1. Trace, Patricia Cornwell (Putnam; $26.95) Kay Scarpetta series.

2. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury; $27.95) The rise of two magicians in 19th century England.

3. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clues in the works of Leonardo.

4. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure.

5. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom (Hyperion; $19.95) Maintenance man's life is explained by people he meets in heaven.

6. Skinny Dip, Carl Hiaasen (Knopf; $24.95) Victim of a failed murder attempt gets revenge.

7. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Sidney Sheldon (William Morrow; $25.95) Four murders in four cities.

8. The Falls: A Novel, Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco; $26.95) A haunting story involving Niagara Falls and two generations of families.

9. Dark Justice, Jack Higgins (Putnam; $25.95) British Intelligence Officer Sean Dillon returns to an assassination attempt on the U.S. president.

10. Blind Alley, Iris Johansen (Bantam; $25) Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan returns to put a face on the faceless victims of violent crimes.

Hardcover
Nonfiction

1. The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, Kitty Kelley (Doubleday; $29.95)

2. Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi (Regnery; $27.95)

3 The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale; $24.95)

4. Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss (Gotham; $17.50)

5. Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Aron Ralston (Atria; $26.00) An autobiography

6. Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II, Robert Kurson (Random House; $26.95)

7. Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family; Dr. Phillip McGraw (Free Press; $ 26.00)

8. Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America, Garrison Keillor (Viking; $19.95)

9. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris (Little Brown; $24.95) Essays.

10. Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib, Seymour Hersh (Harper Collins; $25.95) A historical record of titled events.

Paperback
Fiction

1. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead; $14) Afghanistan's political turmoil.

2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon (Vintage; $12) Autistic boy solves the pet murder he is accused of.

3. The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck (Washington Square; $14) A graphic view of China during the last Emporer's reign.

4. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin; $14) A teen tries to discover her mother's past.

5. The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger (Harvest; $14) Love survives past, present and future.

6. The Namesake: A Novel, Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner; $14) A family from India travels to America for a better life.

7. The Known World, Edward P. Jones (Amistad; $13.95) Lines blur between masters and slaves.

8. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador; $15) Hermaphrodite deals with gender identity.

9. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95) Series starring private eye Precious Ramotswe.

10. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory (Scribner; $15.00) Sister rivalry ignites this tale of King Henry VIII's wife.

Paperback
Nonfiction

1. The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Staff (Norton; $10)

2. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Azar Nafisi (Random House; $13.95) A blend of memoir and literary criticism.

3. The Devil in the White City, Eric Larson (Vintage; $14.95) Murder shadows the Chicago World's Fair.

4. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, James Bradley (Bay Back; $14.95) Nine American airmen shot down in the Pacific during World War II

A Short History of Nearly Everything, Billy Bryson (Broadway; $15.95)

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Barack Obama (Three Rivers; $13.95) Memoir.

7. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, Al Franken (Plume; $14)

8. Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer (Anchor; $14.95) A man murders family and blames religion.

9. The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide: The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods, Arthur Agatston (Rodale; $7.99)

10. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, Tracy Kidder (Random House; $14.95)

Based on reporting from independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for week ended Sept. 19.