Mystery Bestsellers

The following were the bestselling titles at member bookstores of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association during April:

Hardcovers

1. Borderline by Nevada Barr (Putnam)
2. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline (St. Martin's)
3. Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Dutton)
4. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)
5. Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson (Morrow)
5. Wormwood by Susan Wittig Albert (Berkley)
7. Manna from Hades by Carola Dunn (St. Martin's)
8. About Time by Donna Leon (Atlantic Monthly)
9. The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King (Bantam)
10. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon)
10. Dante's Numbers by David Hewson (Delacorte)
10. Life Sentences by Laura Lippman (Morrow)

Softcover

1. The Girl of His Dreams by Donna Leon (Penguin)
2. Winter Study by Nevada Barr (Berkley)
3. Nightshade by Susan Wittig Albert (Berkley)
4. A Date You Can't Refuse by Harley Jane Kozak (Broadway)
5. Death Walked In by Carolyn Hart (Avon)
6. Murder of a Royal Pain by Denise Swanson (Obsidian)
7. Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry (Ballantine)
8. Cheating at Solitaire by Jane Haddam (St. Martin's)
9. Grand Cayman Scam by Randy Wayne White (Signet)
9. Missing by Karin Alvetgen (Felony & Mayhem)

[Many thanks to the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association! and Shelf Awareness]

Paragraphs has most of these title in stock so if you are looking for a good whodunit to read on the beach or on the deck at Parrot Eyes stop by and let me make a recommendation.

April Mystery Bestsellers

From Shelf Awareness:

The IMBA Bestsellers for April

The following were the bestselling titles during April at member stores of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association:

Hardcovers

1. Winter Study by Nevada Barr (Putnam)
2. Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods (Putnam)
3. Black Widow by Randy Wayne White (Putnam)
4. The Spellman Curse by Lisa Lutz (S&S)
5. Buckingham Palace Garden by Anne Perry (Ballantine)
6. Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh (Little, Brown)
7. The Third Circle by Amanda Quick (Putnam)
8. The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber (Morrow)
8. An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear (Holt)
8. Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (Dutton)
8. The Sudoku Puzzle Murders by Parnell Hall (St. Martin's)

Paperbacks

1. French Pressed by Cleo Coyle (Berkley)
2. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz (S&S)
3. Murder Is Binding by Lorna Barrett (Berkley)
4. Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child (Bantam)
4. Still Life by Louise Penny (St. Martin's)
6. Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry by Denise Swanson (Signet)
7. The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill (Overlook)
7. Hollywood Station by Stuart Woods (Vision9)
7. The Woods by Harlan Coben (Signet)
10. The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber (Harper)
10. Glass House by Jane Haddam (St. Martin's)

[Many thanks to IMBA!]

For Mystery Lovers

Wondering what is new Mysteries?

The following were the bestselling books for January, as reported by member stores of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.

The IMBA Bestsellers: January

Hardcover

1. Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky
2. Blue Heaven by C.J. Box
3. Touchstone by Laurie R. King
4. A Pale Horse by Charles Todd
5. Death Song by Michael McGarrity
6. The Timer Game by Susan Arnout Smith
7. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
8. Blasphemy by Douglas Preston
8. 'T' Is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
10. The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters
10. The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry

Paperback

1. The State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
2. Death of a Maid by M.C. Beaton
3. Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn
4. Chili con Corpse by J.B. Stanley
5. The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman
6. A Deeper Sleep by Dana Stabenow
7. Getting Old Is to Die For by Rita Lakin
8. Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie
9. The Overlook by Michael Connelly
10. Bring Your Own Poison by Jimmie Ruth Evans

Many thanks to Shelf Awareness and the IMBA!