The following were the bestselling titles during October at member bookstores of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. (By the way, the organization has one of our favorite slogans: "connecting criminally inclined readers with arresting mysteries.")
Hardcovers
1. Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton
2. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
3. Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
4. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
4. The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter
4. Midnight Rambler by James Swain
7. Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
8. Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell
9. Now and Then by Robert B. Parker
9. World Without End by Ken Follett
Paperbacks
1. Beating the Babushka by Tim Maleeny
2. Find Me by Carol O'Connell
3. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
3. Motif for Murder by Laura Childs
3. Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
6. Dying to Be Thin by Kathryn Lilley
6. The Fright of the Iguana by Linda O. Johnston
6. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
6. Tapped Out by Natalie Roberts
6. Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny
[Many thanks to the IMBA!]