Doherty, $27.95). The resolution of the war between man and machine; the concluding novel of the Dune series, based on Frank Herbert’s final outline.

Nonfiction

1. “The Secret Servant,” by Daniel Silva (Putnam, $25.95). Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and an occasional spy for the Israeli secret service, joins the search for the kidnapped daughter of an American ambassador.

2. “You Can Run But You Can’t Hide,” by Duane Chapman with Laura Morton (Hyperion, $25.95). The star of A & E’s “Dog the Bounty Hunter” recalls his past of abuse and addiction and describes his bounty hunts.

3. “Quiet Strength,” by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker (Tyndale, $26.99). A memoir by the first black coach to win a Super Bowl.

4. “Lone Survivor,” by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown, $24.99). The only survivor of a Navy Seal operation in northern Afghanistan describes the battle and his courageous escape.