Love a good mystery?  Most of us do, I think.  There are maybe as many mystery lovers as there are lovers of romance books.  Many cities have bookstores that are devoted solely to selling mysteries.  Many stores are members of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associaton (the IMBA).  The IMBA has just released the August mystery bestseller lists and thanks to Shelf Awareness, we have access to it.  Look over the list and you’ll probably find some titles that are appealing to you.  You can pick up the books by visiting a bookstore or by ordering through Amazon.com.

The IMBA bestselling mysteries for August are:

Independent Mystery Bookstores: Top Sellers in August

The following were the bestselling titles at member stores of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association during August:

Hardcover

1. Damage Control by J.A. Jance (Morrow)
2. Lie Down with the Devil by Linda Barnes (St. Martin’s)
3. Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva (Putnam)
4. Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews (St. Martin’s)
5. A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
6. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn G. Wall (Poisoned Pen Press)
7. Not in the Flesh by Ruth Rendell (Crown)
7. Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais (S&S)
7. The Turnaround by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
7. Envy the Night by Michael Koryta (St. Martin’s)

Trade Paperback

1. In the Woods by Tana French (Viking)
2. Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann (Flying Dolphin Press)
3. Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. Malliet (Midnight Ink)
4. The Blackstone Key by Rose Melikan (Touchstone)
5. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves (Picador)
6. Heaven Preserve Us by Cricket McRae (Midnight Ink)
6. Volk’s Game by Brent Ghelfi (Picador)
6. The Conjurer by Cordelia Frances Biddle (St. Martin’s)
6. The Stately Home Murders by Catherine Aird (Rue Morgue)
6. Open Season by Archer Mayor (AM Press)

Mass Market

1. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
2. Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris (Berkley)
3. South of Hell by P.J. Parrish (Pocket)
4. The Boneyard by Michelle Gagnon (Mira)
4. Sorrow on Sunday by Ann Purser (Berkley)
6. Little Tiny Teeth by Aaron Elkins (Berkley)
6. One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly (Berkley)
8. Doggone by Gabriella Herkert (Obsidian)
9. Hard Row by Margaret Maron (Grand Central)
10. By the Time You Read This by Giles Blunt (St. Martin’s)

[Many thanks to the IMBA!]