The Indie Mystery Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending September 26, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1. Three Stations
Martin Cruz Smith, S&S, $25.99, 9780743276740

2. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497

3. Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383299

4. The Glass Rainbow
James Lee Burke, S&S, $25.99, 9781439128299

5. The Vintage Caper
Peter Mayle, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389190

6. Willful Behavior
Donna Leon, Penguin, $14, 9780143117582

7. Sizzling Sixteen
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312383305

8. Hardball
Sara Paretsky, Signet, $9.99, 9780451412935

9. Burn
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312614560

10. The Last Child
John Hart, Minotaur, $14.99, 9780312642365

11. The Hanging Tree
Bryan Gruley, Touchstone, $15, 9781416563648

12. I'd Know You Anywhere
Laura Lippman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061706554

13. Faceless Killers
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400031573

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

15. Wicked Appetite
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312652913

16. The Lace Reader
Brunonia Barry, Harper, $14.99, 9780061624773

17. The Professional
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425236307

18. Maisie Dobbs
Jacqueline Winspear, Penguin, $15, 9780142004333

19. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Penguin, $9.99, 9780515141429

20. Even Money
Dick Francis, Felix Francis, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425235904

21. The Monster in the Box
Ruth Rendell, Scribner, $15, 9781439150375

22. Rain Gods
James Lee Burke, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781439128305

23. Borderline
Nevada Barr, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425233788

24. The Double Comfort Safari Club
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780375424502

25. When Will There Be Good News?
Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316012836