My favorite bookstore, Murder on the Beach in Delray Beach, Florida, just sent out their list of bestselling books for 2004. Quite a few surprises, especially that three out of the top 5 and actually the the top two bestsellers were first novels.


Murder on the Beach Bestsellers
Year 2004
Hardcover

1. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay 21.95
2. Walking Money by James O. Born 23.95
3. Narrows by Michael Connelly 25.95
4. Tampa Burn by Randy Wayne White 24.95
5. Retribution by Jillianne Hoffman 24.95
6. Skinny Dip by Carl hiaasen 24.95
7. Bad Business by Robert B. Parker 24.95
8. Shadow Men by Jonathon King 23.95
9. Hidden Prey by John Sandford 26.95
10. Murder a la Carte by Prudy Taylor Board 27.99
11. Cold Case Squad by Edna Buchanan 22.95
12. Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey 24.95
13. Bahamarama by Bob Morris 21.95
14. Cross Current by Christine Kling 23.95
15. Grave Endings by Rochelle Krich 24.95
16. Killer Smile by Lisa Scottoline 25.95
17. Loaded Dice by James Swain 22.95
18. Bad Men by John Connolly 25.00
19. The Kills by Linda Fairstein 25.00
20. Live Bait by PJ Tracy 23.95


Paperbacks

1. Naked Came the Flamingo by B Parker, PJ Parrish, et al. 14.00
2. Island of Bones by PJ Parrish 6.99
3. Dying to Call You by Elaine Viets 6.50
4. Visible Darkness by Jonathon King 6.99
5. Dream House by Rochelle Krich 6.99
6. Surface Tension by Christine Kling 6.99
7. Tales From Below the Frost Line by Malear et al. 12.95
8. Bedside Manner by Kelsey Roberts 4.99
9. Blue Blood by Susan McBride 6.50
10. Death with an Ocean View by Nora Charles 5.99
11. Monkeewrench by PJ Tracy 6.99
12. Stagestruck by Cynthia Thomason
13.95 13. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
14.00 14. Stingray Shuffle by Tim Dorsey 7.50
15. Arson and Old Lace by Patricia Harwin 6.99
16. Black Cloud by Eliot Kleinberg 14.00
17. Highlights to Heaven by Nancy Cohen 5.99
18. Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein 7.99
19. Coffee Trader by David Liss 14.95
20. Everglades by Randy Wayne White 6.99