Crime and novels dominate: February's paperback bestsellers you'll devour. We show you which titles are in the first five places.

Paperbacks are easy to take with you and are not as heavy or expensive as hardcovers. “Ostfriesenhass” by Klaus-Peter Wolf went straight to number 1 on the paperback bestseller list. Susanne Abel's debut novel has been in the top 10 for almost a year. It is a profound and moving novel about love and war and one's own history.