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Our January 2010 Bestsellers (a.k.a. What Others
Are Reading)

Hardcovers
1 – Jayne Ann Krentz, Fired Up, Putnam
2 – Robert Crais, The First Rule, Putnam
3 – Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey, Viking
4 – Lou Berney, Gutshot Straight, Morrow
5 – T. Jefferson Parker, Iron River, Dutton
6 – tie
     J.A. Jance, Trial by Fire, Touchstone
     Sue Grafton, U is for Undertow, Putnam
8 – tie
     Sue Henry, The End of the Road, Obsidian
     John Burdett, The Godfather of Kathmandu, Knopf
     Stephen Hunter, I, Sniper, Simon & Schuster
     Robert B. Parker, The Professional, Putnam

Softcovers
1 – tie
     Wendy Roberts, Dead and Kicking, Obsidian
     Charlie Huston, The Mystic Arts of Erasing all Signs of Death, Ballantine
3 – Steig Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vintage
4 – tie
     David Hosp, Innocence, Grand Central
     Yasmine Galenorn, Bone Magic, Berkley
6 – Matthew Dicks, Something Missing, Broadway
7 – Michael Connelly, The Scarecrow, Grand Central
8 – tie
     Megan Chance, Prima Donna, Three Rivers
     Michelle Gagnon, The Gatekeeper, Mira
     Julie Hyzy, Eggsecutive Order, Berkley
     Andreas Camilleri, The Wings of the Sphinx, Penguin
     Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Bantam

2009 Top Bestsellers

Hardcovers
1 – Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow, Delacorte
2 – J.A. Jance, Fire and Ice, Morrow
3 – Michael Connelly, The Scarecrow, Little Brown
4 – Jayne Ann Krentz, Fired Up, Putnam
5 – Amanda Quick, Perfect Poison, Putnam
6 – Earl Emerson, Cape Disappointment, Ballantine
7 - Andrew Grant, Even, St. Martin's
8 – Michael Connelly, 9 Dragons, Little Brown
9 – J.A. Jance, Trial by Fire, Touchstone
10 – Jayne Ann Krentz, Running Hot, Putnam
11 – Sue Grafton, U is for Undertow, Putnam
12 – tie
     Sara Paretsky, Hardball, Putnam
     Jacqueline Winspear, Among the Mad, Holt
14 – tie
     Mike Lawson, House Secrets, Atlantic
     Gillian Flynn, Dark Places, Shaye Areheart
     James Lee Burke, Rain Gods, Simon & Schuster
     Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Angel's Game, Doubleday
18 – Aaron Elkins, Skull Duggery, Berkley
19 – Laurie R. King, The Language of Bees, Bantam
20 – Jeffery Deaver, Roadside Crosses, Simon & Schuster

[All of these hardcovers sales were the results of in-shop signings or signed copies provided by the publisher.]

Trade Paperbacks
1 – Curt Colbert, ed., Seattle Noir, Akashic
2 – Neil Low, Sign of the Dragon, Tigress
3 – David Benioff, City of Thieves, Plume
4 – Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, Penguin*
5 – Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects, Three Rivers
6 – Luis Castillo, Echoes of Time, Tigress*
7 – tie
     Tana French, In the Woods, Penguin*
     Susan Hill, The Various Haunts of Men, Overlook*
9 – Mary Malloy, The Wandering Heart, Leapfrog
10 – tie
     Charlie Huston, Caught Stealing, Ballantine*
     Cricket McRae, Lye in Wait, Midnight Ink*
12 – tie
     Joshilyn Jackson, The Girl who Stopped Swimming, Grand Central
     L.R. Wright, The Suspect, Felony & Mayhem*
14 - tie
     Adria Lang, For the Sake of the Vine, Tigress*
     Tana French, The Likeness, Penguin
     Richard Stark, The Hunter, University of Chicago Press*
17 – tie
     Laurie R. King, Touchstone, Bantam
     Timothy Bone, Shadows of Eden, Bonneville*
     Josh Bazell, Beat the Reaper, Back Bay*
20 – Cara Black, Murder in the Marais, Soho*

[Books marked with an asterisk are either debut books or first in series.]

Mass Market
1 – Jayne Castle, Obsidian Prey, Jove
2 – Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vintage*
3 – tie
     Mike Lawson, The Inside Ring, Vintage*
     Brett Battles, The Cleaner, Dell*
5 – Kat Richardson, Greywalker, Roc*
6 – Lisa Lutz, The Spellman Files, Pocket*
7 – Kat Richardson, Underground, Roc
8 – Lee Child, Killing Floor, Jove*
9 – Louise Penny, Still Life, St. Martin's*
10 – Mike Lawson, House Rules, Atlantic
11 – tie
     Yasmine Galenorn, Night Huntress, Berkley
     William Dietrich, The Rosetta Key, Harper
13 – Carola Dunn, Death at Wentwater Court, Kensington*
14 – Mary Daheim, The Alpine Traitor, Ballantine
15 – tie
     Lee Child, Nothing to Lose, Dell
     G.M. Ford, Nameless Night, Harper
17 – William Dietrich, Napoleon's Pyramid, Harper*
18 – tie
     Robert Ferrigno, Sins of the Assassin, Pocket
     Yasmine Galenorn, Witchling, Berkley*
     Ann Rule, The Stranger Beside Me, Pocket*
     John Hart, Downriver, St. Martin's
     Kate Carlisle, Homicide in Hardcover, Obsidian*

2008 Top Bestsellers

Hardcovers
1 – Elizabeth George, Careless in Red, Morrow
2 – Lee Child, Nothing to Lose, Bantam
3 – J.A. Jance, Damage Control, Morrow
4 - Dennis Lehane, The Given Day, Morrow
5 – tie
           G.M. Ford, Nameless Night, Morrow
           Robert Crais, Chasing Darkness, Simon & Schuster
7 – J.A. Jance, Cruel Intent, Touchstone
8 – Ian Rankin, Exit Music, Little Brown
9 – Earl Emerson, Primal Threat, Ballantine
10 – James Lee Burke, Swan Peak, Simon & Schuster
11 – Laurie R. King, Touchstone, Bantam
12 – Michael Connelly, The Brass Verdict, Little Brown
13 – Mike Lawson, House Rules, Atlantic Monthly
14 – Michael Gruber, The Forgery of Venus, Morrow
15 – John Straley, The Big Both Ways, Alaska Northwest Books
16 – Jayne Anne Krentz, Sizzle and Burn, Putnam
17 – Aaron Elkins, Uneasy Relations, Berkley
18 – Jacqueline Winspear, An Incomplete Revenge, Holt
19 – Dana Stabenow, Prepared for Rage, St. Martin's
20 – Amanda Quick, The Third Circle, Bantam
21 – Kathy Reichs, Devil Bones, Scribner
22 – tie
             John Connolly, The Reapers, Atria
             Jeffery Deaver, The Broken Window, Simon & Schuster
24 – tie
             Cornelia Read, Crazy School, Grand Central
             Carolyn D. Wall, Sweeping Up Glass, Poisoned Pen

Mass Market
1 – Jo Dereske, Index to Murder, Avon
2 – Mike Lawson, The Inside Ring, Vintage
3 – Jo Dereske, Miss Zukas and the Library Murders, Avon
4 – Lee Child, Killing Floor, Jove
5 – Michelle Gagnon, Boneyard, Mira
6 – Yasmine Galenorn, Darkling, Berkley
7 – tie
           Leigh Richards, Califia's Daughter, Bantam
           G.M. Ford, Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca?, Avon
9 – Yasmine Galenorn, Witchling, Berkley
10 – Christa Faust, Money Shot, Hard Case Crime
11 – tie
           Joshilyn Jackson, gods in Alabama, Grand Central
           Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble, Bantam
13 – Mike Lawson, Second Perimeter, Vintage
14 – Earl Emerson, Firetrap, Ballantine
15 – tie
           Ridley Pearson, Killer Weekend, Jove
           Stella Rimington, At Risk, Vintage
           Yasmine Galenorn, Dragon Wytch, Berkley
18 – Dana Stabenow, A Deeper Sleep, St. Martin's
19 – Mary Daheim, Scots on the Rocks, Avon
20 – tie
           Rebecca Kent, High Marks for Murder, Berkley
           Gabrielle Herkert, Doggone, Obsidian
           John J. Lamb, The Mournful Teddy, Berkley
23 – Kate Wilhelm, Wrongful Death, Mira
24 – tie
           Wendy Roberts, Remains of the Dead, Obsidian
           Donna Leon, Suffer the Little Children, Penguin
           Marcus Sakey, The Blade Itself, St. Martin's

Trade Paperback
1 – Susan Hill, The Various Haunts of Men, Overlook
2 – Michael Gruber, The Book of Air and Shadow, Harper
3 – Neil Low, Thick as Thieves, Tigress
4 – Tana French, In the Woods, Penguin
5 – L.R. Wright, The Suspect, Felony & Mayhem
6 – Lisa Lutz, The Spellman Files, Simon & Schuster
7 – Charlie Newton, Calumet City, Touchstone
8 – Kat Richardson, Greywalker, Roc
9 – tie
           Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, Penguin
           Clare Langley-Hawthorne, Consequences of Sin, Penguin
11 – Lowen Clausen, River, Silo
12 – Sarah Kathleen Lewis, Sex and Bacon, Seal
13 – Marc Acito, Attack of the Theatre People, Broadway
14   tie
             Jeff Lindsey, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Vintage
             Inger Frimansson, Goodnight, My Darling, Pleasure Boat
16 – Duane Swierszynski, Severance Package, St. Martin's
17 – Nicola Griffith, Always, Riverhead
18 – tie
             Kat Richardson, Poltergeist, Roc
             Matt Ruff, Bad Monkeys, Harper
             Cornelia Read, A Field of Darkness, Grand Central.
             Leonine Swann, Three Bags Full, Flying Dolphin
             John Straley, The Woman Who Married a Bear, Soho
23 – Michael, Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Harper
24 - tie
             Richard Stark, The Hunter, University of Chicago Press
             Marc Acito, How I Paid for College…, Broadway
             Craig Johnson, Cold Dish, Penguin

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