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Our June 2009 Bestsellers (a.k.a. What Others Are Reading)

Hardcovers
1 – Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow, Bantam
2 – Michael Connelly, The Scarecrow, Little Brown
3 – Andrew Grant, Even, St. Martin's
4 – Jeffery Deaver, Roadside Crosses, Simon & Schuster
5 – John Connolly, The Lovers, Atria
6 – Gillian Flynn, Dark Places, Shaye Areheart
7 – tie
     C.J. Box, Below Zero, Putnam
     Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Angel's Game, Doubleday
9 – tie
     Mary Daheim, The Alpine Uproar, Ballantine
     Craig Johnson, The Dark Horse, Viking

Trade Paperbacks
1 – Curt Colbert, ed., Seattle Noir, Akashic
2 – Adria Lang, For the Sake of the Vine, Tigress
3 – Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects, Three Rivers
4 – Tana French, The Likeness, Penguin
5 – Patricia Batta, Why Did You Die in the Park?,Lillimar
6 – tie
     Jincy Willett, The Writing Class, Picador
     Tim Maleeny, Stealing the Dragon, Midnight Ink
     Alan Furst, The Spies of Warsaw, Random House
9 – tie
     Patricia Batta, What did you do before Dying?, Lillimar
     Tana French, In the Woods, Penguin
     Craig Johnson, The Cold Dish, Penguin
     Ruth Rendell, Not in the Flesh, Vintage
     Thomas Perry, Fidelity, Mariner
     Susan Hill, The Various Haunts of Men, Overlook
     Charlie Huston, Caught Stealing, Ballantine

Mass Market Paperbacks
1 – Caitlin Kittredge, Street Magic, St. Martin's
         2 – Mike Lawson, The Inside Ring, Vintage
         3 – Yasmine Galenorn, Demon Mistress, Berkley
         4 – Meg Gardiner, The Dirty Secrets Club, Signet
         5 – tie
                   Mary Daheim, The Alpine Advocate, Ballantine
                   Kat Richardson, Greywalker, Roc
                   Elizabeth George, Careless in Red, Harper
         9 – tie
                   Mary Daheim, Just Deserts, Avon
                   Carola Dunn, Death at Wentwater Court, Kensington
                   Lisa Lutz, The Spellman Files, Pocket
                   Steig Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vintage

2008 Top 25 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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