Original Fiction
1. The Brethren, by John Grisham (Century)
2. Something For the Weekend, by Pauline McLynn (Headline)
3. Fortune's Rocks, by Anita Shreve (Little Brown)
4. Last Chance Saloon, by Marian Keyes (Poolbeg)
5. Monster, by Jonathan Kellerman (LittleBrown)
Hardback Non-fiction
1. The Bodyguard's Story, by Trevor Rees-Jones (Little Brown)
2. Hungry For Home, by Cole Morton (Viking)
3. Beowulf, by Seamus Heaney (Faber)
4. 'Tis: A Memoir, by Frank McCourt (Flamingo)
5. Mankind, by Mick Foley (Regan Books/HarperCollins)
Paperback Fiction
1. Man and Boy, by Tony Parsons (Harper Collins)
2. Gideon, by Russell Andrews (Warner)
3. The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene (Penguin)
4. Never Look Back, by Lesley Pearse (Penguin)
5. If the Shoe Fits, by Jaye Carroll (Poolbeg)
Paperback Non-fiction
1. Cooked in a Flash, by Jenny Bristow (Appletree)
2. Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking, by Allen Carr (Penguin)
3. Bandit Country, by Toby Harnden (Hodder & Stoughton)
4. This Great Little Nation: The A-Z of Irish Scandals, by Gene Kerrigan & Pat Brennan (Gill & Macmillan)
5. Irish Country Kitchen, by Mary Kinsella (Appletree Press)