SK CHOICE/ TOP 20 BOOKS 05-18-11

1. BURIED PREY--JOHN SANDFORD * (1 week at #1)

Fiction/A cold case comes back to haunt Lucas Davenport

2. A FRIEND FOR EINSTEIN, THE SMALLEST STALLION--CHARLIE CANTRELL

NonFiction/The story of the miniature horse named Einstein.

3. THE TROUBLED MAN--HENNING MANKELL *

Fiction/The 11th and final outing for Swedish Detective Kurt Wallander.

4. THE BOND: OUR KINSHIP WITH ANIMALS--WAYNE PACELLE *

NonFiction/Exploring the bonds between humans and animals.

5. IF YOU ASK ME--BETTY WHITE

NonFiction/The beloved actress offers stories from on and off stage.

6. THE SNOWMAN--JO NESBO

Fiction/A snowman is the calling card of a serial killer sought by Detective Hole.

7. UNFAMILIAR FISHES--SARAH VOWELL

NonFiction/A historical look at the Americanization of Hawaii.

8. THE GALLOW'S BIRD--CAMILLA LACKBERG

Fiction/Swedish Detective Hedstrom investigates inexplicable accidents.

9. THE LAST MEAL--DENNIS SHERE

NonFiction/The story of defending a man accused of mass murder in Illinois.

10. UNTIL TUESDAY--LUIS CARLOS MONTALVAN

NonFiction/An Iraq War veteran's bond with his service dog, a Golden Retriever.

11. HISS OF DEATH--RITA MAE BROWN

Fiction/Harry and her animals investigate murders in Crozet.

12. CASPER THE COMMUTING CAT--SUSAN FINDEN

NonFiction/Story of the small town British cat who rode the bus every day.

13. RAWHIDE DOWN--DEL QUENTON

NonFiction/The story of the 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan.

14. WAR HORSE--MICHAEL MORPUGO

Fiction/A story of WWI as told by the horse's point of view.

15. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS--ERIK LARSON

NonFiction/The story of the American Ambassador in Berlin during Hitler's rise.

16. THE DEVIL'S EDGE--STEPHEN BOOTH

Fiction/Inspector's Cooper & Fry track down murderous home invaders.

17. THE JEFFERSON KEY--STEVE BERRY

Fiction/Cotton Malone investigates the attempted assassination of the US President.

18. THE SIXTH MAN--DAVID BALDACCI

Fiction/King & Maxwell investigate the killing of a serial killer.

19. THE SHADOW WOMAN--AKE EDWARDSON

Fiction/Swedish Inspector Winter searches for a killer and a missing child.

20. THE HELP--KATHRYN STOCKETT

Fiction/A tale of 3 black housekeepers in Mississippi in the 1960s.

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*--DENOTES TITLE REACHED #1 ON THE CHART