1979 CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF PLR 2009

100 MOST BORROWED BOOKS 2007 - 2008

SCOTLAND

ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

1 9780752868585 The naming of the dead Orion 2006 2 9780752889689 The overlook Michael Connelly Orion 2007 3 9780747591054 Harry Potter and the Deathly J.K. Rowling Bloomsbury 2007 Hallows Publishing PLC 4 9780316732970 At risk Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2006 5 9780755323159 Cross James Patterson Headline 2006 6 9780755330478 Judge and jury James Patterson with Andrew Headline 2006 Gross 7 9780755335701 The quickie James Patterson & Michael Headline 2007 Ledwidge 8 9780755329090 Death's door Quintin Jardine Headline 2007 9 9780752865843 Echo Park Michael Connelly Orion 2006 10 9780755330355 The 6th Target James Patterson and Maxine Headline 2007 Paetro 11 9780007221127 The loner Josephine Cox HarperCollins 2007 12 9780755304097 Dead and buried Quintin Jardine Headline 2006 13 9780752868608 Exit music Ian Rankin Orion 2007 14 9781904598749 One city Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Polygon 2005 Rankin, Irvine Welsh ; with an intro> 15 9781904598800 Love over Scotland : a 44 Alexander McCall Smith + Iain Polygon 2006 Scotland Street novel McIntosh 16 9780755330393 Step on a crack James Patterson ; with Headline 2007 Michael Ledwidge 17 9781904598985 The good husband of Zebra Alexander McCall Smith Polygon 2007 Drive 18 9780593056691 Sisters Danielle Steel Bantam 2007 19 9780593057018 Bad luck and trouble Lee Child Bantam 2007 20 9780439943772 Tiddler Julia Donaldson & Axel Alison Green 2007 Scheffler 21 9780752874418 The woods Harlan Coben Orion 2007 22 9780752873350 Whitethorn Woods Maeve Binchy Orion 2006 23 9780141030142 The memory keeper's Kim Edwards Viking 2007 daughter 24 9780552153126 Relentless Simon Kernick Corgi 2007 25 9780755330317 Double cross James Patterson Headline 2007 26 9780755323036 Mary, Mary James Patterson Headline 2005 27 9780718148010 Skeleton Coast Clive Cussler, Jack DuBrul Penguin 2007 28 9780747581086 Harry Potter and the half- JK Rowling Bloomsbury 2005 blood prince 29 9780007200283 Half of a yellow sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Harper Perennial 2007 30 9781405090001 Tyrannosaurus drip Julia Donaldson ; ill David Macmillan 2007 Roberts Children's 31 9780593053300 Bungalow 2 Danielle Steel Transworld 2006 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

32 9780330448444 The house at Riverton Kate Morton Pan 2007 33 9781405020466 The Gruffalo's child Julia Donaldson ; ill Axel Macmillan 2005 Scheffler Children's Boo> 34 9780752851129 Fleshmarket Close Ian Rankin Orion 2004 35 9780743268578 I've heard that song before Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 2007 36 9781405034708 Charlie Cook's favourite book Julie Donaldson ; ill Axel Macmillan 2006 Scheffler Children's 37 9780755330430 You've been warned James Patterson and Howard Headline 2007 Roughan 38 9780316727815 The right attitude to rain Alexander McCall Smith Little Brown 2006 39 9780007243266 Beneath the bleeding Val McDermid HarperCollins 2007 40 9780434014620 Bones to ashes Kathy Reichs William Heinemann 2007 41 9780593053317 H.R.H. Danielle Steel Bantam 2006 42 9781842550717 Horrid Henry and the football Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2006 fiend by Tony Ross 43 9781844138586 Skin privilege Karin Slaughter Century 2007 44 9781842555385 Horrid Henry's evil enemies Francesca Simon ; ill Tony Orion Children's 2006 Ross 45 9781405053136 The princess and the wizard Julia Donaldson ; ill Lydia Macmillan 2006 Monks Children's 46 9781842555026 Horrid Henry's big bad book Francesca Simon ; ill Tony Dolphin 2005 Ross 47 9780749908409 High noon Nora Roberts Piatkus 2007 48 9781405005807 The quest Wilbur Smith Macmillan 2007 49 9780316727808 Friends, lovers, chocolate Alexander McCall Smith Little Brown 2005 50 9780593057254 The Afghan Frederick Forsyth Bantam Press 2006 51 9780099437260 The Other Side of the Bridge Mary Lawson Vintage 2007 52 9780230017740 Simple Genius David Baldacci Pan Macmillan 2007 53 9780316724210 Predator Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2005 54 9781842550694 Horrid Henry and the mega- Francesca Simon ; ill Tony Dolphin 2005 mean time machine Ross 55 9780752851105 A question of blood Ian Rankin Orion 2003 56 9780593051849 The Hard Way Lee Child Transworld 2006 57 9780752865836 The Lincoln lawyer Michael Connelly Orion 2005 58 9780007243204 The burnt house Faye Kellerman HarperCollins 2007 59 9780091920593 Not in the flesh Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 2007 60 9780755328598 Close Martina Cole Headline 2006 61 9780340836897 Friend of the devil Peter Robinson Hodder 2007 62 9780007193172 Broken skin Stuart MacBride HarperCollins 2007 63 9781846970177 The world according to Bertie Alexander McCall Smith ; ill Polygon 2007 Iain McIntosh 64 9781844281862 Maisy, Charley and the wobbly by Lucy Cousins Walker 2006 tooth 65 9781904598558 Espresso tales : the latest Alexander McCall Smith + ill Polygon 2005 from Iain McIntosh 66 9780007146178 Journey's end Josephine Cox HarperCollins 2006 67 9780755323074 The 5th horseman James Patterson & Maxine Headline 2006 Paetro 68 9781846053689 Playing for pizza John Grisham Century 2007 69 9781842550663 Horrid Henry's stinkbomb Francesca Simon ; ill Tony Orion Children's 2003 Ross 70 9781405089845 The collectors David Baldacci Macmillan 2006 71 9780340932964 All is not enough Meg Hutchinson Hodder & 2007 Stoughton 72 9780593055922 The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen Bantam 2006 73 9780743295727 Clean cut Lynda La Plante Simon & Schuster 2007 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

74 9780753821787 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Paul Torday Orion Publishing 2007 Co 75 9780385608008 One good turn : a jolly murder Kate Atkinson Doubleday 2006 mystery. 76 9780340833841 The sleeping doll Jeffery Deaver Hodder 2007 77 9781842555460 Horrid Henry's Christmas Francesca Simon ; ill Tony Orion Children's 2006 cracker Ross 78 9780755305759 Honeymoon James Patterson and Howard Headline 2005 Roughan 79 9781405034692 Charlie Cook's favourite book Julie Donaldson ; ill Axel Macmillan 2005 Scheffler Children's Boo> 80 9780007223671 The killing ground Jack Higgins HarperCollins 2007 81 9780755309511 The island Victoria Hislop Review 2006 82 9780718152819 Faith Lesley Pearse Michael Joseph 2007 83 9780007161935 The Savage Garden Mark Mills HarperCollins 2007 Publishers 84 9781858818269 Horrid Henry and the bogey Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 2002 babysitter Ross 85 9780192791009 Winnie's midnight dragon Valerie Thomas, Korky Paul Oxford University 2006 Press 86 9780385610155 Jacky Daydream Jacqueline Wilson ; ill Nick Doubleday 2007 Sharratt 87 9780743257077 The red dahlia Lynda La Plante Simon & Schuster 2006 88 9780718152796 The chase Clive Cussler Michael Joseph 2007 89 9780755337569 Lean mean thirteen Janet Evanovich Headline Review 2007 90 9780385609487 The lollipop shoes Joanne Harris Doubleday 2007 91 9780316724234 [Scarpetta 15] Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2006 92 9780007219711 Sword song Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins Pub. 2007 93 9780747566533 The kite runner Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury 2004 94 9780718148218 Gone Jonathan Kellerman Michael Joseph 2006 95 9780752876283 This year it will be different Maeve Binchy Orion 2007 96 9781405021920 Hippo has a hat Julia Donaldson ; ill Nick Macmillan 2006 Sharratt Children's 97 9781844138562 Triptych Karin Slaughter Century 2006 98 9781904598633 Alexander McCall Smith Polygon 2006 99 9780007197637 Heirs of Ravenscar Barbara Taylor Bradford HarperCollins 2007 100 9780340920480 The unquiet John Connolly Hodder 2007 101 9780340935279 Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult Hodder 2007

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