Steve Berry’s political cat-and-mouse cliffhanger tops this week’s bestsellers’ list for thrillers.

For the two weeks ending Jan. 20:

1. The Columbus Affair, Steve Berry
(Ballantine Books/Random House, $10.99 mm, 9780345526526)

2. Catch Me, Lisa Gardner
(Signet/Penguin, $10.99 mm, 9780451413437)

3. Odd Interlude, Dean Koontz
(Random House, $9.99 mm, 9780345536594)

4. 10th Anniversary, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(Grand Central Publishing/Hachette, $10.99 mm, 9781455511464)

5. XO, Jeffery Deaver
(Pocket Books, $12.99 mm, 9781439156384)

6. Persuader, Lee Child
(Dell/Random House, $11.99 mm, 9780440245988)

7. The Blood Gospel, James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
(William Morrow/HarperCollins, $19.99 pa, 9780062247872)

8. Locked On, Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney
(Berkley/Penguin, $9.99 mm, 9780425248607)

9. Private #1 Suspect, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(Grand Central/Hachette, $16.50 pa, 9780446571784)

10. Oath of Office, Michael Palmer
(St. Martin’s/Raincoast, $11.99 mm, 9780312587543)

11. Left for Dead, J.A. Jance
(Pocket Books, $12.99 mm, 9781451628609)

12. Threat Vector, Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney
(Putnam/Penguin, $31 cl, 9780399160455)

13. Fear Collector, Gregg Olsen
(Pinnacle/Kensington, $10.99 mm, 9780786020461)

14. Jack Reacher: One Shot (movie tie-in edition), Lee Child
(Dell/Random House, $11.99 mm, 9780345538192)

15. The Intercept, Dick Wolf
(William Morrow/HarperCollins, $19.99 pa, 9780062249296)

16. The Fifth Assassin, Brad Meltzer
(Grand Central/Hachette, $29.99 cl, 9780446553971)

17. The Moscow Club, Joseph Finder
(St. Martin’s/Raincoast, $11.99 mm, 9780312934934)

18. The Third Bullet, Stephen Hunter
(Simon & Schuster, $29.99 cl, 9781451640205)

19. Killing Floor, Lee Child
(Jove/Penguin, $10.99 mm, 9780515153651)

20. Taken, Robert Crais
(Berkley/Penguin, $10.99 mm, 9780425250594)