Our Best Seller List for July 2007

There’s no getting around it. July was Harry Potter month. Our party (please see pix) was great. More costumes than ever. Having raised three kids, we were smart enough to plan the movie at a local movie house at 9 PM, parade to the store and only about 20 minutes of an overexcited mob of kids. Interesting to see so many families reading together and teens reading the series since they were the kids. That said, most of our sales where probably to adults who love the writing and adventure. Thanks for the trip, Ms. Rowling.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The saga is wrapped up in book 7

$29.95

2. The Ever-Running Man by Marcia Muller

PI Sharon McCone

$24.99

3. The Chrysalis by Heather Terrell

Pittsburgh authors thriller about stolen painting still a winner

$21.95

4. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva

retired spy Gabriel Allon

$25.95

5. Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann

Sheep detectives solve murder of their shepherd, really!

$22.95

6. Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon

Guido Brunetti, Venetian detective, on the list for a second month

$24

7. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen

delightful new series features impoverished young aristocrat in '20s London

$23.95

8. Silence by Thomas Perry

missing woman holds key to proving man's innocence

$25

9. Vineyard Stalker by Philip R. Craig

Vineyard sleuth J.J. Jackson

$24

10. Dead Connection by Alafair Burke

Rookie detective tracks killer through the internet dating scene

$19.95

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

An adulterous wife learns some lessons in this classic tale that was a book club choice and subject of a recent movie version.

$13.95

2. The War Against Miss Winter by Kathryn Miller Haines

Pittsburgh authors debut story of actress turned PI in wartime NY hits the list for a second month

$13.95

3. End in Tears by Ruth Rendell

Inspector Wexford investigates two curious murders

$13

4. The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard

An Agatha winner, Edgar nominee and a best seller at MLB for 3 months running

$13.95

5. Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read

Striking debut has young reporter uncovering truth of long-ago murder

$12.99

6. The Hellfire Conspiracy by Will Thomas

Victorian detective Cyrus Barker

$14

7. Darkness & Light by John Harvey

retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder takes on another case

$14

8. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

A perennial MLB favorite in this story of a young woman detective in post-WW I England

$14

9. Wycliffe and the Redhead by W.J. Burley

Traditional British mystery with Inspector Wycliffe

Paperback Best Sellers

1. Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan

series debut of antiques dealer Brandy Borne by Max Allan Collins and his wife Barbara

$6.99

2. Vanishing Point by Marcia Muller

Sharon McCone and long-time boyfriend Hy finally tie the knot.

$6.99

3. Murder in Little Italy by Victoria Thompson

Turn-of-the-century midwife Sarah Brandt

$7.99

4. Brush with Death by Hailey Lind

reformed art forger Annie Kincaid

$6.99

5. Death by Sudoku by Kaye Morgan

series debut for puzzle creator Liza Kelly

$6.99

5. Death on the Lizard by Robin Paige

Edwardian sleuth Kate Sheridan

$7.99

6. Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle

Greenwich Village coffe shop manager Clare Cosi

$6.99

7. No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews

Meg Lanslow discovers extreme croquet

$6.99

8. Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson

caterer Goldie Schulz

$7.99

9. The False-Hearted Teddy by John Lamb

teddy bear collector Bradley Lyon

$6.99