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June 2009 Bestsellers

from reporting members of the Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association

 

Hardcovers

1 – Michael Connelly, The Scarecrow, Little Brown

2 – Janet Evanovich, Finger Lickin’ Fifteen, St. Martin ’s

3 – Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow, Delacorte

4 – Jeffery Deaver, Roadside Crosses, Simon & Schuster

5 – Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Delacorte

6 – Craig Johnson, The Dark Horse, Viking

7 – tie

            Andrew Grant, Even, St. Martin’s

            China Mieville, The City and the City, Del Rey

9 – Laurie R. King, The Language of Bees, Bantam

10 – tie

            John Connolly, The Lovers, Atria

            C.J. Box, Below Zero, Putnam

 

Softcovers

1 – Mark Schweizer, The Diva Wore Diamonds, St. James Music Press

2 – Steig Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vintage

3 – Tana French, The Likeness, Penguin

4 – James Lee Burke, Swan Peak , Pocket

5 – tie

            G.M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer, Midnight Ink

            Maggie Sefton, Dyer Consequences, Berkley

7 – Carolyn Haines, Wishbones, St. Martin’s

8 – tie

            Charlaine Harris, From Dead to Worse, Ace

            Krista Davis, The Diva Takes the Cake, Berkley

10 – tie

            Reed Farrel Coleman, Walking the Perfect Square, Busted Flush

            Betty Hechtman, By Hook or By Crook, Berkley

            Mary Stanton, The Angel’s Advocate, Berkley

 



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