Here are the top selling crime fiction book titles for December from Independent Mystery Bookseller Association (IMBA) member store Mysterious Galaxy:

Hardcovers:

1. The Drop by Michael Connelly
2. The House Of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
3. ‘V’ Is For Vengeance by Sue Grafton
4. Murder Season by Robert Ellis
5. Family Legacy by Jack O’Halloran
6. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
7. Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
8. Death Comes To Pemberly by P.D. James
9. The Boy In The Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnete Friis
10. The Litigators by John Grisham

Paperbacks:

1. Trashy Chic by Cathy Lubenski
2. Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell
3. The Night And The Music by Lawrence Block
4. Double Booked For Death by Ali Brandon
5. Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli
6. A Study In Sherlock ed. by King & Klinger
7. The Last Word by Ellery Adams
8. Resuscitation by D.M. Annechino
9. Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow
10. In The Shadow Of Sherlock Holmes ed. by Klinger