MAY BESTSELLERS

May Bestsellers from the Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association

Hardcovers
1 - Elizabeth George, CARELESS IN RED, Harper
2 - Charlaine Harris, FROM DEAD TO WORSE, Ace
3 - John Sandford, PHANTOM PREY, Putnam
4 - tie
Alan Gordon, MONEYLENDER OF TOULOUSE, St. Martin's 

CJ Box, BLOOD TRAIL, Putnam

6 - Sharan Newman, THE SHANGHAI TUNNEL, Forge
7 - Michael Connelly, ed., MWA PRESENTS THE BLUE RELIGION, Little Brown
8 - tie
Steven Saylor, TRIUMPH OF CAESAR, St. Martin's 

Harlan Coben, HOLD TIGHT, Dutton - 

10. Tom Rob Smith,  CHILD 44, Grand Central

Softcovers
1 - Jo Dereske, INDEX FOR MURDER, Harper
2 - Elaine Viets, MURDER WITHOUT RESERVATIONS, Signet
3 - Lorna Bartlett, MURDER IS BINDING, Berkley
4 - Donna Leon, SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN, Penguin
5 - tie
Dennison, A VICKI HILL EXCLUSIVE, Berkley 

Charlaine Harris, ALL TOGETHER DEAD, Ace
7 - tie
Jane K. Cleland, CONSIGNED TO DEATH, St. Martin's Barbara Cleverly, TUG OF WAR, Delta
9 - tie
Tana French, IN THE WOODS, Penguin
Margery Allingham, FLOWERS FOR THE JUDGE, Felony & Mayhem
Marc Acito, ATTACH OF THE THEATRE PEOPLE, Broadway
Alan Gordon, THIRTEENTH NIGHT, Mystery Company

APRIL BESTSELLERS

Hardcovers

1 - Nevada Barr, Winter Study, Putnam
2 - Stuart Woods, Santa Fe Dead, Putnam
3 - Randy Wayne White, Black Widow, Putnam
4 - Lisa Lutz, The Spellman Curse, Simon & Schuster
5 - Anne Perry, Buckingham Palace Garden, Ballantine
6 - Joseph Wambaugh, Hollywood Crows, Little Brown
7 - Amanda Quick, The Third Circle, Putnam
8 - tie
    Michael Gruber, The Forgery of Venus, Morrow 

    Jacqueline Winspear, An Incomplete Revenge, Holt 

    Harlan Coben, Hold Tight, Dutton 

    Parnell Hall, The Sudoku Puzzle Murders, St. Martin's 

Paperbacks

 

1 - Cleo Coyle, French Pressed, Berkley 

2 - Lisa Lutz, The Spellman Files, Simon & Shuster

3 - Lorna Barrett, Murder is Binding, Berkley
4 - tie
    Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble, Bantam 

    Louise Penny, Still Life, St. Martin's

6 - Denise Swanson, Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry, Signet
7 - tie
    Susan Hill, The Various Haunts of Men, Overlook 

    Stuart Woods, Hollywood Station, Vision9 - 

    Harlan Coben, The Woods, Signet
10 - tie
    Michael Gruber, The Book of Air and Shadows, Harper 

    Jane Haddam, Glass Houses, St. Martin's 

MARCH BESTSELLERS

National best-selling author Laura Lippman makes a strong showing in March with the number one paperback thriller, and a new hardcover in her Tess Monaghan series.

Hardcovers:

1) THE CRUELEST MONTH by Louise Penny
2) CARROT CAKE MURDER by Joanne Fluke
3) ANOTHER THING TO FALL by Laura Lippman
4) FRIEND OF THE DEVIL by Peter Robinson
5) TELL ME, PRETTY MAIDEN by Rhys Bowen
6) BLACK WIDOW by Randy Wayne White
7) AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE by Jacqueline Winspear
8) MURDER MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH by Nancy Martin
9) THE SILVER SWAN by Benjamin Black
10) SHANGHAI TUNNEL by Sharan Newman
tied with
PUSHING UP DAISIES by Rosemary Harris
tied with
KILLER HEAT by Linda Fairstein

Paperbacks:

1) WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman
2) CALUMET CITY by Charlie Newton
3) DAMSELS IN DISTRESS by Joan Hess
4) MURDER IN THE MARAIS by Cara Black
tied with
A FATAL GRACE by Louise Penny
6) A VICKY HILL EXCLUSIVE! by Hannah Dennison
tied with
THE MEZZO WORE MINK by Mark Schweizer
tied with 
CHRISTINE FALLS by Benjamin Black
9) DRAGONWELL DEAD by Laura Childs
10) THROUGH A GLASS, DEADLY by Sarah Atwell

February 2008 

Multiple Dilys nominee Jacqueline Winspear's historical mystery leads February's hardcovers, while a timely espionage novel tops the paperback list.

Hardcovers:

1) AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE by Jacqueline Winspear
2) L.A. OUTLAWS by T. Jefferson Parker
3) ATOMIC LOBSTER by Tim Dorsey
4) AUNT DIMITY, VAMPIRE HUNTER by Nancy Atherton
5) THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION by Lawrence Goldstone
6) THE BLACK DOVE by Steve Hockensmith
7) A PALE HORSE by Charles Todd
8) HELL'S BAY by James Hall
9) PREPARED FOR RAGE by Dana Stabenow
10) THE CRAZY SCHOOL by Cornelia Read

Paperbacks:

1) THE FAITHFUL SPY by Alex Berenson
2) MONEY SHOT by Christa Faust
3) THISTLE & TWIGG by Mary Saums
4) MAGIC CITY by James Hall
5) PUSS 'N CAHOOTS by Rita Mae Brown
6) A FATAL GRACE by Louise Penny
7) THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais
8) CHRISTINE FALLS by Benjamin Black
9) WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TO DIE? by Patricia Sprinkle
10) STORM RUNNERS by T. Jefferson Parker

JANUARY 2008

Veteran author Sara Paretsky was the runaway leader in hardcovers in January, while relative newcomer Julie Hyzy topped the paperback list. 

Hardcover 
1) BLEEDING KANSAS by Sara Paretsky 

2) BLUE HEAVEN by C.J. Box 

3) TOUCHSTONE by Laurie R. King 

4) A PALE HORSE by Charles Todd 

5) DEATH SONG by Michael McGarrity 

6) THE TIMER GAME by Susan Arnout Smith 

7) PLUM LUCKY by Janet Evanovich 

8) BLASPHEMY by Douglas Preston tied with

 'T' IS FOR TRESPASS by Sue Grafton 

10) THE CHAMELEON'S SHADOW by Minette Walters tied with 

THE VENETIAN BETRAYAL by Steve Berry 

Paperback 
1) THE STATE OF THE ONION by Julie Hyzy 

2) DEATH OF A MAID by M.C. Beaton 

3) DARKLING by Yasmine Galenorn 

4) CHILI CON CORPSE by J.B. Stanley   

5) THE SHAPE SHIFTER by Tony Hillerman 

6) A DEEPER SLEEP by Dana Stabenow 

7) GETTING OLD IS TO DIE FOR by Rita Lakin 

8) WATER LIKE A STONE by Deborah Crombie 

9) THE OVERLOOK by Michael Connelly 

10) BRING YOUR OWN POISON by Jimmie Ruth Evans