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Mystery Bookstore's Top 10 Books of 2010

The legendary local shop reveals its most popular titles of the year.

Last week we brought you the of 2010, with a heavy dose of Stieg Larsson. What are local mystery enthusiasts reading? Westwood's own Mystery Bookstore posted the answers on its website. Here are the adult lists. 

With the the Mystery Bookstore is Westwood's largest book seller. (Barnes and Noble at Westside Pavilion is technically not Westwood proper.)

If you're looking for a gift for that mystery lover in your life, try out this legendary book shop before heading to the chains or the web. The store also sells thrillers, graphics novels and an assortment of kids' titles. It's no mystery that shopping local helps the community and keeps the local village business district afloat.

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Without further ado, here's the lists:

2010 Adult Hardcovers

1. "The Reversal," Michael Connelly
2. "The First Rule," Robert Crais
3. "The Hilliker Curse," James Ellroy
4. "Strip," Thomas Perry
5. "Iron River," T. Jefferson Parker
6. "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Killer," Seth Grahame–Smith
7. "The Lock Artist," Steve Hamilton
8. "Moonlight Mile," Dennis Lehane
9. "The Body of Death," Elizabeth George
10. "The Glass Rainbow," James Lee Burke

2010 Adult Paperbacks (trade and mass–market)

1. "Los Angeles Noir 2," Denise Hamilton, ed.
2. "The Columbo Collection," William Link
3. "If Books Could Kill," Kate Carlisle
4. "Homicide in Hardcover," Kate Carlisle
5. "Orange County Noir," Gary Phillips, ed.
6. "Moscow Sting," Alex Dryden
7. "Los Angeles Noir," Denise Hamilton, ed.
8. "Black Water Rising," Attica Locke
9. "Lincoln's Hand," Joel Fox
10. "Bury Me Deep," Megan Abbott

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