A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending September 3rd, 2010 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.
Just a little shuffling among the top five with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson once again the top. One title that has been lurking just off the list moves into the top 15 accompanied by one new title this week.
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Entering the list in the 13th position is the stand-alone suspense thriller I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman.
Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful, ordinary suburban life with her successful husband and children, thirteen-year-old Iso and eight-year-old Albie. But her tranquillity is shattered when she receives a letter from the last person she ever expects—or wants—to hear from: Walter Bowman. There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere.
In the summer of 1985, when she was fifteen, Eliza was kidnapped by Walter and held hostage for almost six weeks. He had killed at least one girl and Eliza always suspected he had other victims as well. Now on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim, Walter seems to be making a heartfelt act of contrition as his execution nears. Though Eliza wants nothing to do with him, she's never forgotten that Walter was most unpredictable when ignored. Desperate to shelter her children from this undisclosed trauma in her past, she cautiously makes contact with Walter. She's always wondered why Walter let her live, and perhaps now he'll tell her—and share the truth about his other victims.
Yet as Walter presses her for more and deeper contact, it becomes clear that he is after something greater than forgiveness. He wants Eliza to remember what really happened that long-ago summer. He wants her to save his life. And Eliza, who has worked hard for her comfortable, cocooned life, will do anything to protect it—even if it means finally facing the events of that horrifying summer and the terrible truth she's kept buried inside.
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Sara Paretsky's 14th V. I. Warshawski mystery, Body Work, debuts in the 14th spot.
The enigmatic performer known as the Body Artist takes the stage at Chicago's Club Gouge and allows her audience to use her naked body as a canvas for their impromptu illustrations. V. I. Warshawski watches as people step forward, some meek, some bold, to make their mark.
The evening takes a strange turn when one woman's sketch triggers a violent outburst from a man at a nearby table. Quickly subdued, the man -- an Iraqi war vet -- leaves the club. Days later, the woman is shot outside the club. She dies in V. I.'s arms, and the police move quickly to arrest the angry vet.
A shooting in Chicago is nothing new, certainly not to V. I., who is hired by the vet's family to clear his name. As V. I. seeks answers, her investigation will take her from the North Side of Chicago to the far reaches of the Gulf War.
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The top four mystery bestsellers this week are shown below:
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