Local bestsellers

1. Wicked Prey, by John Sandford ($27.95, Putnam). An intrigue crime mystery set in St. Paul during the Republican National Convention.

2. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, by Alexander McCall Smith ($23.95, Pantheon). A novel of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

3. Cemetery Dance, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child ($26.99, Grand Central Publishing). Suspense and urban terror in this ninth installment of FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast mysteries.

4. Pygmy, by Chuck Palahniuk ($24.95, Doubleday). Adolescent terrorists infiltrate the United States as foreign-exchange students.

5. The Women, by T.C. Boyle ($27.95, Viking). Novelization of the stories of four women in architect Frank Lloyd Wright's turbulent love life.

NONFICTION

1. Strength Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath ($21.95, Gallup Press). Learn to develop your strengths rather than simply fixing your shortcomings.

3. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell ($27.99, Little, Brown). A look at why different people succeed.

4. The Girls From Ames, by Jeffrey Zaslow ($26, Gotham). The story of a 40-year friendship.