Fiction

1. “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.

2. “High Noon,” by Nora Roberts (Putnam, $26.95). An intrepid hostage negotiator must face down her unknown stalker.

3. “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.

4. “Lean Mean Thirteen,” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s, $27.95). The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum becomes a suspect when her ex-husband disappears.

Nonfiction

1. “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, his comrades and his courageous escape.

2. “Quiet Strength,” by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker (Tyndale, $26.99). A memoir by the first black coach to win a Super Bowl (he did it this year, with the Indianapolis Colts).

3. “The Diana Chronicles,” by Tina Brown (Doubleday, $27.50). The Princess of Wales’s romance with the media.

4. “Happy Endings,” by Jim Norton. (Simon Spotlight, $23.95.) Raunchy personal essays from the radio personality and stand-up comic.