Our Best Seller List for October 2009

October marked our 19th Birthday...a considerable milestone in this retail climate. Seeing a slight uptick in sales for September and October was encouraging for the upcoming holiday shopping season. As in other recent years, the holiday shopping began in earnest in September as folks are spreading the spending out over more months. We are ever thankful for our online friends and local support in the coming month and year.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

Conclusion to the Millenium trilogy

$37.95

2. Collision of Evil by John J. LeBeau

Espionage thriller by retired CIA agent has ring of authenticity

$24.95 Signed copies available

3. Death Will Help You Leave Him by Elizabeth Zelvin

Recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler

$25.99 Signed copies available

4. Bibliophile's Devotional by Hallie Ephron

A book for every day with an essay about that title and author

$16.95 Signed copies available

5. Necessary as Blood by Deborah Crombie

DI Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James

$24.99

6. Hardball by Sara Paretsky

V.I. Warshawski returns in a blazing new case tied to Chicago history

$26.95

7. Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell

Inspector Wexford is haunted by an old case

$26

8. Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn

Counter-terrorism agent Mitch RaPP

$27.99 Signed copies available

9. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

Second entry in the Millenium trilogy

$25.95

10. The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault

Wonderful debut literary mystery set at dictionary publisher

$25

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. Names of Pittsburgh by Bob Regan

The story behind the name of Pittsburgh streets, building and parks

$19.95

2. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

linked short stories about the title character, a retired schoolteacher

$14

3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

First book in the Millenium trilogy

$14.95

4. The War Against Miss Winter by Kathryn Miller Haines

WW II-era actress and would-be PI Rosie Winter

$13.95

5. Morbid Curiosity by Alan Petrucelli

Tales of the demises of the famous and infamous

$13.95

6. ByLine by Barbara Cloud

Collection of columns by the legendary Pittsburgh journalist

$16.95

7. Paris of Appalachia: Pittsburgh in the 21st Century by Brian O'Neill

A "biography" of Pittsburgh by the noted Post-Gazette columnist

$16.95

7. Dame Agatha's Shorts by Elena Santangelo

A guide to the complete short fiction of Agatha Christie

$16.95

8. Bridges of Pittsburgh by Bob Regan

The story behind Pittsburgh's many bridges

$22.95

9. Decked with Folly by Kate Kingsbury

Edwardian holiday mystery with the Pennyfoot Hotel

$13.99

9. The Messengers of Death by Pierre Magnan

Provencal police commissioner Laviolette

$13.99

10. The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Historical novel set during the Salem witch trials

$13.99

Paperback Best Sellers

1. The Chocolate Snowman Murders by Joanna Carl

Choclatier Lee McKinney

$6.99

2. A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec

$7.99

3. Still Life by Louise Penny

First in the Inspectgor Gamache series, Quebec detective

$6.99

4. The Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters

The return of Vicky Bliss

$9.99

5. Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle

Greenwich Village coffee shop manager Claire Cosi

$7.99

6. Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart

Debut for ghostly sleuth Bailey Ruth Braeburn

$7.99

7. Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett

Bookstore owner Tricia Miles

$7.99

8. In the Dark by Mark Billingham

Standalone London crime novel

$7.99

9. Perfect Death by Kate Ellis

Cop and amateur archaeologist Wesley Peterson

$13.95

10. Death Swatch by Laura Childs

New Orleans scrapbooker Carmella Bertrand

$7.99

10. The Matters at Mansfield by Carrie Bebris

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, sleuths

$6.99