Crime and mystery titles dominate the final bestsellers list of the summer season. For the two weeks ending Sept. 2, 2012:
1. The Beautiful Mystery, Louise Penny
(St. Martin’s/Raincoast, $27.99 cl, 9780312655464)
2. Watching the Dark, Peter Robinson
(McClelland & Stewart, $29.99 cl, 9780771076473)
3. A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny
(St. Martin’s/Raincoast, $16.99 pa, 9781250007346)
4. Clockwork Angels, Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart
(ECW Press, $26.95 cl, 9781770411210)
5. The Cat’s Table, Michael Ondaatje
(Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780307401427)
6. Pewter Angels, Henry K. Ripplinger
(Pio-Seelos Books, $20 pa, 9780986542411)
7. Room, Emma Donoghue
(HarperCollins Canada, $10.99 mm, 9781443413695)
8. A World Elsewhere, Wayne Johnston
(Knopf Canada, $22 pa, 9780307399915)
9. The Virgin Cure, Ami McKay
(Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780676979572)
10. Web of Angels, Lilian Nattel
(Knopf Canada, $22 pa, 9780307402097)
11. Werewolves, Kelley Armstrong
(Vintage Canada, $29.95 pa, 9780307362902)
12. Secret Daughter, Shilpi Somaya Gowda
(HarperCollins Canada, $10.99 mm, 9780062203960)
13. The Lost Souls of Angelkov, Linda Holeman
(Random House Canada, $22.95 pa, 9780307361592)
14. Thirteen, Kelley Armstrong
(Random House Canada, $29.95 cl, 9780307357618)
15. The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt
(House of Anansi Press, $ 22.95 pa, 9781770890329)
16. Trust Your Eyes, Linwood Barclay
(Doubleday Canada, $22 pa, 9780385669573)
17. The Emperor of Paris, C.S. Richardson
(Doubleday Canada, $25 cl, 9780385670906)
18. Carnival, Rawi Hage
(Anansi, $29.95 cl, 9780887842351)
19. The Red Pole of Macau, Ian Hamilton
(Anansi, $19.95 pa, 9780887842542)
20. Spell Bound, Kelley Armstrong
(Vintage Canada, $17.95 pa, 9780307359032)