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Stephen King's new horror novel Duma Key is number one in the highest new entry charts this week. The title refers to an island in the Florida Keys where the main character Edgar Freemantle ends up, with many a strange occurrence happening. On perusing reviews online, the book has the critics divided - but the sales figures are what counts. James Patterson is number one again in the bestsellers with 7th Heaven and Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book has come in first in the fastest movers chart, as well as number two in the bestsellers.

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