A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending September 12, 2008 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.
Taking over the top spot this week is Devil Bones, the 11th forensic mystery featuring Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs. The mysteries in this series are the inspiration for the television series Bones.
New on this list this week and coming in at number 11 is The Keepsake, the 7th thriller by Tess Gerritsen to feature Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of the Crispin Museum. Now its sudden rediscovery by museum staff is both a major coup and an attention-grabbing mystery. Dubbed “Madame X,” the mummy–to all appearances, an ancient Egyptian artifact–seems a ghoulish godsend for the financially struggling institution. But Maura Isles soon discovers a macabre message hidden within the corpse–horrifying proof that this “centuries-old” relic is instead a modern-day murder victim. To Maura and Jane, the forensic evidence is unmistakable, its implications terrifying. And when the grisly remains of yet another woman are found in the hidden recesses of the museum, it becomes chillingly clear that a maniac is at large–and is now taunting them. Archaeologist Josephine Pulcillo’s blood runs cold when the killer’s cryptic missives are discovered, and her darkest dread becomes real when the carefully preserved corpse of yet a third victim is left in her car like a gruesome offering–or perhaps a ghastly promise of what’s to come. The twisted killer’s familiarity with post-mortem rituals suggests to Maura and Jane that he may have scientific expertise in common with Josephine. Only Josephine knows that her stalker shares a knowledge even more personally terrifying: details of a dark secret she had thought forever buried. Now Maura must summon her own dusty knowledge of ancient death traditions to unravel his twisted endgame. And when Josephine vanishes, Maura and Jane have precious little time to derail the Archaeology Killer before he adds another chilling piece to his monstrous collection. Publishers Weekly calls The Keepsake "solid" and adds, "As usual, Gerritsen delivers an intricate plot that will keep readers guessing."
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