A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending October 24, 2008 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.
Last week's top 5 mystery bestsellers shift a notch downward with The Brass Verdict, the 14th mystery in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly taking over the top spot this week.
New this week and debuting in the 9th position is the latest entry in the Alex Delaware mystery series by Jonathan Kellerman, Bones. The anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about something “real dead ... buried in your marsh.” The eco-volunteer on the other end of the phone thinks it’s a prank, but when a young woman’s body turns up in L.A.’s Bird Marsh preserve no one’s laughing. And when the bones of more victims surface, homicide detective Milo Sturgis realizes the city’s under siege to an insidious killer. Milo’s first move: calling in psychologist Alex Delaware. The murdered women are prostitutes -- except the most recent victim; a brilliant young musician from the East Coast, employed by a wealthy family to tutor a musical prodigy, Selena Bass seems out of place in the marsh’s grim tableau. Conveniently -- perhaps ominously -- Selena’s blueblood employers are nowhere to be found, and their estate’s jittery caretaker raises hackles. But Milo’s instincts and Alex’s insight are too well-honed to settle for easy answers, even given the dark secrets in this troubled man’s past. Their investigation unearths disturbing layers -- about victims, potential victims, and suspects alike -- plunging even deeper into the murky marsh’s enigmatic depths. Bizarre details of the crimes suggest a devilish serial killer prowling L.A.’s gritty streets. But when a new murder deviates from the pattern, derailing a possible profile, Alex and Milo must look beyond the suspicion of madness and consider an even more sinister mind at work. Answers don’t come easy, but the darkest of drives and desires may fuel the most devious of foes.
Also new this week and debuting in the 11th position is Rough Weather, the 36th Spenser mystery by Robert B. Parker. Heidi Bradshaw is wealthy, beautiful, and well connected -- and she needs Spenser's help. In a most unlikely request, Heidi, a notorious gold digger recently separated from her latest husband, recruits the Boston P.I. to accompany her to her private island, Tashtego. The reason? To attend her daughter's wedding as a sort of stand-in husband and protector. Spenser consents, but only after it is established that his beloved Susan Silverman will also be in attendance. It should be a straightforward job for Spenser: show up for appearances, have some drinks, and spend some quality time with Susan. But when Spenser's old nemesis Rugar -- the Gray Man -- arrives, Spenser realizes that something is amiss. A storm, a kidnapping, and murder tear apart what should be a joyous occasion, and Rugar is seemingly at the center of it all. The only thing is that the sloppy kidnapping is not Rugar's style -- as Spenser knows from past encounters. With six dead bodies and more questions than he can process, Spenser begins a search for answers -- and the Gray Man.
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