Our Best Seller List for December 2009

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

A collection of favorites and gift books for all book lovers.

1. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

Kinsey Milhone gets a client with an uneasy relationship to the truth

$27.95, signed copies available

2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

The astonishing conclusion to the trilogy that started with Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

$37.95

3. Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline

Hilarious collection of Lisa's Chick Wit columns

$21.99

4. Little Prince pop-up by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The complete text of the original enhanced with beautiful pop-up elements

$35

5. A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry

Anne's annual Christmas-time mystery

$18

6. Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James

A modern master of the genre discusses the form from its beginnings to the present

$22

7. The Bibliophile's Devotional by Hallie Ephron

A day-by-day guide to classics of literature

$16.95

8. The Body in the Sleigh by Katherine Hall Page

A holiday mystery with Faith Fairchild

$15.95 signed copies available

9. A Rumpole Christmas by John Mortimer

A collection of stories featuring the famed barrister

$21.95

10. Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson

From the author of Three Cups of Tea

$26.95

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

A melting pot of local color, foodie favors, book group choices, gift books and a Sayers that is now in public domain

1. The Names of Pittsburgh by Bob Regan

Fascinating guide to the origins of the names of streets, buildings and parks

$19.95

2. Trader Joe's Companion: A Portable Cookbook by Wona Miniata and Deana Gunn

The perfect guide to cooking with Trader Joe's products

$13.95

3. Paris of Appalachia by Brian O'Neill

That's Pittsburgh we're talking about in the title and in these essays by the Post Gazette columnist

$16.95

4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The first in a compelling trilogy featuring hacker Lizbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Bloomqvist

$14.95

5. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

Woman has the ability to read the future in patterns of lace in this book club favorite

$14.95

6. Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian

Tale of a group of refugees on a desparate journey to safety in the waning days of WW II

$14.95

7. The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason

Novel of romance and intrigue against the backdrop of the Gunpowder Plot of Guy Fawkes

$14.95

8. Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers

The very first Lord Peter Wimsey adventure, a mystery classic

$4.95

9. The NYT Brilliant Book of Crosswords edited by Will Shortz

165 puzzles from the Times ranging from easy to hard

$16.99

10. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies by Mike Spradlin

A collection of Christmas carols, rewritten for zombies

$9.99

Paperback Best Sellers

Sacks of Christmas mystery books and a great author/customer with a Pittsburgh connection.

1. Urgent Care by C.J. Lyons

Third in a series set in a (fictitious) Pittsburgh hospital

$7.99

2. Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown

Crozet, Virginia is the setting for this Christmas mystery

$7.99

3. Six Geese a Slaying by Donna Andrews

Meg Lanslow and Christmas--an irresistable combo

$6.99

4. Jingle Bells, Batman Smells by Barbara Park

Junie B. is our granddaughter's favorite--lots of other kids, too

$4.99

5. Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs

The Cackleberry Club returns

$7.99

6. Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

A holiday classic with antiques dealer Weezy Foley

$7.99

7. Fleece Navidad by Maggie Sefton

Knitting mystery and a Christmas setting

$7.99

8. Holly and Homicide by Leslie Caine

Decorators Gilbert and Sullivan tackle the holidays

$7.99

9. Mrs. Malory and Any Man's Death by Hazel Holt

Classic village mystery with a modern twist

$6.99

10. Ringing in Murder by Kate Kingsbury

Christmas mystery at the Pennyfoot Hotel

$6.99