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Here’s November’s list of best-selling mysteries from the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association:

Hardcovers

1 – P.D. James, The Private Patient, Knopf
2 – Michael Connelly, The Brass Verdict, Little Brown
3 – Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying, St. Martin’s
4 – Dennis Lehane, The Given Day, Morrow
5 – Jeffery Deaver, The Bodies Left Behind, Simon & Schuster
5 – Vince Flynn, Extreme Measures, Atria
7 – Katherine Neville, The Fire, Ballantine
7 – Clive Cussler, Arctic Drift, Putnam
9 – Reginald Hill, The Price of Butcher’s Meat, Harper
10 – Rita Mae Brown, Santa Clawed, Bantam

Softcover 1 – Elaine Viets, Murder with All the Trimmings, Obsidian
2 – Barbara Cleverly, Bright Hair About the Bone, Delta
3 – M.C. Beaton, Kissing Christmas Goodbye, St. Martin’s
4 – C.S. Challinor, Christmas is Murder, Midnight Ink
5 – Jennie Bentley, Fatal Fixer-Upper, Berkley
5 – Clare Langley-Hawthorne, The Serpent and the Scorpion, Penguin
5 – Jeanne Dams, Indigo Christmas, Perseverance Press
8 – John Hart, Down River, St. Martin’s
8 – Earl Derr Biggers, The House Without a Key, Academy Chicago Press
10 – Kate Kingsbury, Ringing In Murder, Berkley
10 – Archer Mayor, Chat, Grand Central
10 – Cynthia Baxter, Murder Packs a Suitcase, Bantam
10 – Kate Kingsbury, Shrouds of Holy, Berkley

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.
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