Bookstat: Smith delivers paper for Relentless

Alex Smith’s Paper Girls (Relentless) bagged the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 30th January, ending the "Bridgerton" stranglehold on the Bookstat chart. Jo Nesbo’s The Kingdom (Random House) and L J Ross’ self-published The Rock rose up the chart, making an all-crime top three.

S E Lynes’ The Housewarming (Bookouture), Victoria Connelly’s The Beauty of Broken Things (Lake Union) and James Patterson’s The Coast-to-Coast Murders (Cornerstone) made their debuts in the top 10.

Hachette has confirmed The Housewarming sold 7,928 copies for the week ending 30th January.