Our Best Seller List for October 2010

Our hardcover best sellers reflect several successful author events including the launch of a new Pittsburgh writer. Paperbacks show the effect of some popular authors as well as some book club choices.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. In Search of Mercy by Michael Ayoob

Debut mystery set in Pittsburgh

$24.99, signed copies available

2. Collusion by Stuart Neville

Crime story set in Belfast, conclusion to Ghosts of Belfast

$25, signed copies available

3. It's a Book by Lane Smith

Clever picture book teaches a lesson about books to kids and adults

$12.99

4. Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Surete du Quebec Inspector Gamache

$24.99, signed copies available

5. First of State by Robert Greer

prequel in the C.J. Floyd, Denver bailbondsman, series

$24.95, signed copies available

6. The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson

Suspenseful tale of woman who thinks her sister is dead, but she isn't

$24.99, signed copies available

7. Busy Bodies by M.C. Beaton

Curmudgeonly sleuth Agatha Raisin

$24.99

8. Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb

Futuristic NY cop Eve Dallas

$

9. A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown

New series features Western rancher and more dogs than cats

$25, signed copies available

10. On the Line by S.J. Rozan

New York PI's Bill Smith and Lydia Chin

$24.99

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville

Tale of IRA gunaman in Belfast who seeks redemption

$14

2. In the Woods by Tana French

Dublin cop Cassie Maddox

$15

3. Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron by Stephanie Barron

Jane Austen, sleuth, encounters the romantic poet

$15

4. Necessary As Blood by Deborah Crombie

Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James

$13.99

5. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Bartlett

True tale of a man responsible for the theft of hundreds of antiquarian books

$15

6. Berried to the Hilt by Karen MacInerney

B&B owner Natalie Barnes

$14.95

7. A Very Private Murder by Stuart Pawson

Detective Inspector Charlie Priest

$16.95

8. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec

$13.98

9. The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri

Sicilian cop Inspector Montalbano

$14

10. The Shadow Woman by Ake Edwardson

Swedish cop Erik Winter

$15

Paperback Best Sellers

1. An Uplifting Murder by Elaine Viets

Mystery shopper Josie Marcus tackles the lingerie business

$4.99

2. Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly

New series features fundraiser/sleuth Nell Pratt in Philadelphia museum

$6.99

3. Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins

Flower shoip owner Abby Knight

$6.99

4. Wee Christmas Homicide by Kaitlyn Dunnett

Scottish shop owner Liss MacCrimmon

$6.99

4. Blackwork by Monica Ferris

Needlework shop owner Betsy Devonshire

$7.99

5. Sand Sharks by Margaret Maron

North Carolina judge Deborah Knott

$7.99

6. Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody

Village sleuth Kate Shackleton

$14.95

7. Death Message by Mark Billingham

London copper Tom Thorne

$7.99

8. Murder at the PTA by Laura Alden

PTA secretary Beth Kennedy

$6.99

9. The Flesh Tailor by Kate Ellis

Cop and amateur archaeologist Wesley Peterson

$9.99

10. Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen

Penniless aristocratic sleuth Lady Georgie

$7.99

10. Murder in the Green by Lesley Cookman

Village sleuth Libby Serjeant

$13.95