Local bestsellers

1. THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer pursues a killer who's preying on women and children.

2. LOVER MINE, by J.R. Ward. (New American Library, $25.95.) Book 8 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.

4. DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) Two agents are tracking the same man, a human trafficker who is now dealing in nuclear arms.

5. HANNAH'S LIST, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $24.95.) A doctor receives a letter from his dead wife in which she asks him to marry one of three women she has chosen for him.

6. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) An elderly woman must decide whether to reveal a family secret.

7. THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, by Alexander McCall Smith. (Pantheon, $24.95.) The 11th novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

9. LUCID INTERVALS, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam, $25.95.) Stone Barrington, the New York cop turned lawyer, helps search for a former British intelligence operative.

10. EVERY LAST ONE, by Anna Quindlen. (Random House, $26.) After a shocking assault on her family, a woman must discover how to live the rest of her life.

1. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.

2. THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett. (Harmony, $25.) The comedian describes her rise in show business and the people she's met along the way.

3. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. (Grand Central, $25.99.) More humorous personal essays from the comedian.

5. THE OTHER WES MOORE, by Wes Moore. (Spiegel & Grau, $25.) A tale of two Wes Moores living in Baltimore: one, the author, a Rhodes scholar, combat veteran and former White House fellow; the other, a man serving a life sentence in prison.

6. HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAIL, by Hampton Sides. (Doubleday, $28.95.) The stalking of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the hunt for his killer.

7(x). THE BEDWETTER, by Sarah Silverman. (Harper/HarperCollins, $25.99.) A humorous, yet sometimes serious, memoir from the comedian.

8. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed, from the author of "Blink."

9. THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose. (NAL Caliber, $26.95.) Stories of Marines and a Navy pilot during World War II; companion volume for an HBO miniseries.

1. WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth. (Scribner, $24.) How women can improve their relationship with their bodies, food and God.

2. THE MASTER YOUR METABOLISM COOKBOOK, by Jillian Michaels. (Crown, $26.) Recipes and health tips from a fitness expert on "The Biggest Loser."

3. THIS IS WHY YOU'RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER), by Jackie Warner. (Wellness Central, $24.99.) A celebrity fitness trainer offers her path to an elusive goal.

4. SO LONG, INSECURITY, by Beth Moore. (Tyndale House, $24.99.) The Bible instructor shares her insights for boosting women's self-confidence. (b)

5. BRINGING UP GIRLS, by James Dobson. (Tyndale House, $25.99.) Parenting advice based on biblical principles.