Our Best Seller List for May 2009

May was a boffo month for Mystery Lovers with great author events, the 14th
Festival of Mystery (Thanks to 41 authors!) and the two day bookroom for
Pennwriters PA Conference.

Here's hoping we are moving in the right direction over the summer too.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

woman finds adopted son's picture on "have you seen this child" flyer

$26.95 signed copies available

2. Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson

caterer Goldie Shulz

$25.99 signed copies available

3. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly

Reporter Jack McEvoy takes on a serial killer

$27.99 signed copies available

4. Killer Cuts by Elaine Viets

Helen Hawthorne takes a Dead End Job at a high-end salon

$22.95 signed copies available

5. The Way Home by George Pelecanos

Tale of a father, a son and a crime

$24.99 signed copies available

6. In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff

turn of the century crime thriller

$24.95, signed copies available

7. Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson

Turn of the century midwife Sarah Brandt. Virtual signing was abig boos to sales.

$24.95, signed copies available

8. The Big Dirt Nap by Rosemary Harris

landscape architect Paula Holliday

$24.95, signed copies available

9. Killer Keepsakes by Jane K. Cleland

Antiques maven Josie Prescott

$24.95, signed copies available

10. Posed for Murder by Meredith S. Cole

photographer finds killer matching her photos of death scenes

$24.95, signed copies available

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. Malliet

debut for Inspecter St. Just

$13.95

2. Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan

scrapbooker Kiki Lowenstein

$14.95

3. Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost

Tammy Jo Trask, slightly inept witch

$14

4. Dead Man Dancing by Marica Talley

Hannah Ives

$15.95

5. The War Against Miss Winter by Kathryn Miller Haines

Actress and part-time PI Rosie Winter in wartime New York

$13.95

6. The Forever Man by C. William Davis III

Western Pennsylvania sheriff Clive Alisiston

$16.95

7. Death and the Lit Chick by G.M. Malliet

Inspector St. Just

$14.95

8. The Turnaround by George Pelecanos

Crime from his youth pursues man to the present day

$14.99

9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Schaeffer

Tender tale of wartime activities on the isle of Guernsey under German occupation

$14

10. Gold Digger by Vicki Delany

Fiona McGillvray, dance hall owner in the Klondike of 1898

$18.95

10. In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany

British Columbia constable Molly Smith

$14.95

Paperback Best Sellers

1. Clubbed to Death by Elaine Viets

Helen Hawthorne gets a Dead End Job at a country club

$6.99

2. Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy

dog walker Ellie Engleman

$6.99

3. The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leann Sweeney

cat owner Jillian Hart

$6.99

4. The Map Thief by Heather Terrell

thruiller about ancient Chinese map

$7.99

5. Still Life by Louise Penny

Surete du Quebec inspector Gamache

$6.99

6. The Clockwork Teddy by John J. Lamb

teddy bear collector Bradley Lyons

$6.99

7. Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett

mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles

$6.99

8. Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris

landscape gardener Paula Holliday

$6.99

8. Some Like it Hot Buttered by Jeff Cohen

movie theater owner Elliot Freed

$3.99

9. Deadly Appraisal by Jane K. Cleland

antiques dealer Josie Prescott

$6.99

9. Death Loves a Messy Desk by Mary Jane Maffini

professional organizer Charlotte Adams

$6.99

10. Curse of the Kissing Cousins by Toni L.P. Kelner

freelance writer Tilda Harper

$6.99