The Indie Mystery Bestseller List

Posted Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009

For the eight-week period ending March 24, 2009, and based on sales at independent bookstores throughout the U.S.

1.

Among the Mad
Jacqueline Winspear, Holt, $25, 9780805082166

2.

The Private Patient
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307270771

3.

Plum Spooky
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312383329

4.

Lush Life
Richard Price, Picador, $15, 9780312428228

5.

T Is for Trespass
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425224847

6.

Chasing Darkness
Robert Crais, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416514985

7.

Stranger in Paradise
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425226285

8.

The Serpent's Tale
Ariana Franklin, Berkley, $15, 9780425225745

9.

Plum Lucky
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $6.99, 9780312377649

10.

The Miracle at Speedy Motors
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307277466

11.

An Incomplete Revenge
Jacqueline Winspear, Picador, $14, 9780312428181

12.

The Silver Swan
Benjamin Black, Picador, $14, 9780312428242

13.

The Tenderness of Wolves
Stef Penney, S&S, $15, 9781416571308

14.

Dog on It
Spencer Quinn, Atria, $25, 9781416585831

15.

August Heat
Andrea Camilleri, Penguin, $14, 9780143114055

16.

Promises in Death
J.D. Robb, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399155482

17.

Maisie Dobbs
Jacqueline Winspear, Penguin, $15, 9780142004333

18.

One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312990459

19.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $13.95, 9781400034772

20.

The Purrfect Murder
Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown, Bantam, $7.50, 9780553586831

21.

The Manual of Detection
Jedediah Berry, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202117

22.

Bookmarked for Death
Lorna Barrett, Berkley Prime Crime, $6.99, 9780425226414

23.

Spade & Archer
Joe Gores, Knopf, $24, 9780307264640

24.

The Book of Unholy Mischief
Elle Newmark, Atria, $26, 9781416590545

25.

The Lace Reader
Brunonia Barry, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061624766
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