Our Best Seller List for February 2008

Through all the snows of this month, we find events and online orders from mystery lovers and book groups pulled us through. Next month, Spring!

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline

The welcome return of Mary DiNunzio

$25.95

2. The Purrfect Murder by Rita Mae Brown

Harry, Mrs. Murphy and the crew are on the case

$25

3. The Abyssinian Proof by Jenny White

Historical mystery set in 19th century Istanbul

$23.95

4. Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris

debut for landscaping sleuth Paula Holliday

$23.95

5. Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage

Brazilian cop Mario Silva investigates the murder of a bishop in a rural city

$24

6. Death of a Gentle Lady by M.C. Beaton

Scottish constable Hamish Macbeth

$23.99

7. Bone Rattler by Eliot Pattison

Unique historical mystery set in Colonial America during the French and Indian War

$26

8. The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters

Soldier returned from Iraq comes under suspicion in a series of murders

$24.95

9. Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky

Novel tells story of Kansas families who's roots go back to pioneer days

$25.95

10. Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson

Yorkshire detective Inspector Alan Banks

$24.95

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

Powerful and liberating feminist novel that raised the consciousness of an entire generation.

$16.95

2. The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow

Young adult novel set in Restoration England

$15.95

3. Oscar Wilde and the Death of No Importance by Gyles Brandreth

Oscar Wilde as sleuth, 2nd month as a best seller

$14

4. The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White

Historical mystery set in 19th century Istanbul

$13.95

5. Speak Now by Margaret Dumas

Charley van Leeuwen, San Francisco theater director,

$14.95

6. Christine Falls by Benjamin Black

Dublin pathologist Quirke in the Edgar-nominated debut of this series by John Banville

$14

7. Death of a Dutchman by Magdalen Nabb

Marshall Guarnaccia of Florence, Italy, reissue of an earlier book

$12

8. Born Fighting by James Webb

History of the Scots-Irish in America

$14.95

9. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

Hilarious debut introduces San Francisco PI Izzy Spellman and her dysfunctional family

$14

10. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

Adelia Aguilar, mistress of the art of death, a coroner in 13th cent. England

$15

Paperback Best Sellers

1. Through a Glass Deadly by Sarah Atwell

Debut for glass blowing sleuth Emmeline Dowell

$6.99

2. Puss 'n Cahoots by Rita Mae Brown

The Crozet crew tackle another murder

$7.50

3. Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie

Scotland Yard cops Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James

$7.99

4. State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy

White House assistant chef Olivia Paras

$7.99

5. Thistle and Twig by Mary Saums

Delightful debut for senior sleuths Jane Thistle and Phoebe Twig

$6.99

6. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec

$6.99

7. Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline

Law school prof gets tangled up in prison riot and guard's death

$7.99

8. The Alpine Scandal by Mary Daheim

Newspaper owner Emma Lord

$6.99

9. Death of a Maid by M.C. Beaton

Scottish constable Hamish Macbeth

$6.99

10. Killer Mousse by Melinda Wells

Cooking school owner Della Carmichael

$7.99