Our Best Seller List for October 2007

Celebrating our 17th birthday this month, Mystery Lovers saw more diversity of sales than ever. We think the 17% off a hardcover sale on Halloween may have accounted for the long list of titles. Of course, events and the Stephen Colbert phenom didn’t go without notice here either. Our customers are also starting the Holiday buying because of tighter spending of discretionary dollars and early shipping needs to families spread out over so many states.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. Exit Music by Ian Rankin

Perhaps the end of Rebus?

$36.95

2. The Reincarnationist by M.J. Rose

International thriller with a reincarnation theme. "Riveting," says Mary Alice.

$24.95

3. Midnight Rambler by James Swain

Swain departs from his Tony Valentine series with excellent results.

$24.95

4. Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson

Culinary mystery from the queen of the genre.

$25.95

5. I Am America and So Can You by Stephen Colbert

What can we say, it's Stephen Colbert.

$26.99

6. Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

Last year's holiday hit, revised and expanded.

$14.95

7. Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine & Leslie Meier

Three holiday-themed novellas featuring the authors' series characters.

$16

8. Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin faces up the holidays

$23.95

9. World Without End by Ken Follett

long-awaited sequel to PIllars of the Earth

$

10. One Way Ticket by William G. Tapply

Attorney and fly fisherman Brady Coyne

$23.95

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard

Our best sellingest best seller, 3 months on the list and still counting. A popular book club choice.

$13.95

2. Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith

Two cowboys emulate their hero, Sherlock Holmes, in solving a murder. Another book club choice.

$12.95

3. The Gardens of the Dead by William Brodrick

The return of Father Anselm, a sequel to The 6th Lamentation.

$14

4. The War Against Miss Winter by Kathryn Miller Haines

World War II era mystery by local author, still selling well after 3 months.

$13.95

5. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

Book for young readers tells the story of girl in WW II Germany who falls in love with books.

$11.99

6. Master of Souls by Peter Tremayne

Sister Fidelma investigates murder in 9th century Ireland

$13.95

7. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

Extraordinary novel of life under German occupation in France

$14.95

8. A Case of Two Cities by Qiu Xiaolong

Shanghai police inspector Chen Cao

$13.95

9. A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill

The very first Dalziel and Pasco book, newly reissued.

$14.95

10. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Young reader tale of girl forced to flee comfortable life in Mexico for labor camp in California

$5.99

Paperback Best Sellers

1. Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets

First of the Dead End Job series

$6.99

2. Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray

Woman saves the day with her cake-baking.

$14

3. The Witch is Dead by Shirley Damsgaard

Pyschic librarian Ophelia Jensen

$6.99

4. Motif for Murder by Laura Childs

New Orleans scrapbooker Carmela Bertrand

$6.99

5. Find Me by Carol O'Connell

NYPD cop Katherine Mallory

$9.99

6. Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard

Pyschic librarian Ophelia Jensen

$6.99

7. Still as Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor

Funerary art historian Sweeney St. George

$6.99

8. Under Orders by Dick Francis

The return of Sid Halley

$9.99

9. Red Chrysanthemum by Laura Joh Rowland

Sana Ichiro, investigator for the Shogun in feudal Japan.

$6.99

10. Kidnapped by Jan Burke

California reporter Irene Kelly.

$7.99